Recommended update for vm-install

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0432-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for vm-install fixes the following issues:

  • Upgrade of SLES11SP4 PV guest to SLES12SP1 does not work with qcow2 disk device (bsc#992780)
  • SLES12 install from SLES11 hypervisor (bsc#1004324)
  • Text mode installation doesn't allow specifying install source (bsc#978526)

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 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vm-install-12975=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-vm-install-12975=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586)
    • vm-install-0.6.46-8.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • vm-install-0.6.46-8.1

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