Recommended update for dracut

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:0264-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • 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 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that contains one feature and has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for dracut fixes the following issues:

  • As of v246 of systemd "syslog" and "syslog-console" switches have been deprecated. (bsc#1180119)
  • Make collect optional. (bsc#1177870)
  • Inclusion of dracut modifications to enable 'nvme-fc boo't support. (bsc#1142248)
  • Add nvmf module. (jsc#ECO-3063)
    • Implement 'fc,auto' commandline syntax.
    • Add nvmf-autoconnect script.
    • Fixup FC connections.
    • Rework parameter handling.
    • Fix typo in the example documentation.
    • Add 'NVMe over TCP' support.
    • Add module for 'NVMe-oF'.

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-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-264=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • dracut-049.1+suse.183.g7282fe92-3.18.2
    • dracut-fips-049.1+suse.183.g7282fe92-3.18.2
    • dracut-ima-049.1+suse.183.g7282fe92-3.18.2
    • dracut-debuginfo-049.1+suse.183.g7282fe92-3.18.2
    • dracut-debugsource-049.1+suse.183.g7282fe92-3.18.2

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