Recommended update for vm-install

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for vm-install
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1922-1
Rating: low
References: #818222 #825292 #838791
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

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

    Description:


    This update for vm-install provides the following fixes:

    * Fix user interface issue when changing a NIC's MAC on
    Xen guests. (bnc#838791)
    * Fix PXE boot max memory less that initial memory.
    (bnc#825292)
    * Work around libvirt internal client socket error.
    (bnc#825292)
    * Allow creation of VMs with up to 255 virtual CPUs.
    (bnc#818222)
    * Set default for NetWare disks to non-sparse for
    performance reasons.

    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 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-vm-install-8593
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-vm-install-8593

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 0.6.24]:
    • vm-install-0.6.24-0.7.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 0.6.24]:
    • vm-install-0.6.24-0.7.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/818222
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/825292
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/838791
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a5167bdf8906a5d5ea7a32af366f6967