Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0085-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

  • Set persistent policy to by-path on s390 platforms to prevent the system from hanging during boot when vDISKs are used as swap devices. (bsc#915218)
  • Correctly handle incomplete ibft bootflag settings. (bsc#1007648)
  • Do not pass ifname for bonding devices. (bsc#995812)
  • Give persistent policy precedence over dev mapper names. (bsc#908143)
  • Fix mdadm doesn't assemble RSTe array in kdump. (bsc#975404)

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 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2017-31=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-31=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-31=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-037-84.1
    • dracut-037-84.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-037-84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-037-84.1
    • dracut-fips-037-84.1
    • dracut-037-84.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-037-84.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-debugsource-037-84.1
    • dracut-fips-037-84.1
    • dracut-037-84.1
    • dracut-debuginfo-037-84.1

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