Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:1500-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that has five fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  • Load md kernel module if needed when creating or assembling named arrays. (bsc#1059596)
  • Fix superblock's max_dev when adding a new disk in linear array. (bsc#1032802)
  • Fix problem that was causing raid arrays not to be properly assembled when bitmap is not present. (bsc#1047314)
  • Use 'logger' to report when mdcheck starts, stops, or continues the check on an array. (bsc#935553)
  • Remove the temporary files on signals as well as on exit. (bsc#935553)
  • Make dlm lock more reliable for cluster-md. (bsc#1049126)

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 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1025=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1025=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1025=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1025=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.0-6.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.0-6.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.0-6.11.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-4.0-6.11.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.0-6.11.1

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