Recommended update for SUSE OpenStack Cloud Deployment and Supplement guides

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0503-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6

An update that has 35 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Deployment and Supplement guides have been updated to document:

Deployment Guide:

  • Added Information on how to make IBM zSeries available for Compute Nodes. (bsc#964460)
  • Included to documentation how to recover from DRBD split brain. (bsc#970244)
  • Fixed awk command in cluster recovery chapter. (bsc#975005)
  • Fixed settings for the hybrid backend configuration for keystone. (bsc#974464)
  • Fixed SUSE Manager barclamp description. (bsc#977539)
  • Clarified wording around the speed quantifier in conduit_maps in the network barclamp. (bsc#993518)
  • Updated admin server RAM requirements. (bsc#971597)
  • Changed keystone algorithm recommendation to uuid instead of pki. (bsc#973750)
  • Fixed wording about teaming mode in the "Network Conduits" section. (bsc#1003614)
  • Documented trust_delegated_roles parameter for Heat barclamp. (bsc#974937)
  • Documented support status of admin server on virtual nodes. (bsc#979851)
  • Added Cinder as a possible Glance option. (bsc#969537)
  • force_config_drive in nova.conf enabled automatically for compute nodes. (bsc#992548)
  • Clarified watchdog configuration. (bsc#971787)
  • Corrected color code descriptions for node status. (bsc#981900)
  • Provided more information on network bonding modes. (bsc#993428)
  • Nova HA Setup needs shared storage. (bsc#985662)
  • Explained that SMT server on admin node can only be used for SUSE Cloud. (bsc#1013625)
  • Updated hardware requirements for storage nodes. (bsc#982474)
  • Upgrade requires DNS server role on the admin server. (bsc#982561)
  • Horizon Session Timeout. (bsc#941537)
  • Documented minimum ranges for networks. (bsc#972237)
  • Added Infoblox support. (bsc#1009072)
  • Better document impact of ceph configuration. (bsc#975943)
  • Updated start/stop order for services. (bsc#1002833)
  • Added more details on ceph-radosgw. (bsc#920428)
  • Updated SSL requirements for HA. (bsc#1015973)
  • Clarified wording regarding the network requirements for HA. (bsc#960523)
  • Fixed self-referencing link. (bsc#1017764)
  • Updated HA requirements for the network. (bsc#987664)
  • Added software defined network to the network diagrams. (bsc#861532)
  • Provided additional details on licensing. (bsc#1018971)
  • Hawk uses https instead http. (bsc#1021111)
  • Corrections for the Network JSON scheme. (bsc#1021352)
  • Additions and changes regarding Ceph.
  • Added "Proof of Concept" (POC) guide.

Supplement Guide:

  • Document how to boot custom kernel from Btrfs with Xen PV. (bsc#964618)

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 OpenStack Cloud 6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-259=1

Package List:

  • SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 (noarch)
    • suse-openstack-cloud-supplement_en-6-10.1
    • suse-openstack-cloud-deployment_en-6-11.1
    • suse-openstack-cloud-supplement_en-pdf-6-10.1
    • suse-openstack-cloud-deployment_en-pdf-6-11.1

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