Recommended update for sapconf

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sapconf
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0840-1
Rating: moderate
References: #820209
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed. It includes one version update.

    Description:


    This update for sapconf changes the default value of
    vm.max_map_count for SAP HANA.

    Please read TID #7000830 for possible side effects of this
    change:

    http://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7000830

    Indications:

    All users of SAP HANA should update.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-sapconf-7777
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-sapconf-7777

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 3.1]:
    • sapconf-3.1-0.6.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 3.1]:
    • sapconf-3.1-0.6.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/820209
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=bd349ef8b2760d88f2606d121e1b9714