Recommended update for sg3_utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:2777-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • 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
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sg3_utils provides the following fixes:

  • Adjust 55-scsi-sg3_id.rules to correctly handle VPD page 0x80. This issue could prevent some IBM Power systems from booting after installation. (bsc#1006469)
  • Fix 55-scsi_sg3_id.rules to skip sg_inq on recent kernels. (bsc#979436)
  • In some circumstances, the rescan-scsi-bus.sh script failed to identify new LUNs that have been added to the server. (bsc#958369)

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 Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2016-1641=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1641=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1641=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1641=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1641=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1641=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • libsgutils2-2-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-1.43-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • libsgutils2-2-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-1.43-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libsgutils-devel-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • libsgutils2-2-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-1.43-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • libsgutils2-2-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-1.43-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libsgutils2-2-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debuginfo-1.43-12.1
    • libsgutils2-2-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-debugsource-1.43-12.1
    • sg3_utils-1.43-12.1

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