Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:2393-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

  • Fix lookup of disk partitions. (bsc#1173403)
  • On SUSE the service is called kexec-load.service instead of kexec.service. (bsc#1174666)

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 for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2020-2393=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-LTSS-2020-2393=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2393=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-2393=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS 12-SP4 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.7.1-5.20.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.7.1-5.20.1

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