SUSE-RU-2018:3617-1: moderate: Recommended update for yast2-storage-ng

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for yast2-storage-ng
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2018:3617-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1073544 #1105350 #1107298 #1112545 #1112546 
                    
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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   An update that has 5 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for yast2-storage-ng fixes the following issues:

   - Improve support to reuse a disk as a PV. (bsc#1107298)
   - Resize and then create new devices. (bsc#1112545)
   - Warn the user when trying to reuse a non-existent filesystem.
   - Fix support of old format to specify several software RAIDs.
     (bsc#1112546)
   - Proper support for Xen virtual partitions. (bsc#1105350)
   - Export enable_snapshots element properly. (bsc#1073544)
   - Allow to format a whole disk and use it as a filesystem.
   - Add support for partitioned software RAIDs. (fate#326573)
   - Allow to use a whole disk as a software RAID member. (fate#326573)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Module for Basesystem 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2571=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      yast2-storage-ng-4.0.214-3.29.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073544
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1105350
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1107298
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112545
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1112546