Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:3142-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • 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 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 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 one feature can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  • Implement support for the latest Intel IMSM raid.
  • imsm: Correct minimal device size (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • Fix for showing the correct bitmap info for cluster raid device. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • imsm: support the Array Creation Time field in metadata. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • imsm: show Subarray and Volume ID in --examine output. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • udev: Ignore change event for 'imsm'. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • imsm: Write metadata before add. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • Print error message if mdadm fails assembling with '--uuid' option. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • Fix for spliting 'uuid' stuff from 'util.c'. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • restripe: fix ignoring return value of read and lseek. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • Block overwriting existing links during manual assembly. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • Detect too-small device and show an error message instead of crashing. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • mdadm/Grow: prevent md's fd from being occupied during delayed time. (jsc#SLE-13700)
  • Specify nodes number when updating cluster nodes. (jsc#SLE-13700)

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-3142=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2020-3142=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-15.20.1
    • mdadm-4.1-15.20.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-15.20.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-15.20.1
    • mdadm-4.1-15.20.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-15.20.1

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