Feature update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-FU-2022:1901-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux 15-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.2

An update that contains five features and has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This feature update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

Make Linux Hybrid Network Virtualization (HNV) work for any connection manager (jsc#SLE-23856):

  • Fix setting HNV primary slave with NM (bsc#1195404)
  • Update HNV implementation (bsc#1195404 jsc#SLE-23855)
  • Fix HNV migration and other HNV issues (bsc#1195404)
  • Add HNV wicked support (bsc#1193543 jsc#SLE-18127)
  • Install SUSE-specific scripts
  • Add support for vnic backup device for HNV (jsc#SLE-23097)
  • Add support for NVMf devices (jsc#SLE-18643, bsc#1198728)

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2022-1901=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2022-1901=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-150300.9.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-150300.9.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-150300.9.23.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP3 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-150300.9.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-150300.9.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-150300.9.23.1

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