Recommended update for python-ec2utilsbase

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for python-ec2utilsbase
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1164-1
Rating: low
References: #972845 #973107
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update provides fixes and enhancements for Amazon's EC2 utilities.

    python-ec2uploadimg (update to version 1.1.0):

    - Allow the specification of security groups to use for the helper
    instance.
    - Support the use of the private IP of the helper instance for image
    uploading.
    - Add command line option to launch the helper instance into a specific
    VPC.
    - Add consistency check: When using root swap, the image used to launch
    the helper instance must be of the same virtualization type as the
    target image.
    - Convert to use boto3. This introduces some incompatible changes:
    - Remove --timeout command line option.
    - Add --ssh-timeout command line option.
    - Add --wait-count command line option.

    python-ec2publishimg (update to version 1.1.0):

    - New command line option --allow-copy that shares the underlying snapshot
    with the target account to allow copying of the image. (bsc#973107)
    - Convert to boto3.

    python-ec2utilsbase (update to version 2.0.1):

    - Convert to boto3. This introduces some incompatible changes:
    - Function get_regions() has new required arguments.
    - Return data structures changed due to switch to boto3.

    python-ec2deprecateimg (update to version 3.0.0):

    - Convert to boto3.

    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 Module for Public Cloud 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-687=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (noarch):
      • python-ec2deprecateimg-3.0.0-10.1
      • python-ec2publishimg-1.1.0-8.1
      • python-ec2uploadimg-1.1.0-15.1
      • python-ec2utilsbase-2.0.1-13.1

    References: