Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2022:0208-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that contains six features and has 13 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update of powerpc-utils brings new features and bugfixes.

Powerpc-utils was updated to 1.3.9 (jsc#SLE-22999 jsc#SLE-22998).

  • Avoid error with HCN IDs containing same consecutive bytes (bsc#1192095 ltc#194963).
  • Update to version 1.3.9 (jsc#SLE-18645, bsc#1189015).
  • Bring up the members of HNV link together with the HNV link (bsc#1187182 ltc#192954).
  • When detecting HNV connection list all connections, not only active ones (bsc#1187148 ltc#192985).
  • Fix memore remove by index (bsc#1183958 ltc#192149).
  • Take into account NUMA topology when removing memory (bsc#1183958 ltc#192149).
  • The Install section of hcn-init should also refer to NetworkManager (bsc#1184136 ltc#192155).
  • Require vim when NetworkManager is installed (bsc#1184136 ltc#192155).
  • Start hcn-init with NetworkManager (bsc#1184136 ltc#192155).
  • Add --version option to the ppc64_cpu usage (bsc#1183695 ltc#189235).
  • ofpathname: Use NVMe controller physical nsid (bsc#1182020 ltc#191360).
  • HNV fixes (only NetworkManager supported) (jsc#SLE-13837 bsc#1181956 ltc#190722).
  • Fix ofpathname race with udev rename (bsc#1183496 ltc#191534).
  • Fixes for hybrid network virtualization (jsc#SLE-13837 bsc#1180129 ltc#190387)
  • Update to upstream version 1.3.8 (jsc#SLE-13291, jsc#SLE-13292, bsc#1180854 ltc#170517, bsc#1186487 ltc#177613)

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 Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-208=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2022-208=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-8.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-8.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-8.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-8.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-8.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-8.3.1

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