Recommended update for WALinuxAgent

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for WALinuxAgent
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0863-1
Rating: low
References: #880949
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3

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

    Description:


    WALinuxAgent has been updated to version 2.0.5, bringing many fixes and
    enhancements:

    * Multiple fixes for the extension handler framework.
    * Replace platform.* calls with DistInfo() function.
    * EnvMonitor: Set SCSI I/O timeout for all attached disks.
    * Fix encoding issue in LogToFile() & LogToCon().
    * Add support for parsing ExtensionsConfiguration from GoalState
    document.
    * Add exception awareness to GetFileContents, SetFileContents, and
    AppendFileContents.
    * Fix publishHostname(): Leave dhclient.conf alone if it is already
    configured to send the system's current hostname to the DHCP server.

    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-WALinuxAgent-9314

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (noarch):
      • WALinuxAgent-2.0.5-0.5.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/880949
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=7b2a4b37d0b0bb471393984ceca70628