Recommended update for rear23a

Announcement ID: SUSE-OU-2018:3022-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP4

An update that has six fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update brings ReaR version 2.3a and brings many fixes and improvements provided from upstream.

Following are the most notable fixes:

  • Fix handling of comments in disklayout.conf. (bsc#1106776)
  • Fixed an issue where restoring a backup could fail if the backup-URL is an iso. (bsc#1104499)
  • Simplified and enhanced GRUB2 installation for PPC64/PPC64le. (bsc#1103081)
  • Initial tentative support for OBDR on ppc64le. (bsc#1099901)
  • Wait for systemd-udevd to avoid broken pipe error. (bsc#1095088)
  • Avoid duplicate UUID in boot menuentry when snapper is used. (bsc#1095088)

For a detailed description, please refer to the changelog.

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 High Availability Extension 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slehasp4-rear23a-13808=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slehasp4-rear23a-13808=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP4 (ppc64 x86_64 i586)
    • rear23a-2.3.a-5.4.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • rear23a-2.3.a-5.4.1

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