Recommended update for saptune

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:02959-1
Release Date: 2025-08-22T09:29:57Z
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP4
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP5
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP6
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that contains 23 features and has eight fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for saptune fixes the following issues:

  • Version update of saptune to 3.2.0, adding SLE16 support (jsc#PED-8163).
  • Optimized out-of-the-box experience for SAP workloads (jsc#PED-10984).
  • SLE16, Tune common values for SAP workloads per default (jsc#PED-10072).
  • Implement new start behavior for saptune on SLE16. If the saptune package gets installed (by pattern or manually), calls 'saptune solution apply SAP_Base' to initiate the tuning.
  • SLE16 - adapt saptune_check script to the new main configuration file location (bsc#1244077).
  • Refresh changed Note parameter (jsc#TEAM-3943).
  • Enhance CPU tuning detection (bsc#1221020, jsc#TEAM-8427, jsc#TEAM-3759, jsc#TEAM-8427).
  • Set energy perf bias (EPB) even if secure boot is enabled (bsc#1224801).
  • Fix Nvme disk detection (bsc#1233126).
  • Fix bug in saptune's rpm versioning section (bsc#1239841).
  • Check if orphaned overwrites exist and log a warning message (jsc#TEAM-6598).
  • saptune alternatives should not listed as non-compliant (jsc#TEAM-8719).
  • Remove '(no change)' leftover for 'saptune note verify' (jsc#TEAM-9136).
  • Add json support to 'saptune check' (jsc#TEAM-8959).
  • Force colored output by using '--force-color' option (jsc#TEAM-9205).
  • Add new command 'saptune configure' to change values in the saptune configuration file (jsc#TEAM-8703).
  • Tag handling clarification in the man page (jsc#TEAM-9243).
  • Add tag 'pmu_name' for CPU platform selection (jsc#TEAM-7073).
  • Add tag 'virt' for virtualization and containerization (jsc#TEAM-6070).
  • Add actions for 'saptune note verify applied' and 'saptune verify applied' (jsc#TEAM-9204).
  • Add hardening to saptune systemd service file (jsc#TEAM-7425).
  • man pages documentation changes
    • list of exit codes to man page saptune(8) (jsc#TEAM-9836).
    • warning about race condition of systemd units during boot (bsc#1190508)
    • new man page saptune-solution(5) (jsc#TEAM-9870).
    • new man page saptune(7) describing tuning behavior (jsc#SAPSOL-533).
  • SLE16, add SAP Notes: 3565382, 3577842, 3577842 (bsc#1240598), 2684254 and 2205917 (jsc#TEAM-9235).
  • SLE16, remove Notes: 1771258 (jsc#TEAM-10049), 1680803, 1805750.
  • deprecate Notes: 1680803, 1805750, 1771258 (jsc#TEAM-8744)
  • update Notes: 1984787, 2578899, 3024346.
  • Fix missing build parameter for saptune 3.2.0, was removed by accident (bsc#1246999).
  • change Requires: '/usr/bin/cpupower' to 'cpupower' and Requires: '/usr/bin/md5sum' to 'coreutils' (jsc#TEAM-8743).

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 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2959=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2959=1
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP4-2025-2959=1
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP5-2025-2959=1
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2959=1
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2959=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
    • saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
    • saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
    • saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
    • saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
    • saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
  • SAP Applications Module 15-SP7 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9
    • saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9

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