Recommended update for release-notes-sles

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:3264-1
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 six fixes can now be installed.

Description:

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

  • Paravirtualization Layer for Spinlocks. (fate#318015)
  • Port Name for Open Systems Adapter (OSA) Is No Longer Needed. (fate#320112)
  • PHP 7 Packages Have Been Added to the Web and Scripting Module. (fate#320127)
  • Mutt Has Been Updated to 1.6.0. (fate#320751)
  • ACPI Power Meter Driver Is Disabled by Default. (fate#320874)
  • Changes in Behavior Between coreutils 8.22 and 8.25. (fate#319365)
  • NVDIMM Support. (fate#319792, bsc#1012794)
  • Server Component of Puppet Is Deprecated. (fate#321117)
  • Improved Bridge Handling in YaST. (fate#322007)
  • Installer Crashes When Set to Mount by Label by Default. (bsc#1009493, fate#322147)
  • Live Patching is not a product but an extension. (bsc#995577)
  • Installing From DVD/USB Drive of the HMC. (bsc#1009081, fate#318899)
  • Release of Virtual Machine Driver Pack 2.4. (fate#320535)

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-SP2-2016-1907=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1907=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1907=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1907=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161221-5.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161221-5.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161221-5.5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • release-notes-sles-12.2.20161221-5.5.1

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