Recommended update for release-notes-sles

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2758-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

An update that has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

The Release Notes of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 have been updated to document:

  • GICv2 and GICv3 Interrupt Controller Support in QEMU. (fate319898)
  • GCC SIMD Performance Tuning. (fate#319945)
  • Improved Auto LUN Scan. (fate#319948)
  • GNOME Desktop: Clicking "Open in Terminal" on Desktop. (fate#321179)
  • iSCSI with CHAP Is Not Supported in FIPS Mode. (fate#321984, bsc#985603)
  • Btrfs File System Going Read-only on Balance. (fate#322002, bsc#1006804)
  • Virtualization: QCOW format not supported anymore.(fate#317891)
  • Device Driver ibmvnic Has Been Added as a Tech Preview. (fate#318726)
  • Support for UEFI in QEMU Virtual Machines. (fate#319531)
  • Status of Guest 3D Acceleration With virtio-gpu. (fate#319660)
  • Updating the Installer at the Beginning of Installation. (fate#319716)
  • NVDIMM Support Status. (fate#319792)
  • The libcxl Userspace Library for CAPI Has Been Added. (fate#320440)
  • Media-based Sources Are Disabled After Installation. (fate#320494)
  • Fixed wrong Service Pack number in Support section. (bsc#1007705)
  • Updated amount of supported RAM for z Systems. (bsc#1007153)
  • Updated Xen limits.

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 for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1627=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1627=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1627=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1627=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161104-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161104-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161104-3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161104-3.1

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