Recommended update for sapconf

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:2071-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that contains four features and has seven fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for sapconf fixes the following issues:

  • Check the values of the 'vm.dirty_*' settings to be in a valid range before activating or restoring these system values. (bsc#1168067)
  • Add a logrotate drop-in file for sapconf to control the size of the logfile. (bsc#1166925)
  • Implement and use the system wide security limits. (bsc#1168840)
  • Add support multi-queued scheduler for block devices. (jsc#SLE-11141, jsc#SLE-11144)
  • Remove usage of tuned from sapconf (jsc#SLE-10986, jsc#SLE-10989):
  • Only ONE configuration file for sapconf
  • All parameters of the tuned profile defined in tuned.conf sapconf
  • Implement Switching a sapconf profile.
  • Prevent sapconf related tuned error messages by turning off tuned in the preinstall phase and removing the 'active' sapconf profile.
  • If sapconf detects an improper tuned profile during start notes that the log, fails the start deliberatly and guides the administrator to the problem. (bsc#1139176)
  • Use absolute path in the configuration file. (bsc#1124453)
  • Replace the delimiter for a sed command in postinstall script, because of conflicts with rpm macros. (bsc#1150868, bsc#1150870)

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:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2020-2071=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP2-2020-2071=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-2071=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-2020-2071=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-2020-2071=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-2020-2071=1

Package List:

  • Server Applications Module 15-SP1 (noarch)
    • sapconf-5.0.0-7.12.2
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP2 (noarch)
    • sapconf-5.0.0-7.12.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ESPOS 15 (noarch)
    • sapconf-5.0.0-7.12.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS 15 (noarch)
    • sapconf-5.0.0-7.12.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS 15 (noarch)
    • sapconf-5.0.0-7.12.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 (noarch)
    • sapconf-5.0.0-7.12.2

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