Recommended update for mdadm

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:3137-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

  • Remove Spare drives line from details for external metadata. (bsc#1180661, bsc#1182642)
  • Don't associate spares with other arrays during RAID Examine. (bsc#1180661, bsc#1182642)
  • Make 'Grow add device' more robust and report details if the 'dev_roles' array is corrupt. (bsc#1181619)

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 High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3137=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3137=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3137=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • mdadm-4.1-4.20.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-4.20.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-4.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • mdadm-4.1-4.20.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-4.20.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-4.20.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • mdadm-4.1-4.20.1
    • mdadm-debugsource-4.1-4.20.1
    • mdadm-debuginfo-4.1-4.20.1

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