Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:1696-1
Rating: moderate
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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 Micro 5.0
  • 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 has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  • Fixed an issue when md device broke while adding another disk. (bsc#1181619)
  • imsm: Add nvme multipath support. (bsc#1175758)

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-SP2-2021-1696=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-1696=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-15.32.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-15.32.1
    • mdadm-4.1-15.32.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-15.32.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-15.32.1
    • mdadm-4.1-15.32.1

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