Recommended update for biosdevname

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1762-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for biosdevname fixes the following issues:

  • Duplicate naming of SRIOV VFs by biosdevname when VPD_DCM Strings are present in VFs (bsc#1042185)

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 Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1094=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1094=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1094=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1094=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-0.7.2-10.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-0.7.2-10.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-0.7.2-10.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • biosdevname-debugsource-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-debuginfo-0.7.2-10.2
    • biosdevname-0.7.2-10.2

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