Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:14799-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issue:

  • Remove unnecessary error messages when checking if the underlying device is multipath or not. (bsc#1187363)
  • Monitor: improve checks for duplicated process. (bsc#1164265)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mdadm-14799=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-mdadm-14799=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • mdadm-3.3.1-10.32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • mdadm-3.3.1-10.32.1

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