[sles-beta] [ANNOUNCE] SLES 12 Beta8 is available

[Sander van Vugt]

I¹m getting a 404 on download of the x86_64 disk 1 file.


On 06/06/14 21:35, "Stefan Behlert" <behlert at suse.com> wrote:

>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>
>Dear Beta participants,
>
>we are happy to announce the eigth Beta of
>
>	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.
>
>ISO images are now available for download now. Please go to
>http://www.novell.com/beta and select "View my beta page".
>Here you should see all Beta's you are part of.
>
>Note that the directory contains the images for the SDK as well as for
>the SLED
>Extension.
>
>We offer 3 DVD ISOs: DVD1 contains the binaries, the second
>DVD the sources and the third DVD the debuginfo packages.
>The final product will not contain the debuginfo packages on the media.
>
>For installation purposes you just need Media 1 for your architecture.
>
>Please verify the md5sum of the ISO using the MD5SUMS file, which can
>be found in the same directory on the download servers.
>
>
>Known issues (selection):
> (several)  - upgrading from SLE 11 SP3 is not working flawlessly,
>requiring
>	       manual interaction;
> (several)  - not all texts are translated yet, but most are
>   881539   - grub2 fails to boot from XFS
>   881293   - registration fails when upgrading non-registered SLES11
>systems
>   881532   - dependency issue: nothing provides libfipscheck.so.1 needed
>by 
>	      libcryptsetup4-32bit-1.6.4-1.1.x86_64
>	      (we will fix this by releasing an update in the next few days)
>   881293   - registration fails when upgrading SLES11 system
>   881532   - dependency issue: nothing provides libfipscheck.so.1 needed
>by 
>	      libcryptsetup4-32bit-1.6.4-1.1.x86_64
>   881285   - plymouth fails if no serial line is present on the system
>   881676   - runlevel 5 => 3 doesn't switch to VT1 but sticks on VT7
> (general)  - SLE-WE is not installable through SCC
> (general)  - Firefox 30 beta8 is part of Beta8 (Firefox 31 ESR is target
>for SLE12)
>
>Installation on s390x:
>        Please disable the blacklisting of devices during the installation
>	(cio_ignore). This code still has a bug and other devices beside the
>	IPL device and the console are not enabled.
>
>
>With this Beta8 snapshot we have reached several milestones:
>    o Continue update, performance and regression tests.
>    o Continue intense stress and certification tests.
>
>For the next Beta-Release we are targeting these actions and milestones:
>    o Continue update, performance and regression tests.
>    o Continue intense stress and certification tests.
>
>
>Be aware that we have provided snapshots of two 'modules' at the download
>page
>with this Beta 8:
>  Module "Legacy":
>      The Legacy Module supports your migration from SUSE Linux
>Enterprise 10
>      and 11 and other systems to SUSE Linux Enterprise 12, by providing
>      packages which are discontinued on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, but
>      which you may rely on, such as: CyrusIMAP, BSD like ftp client,
>sendmail,
>      IBM Java6.
>      Access to the Legacy Module is included in your SUSE Linux
>Enterprise
>      Server subscription. The module has a different lifecycle than SUSE
>Linux
>      Enterprise Server itself; please check the Release Notes for further
>      details.
>
>  Module "Web & Scripting":
>        The SUSE Linux Enterprise Web and Scripting Module delivers a
>        comprehensive suite of scripting languages, frameworks, and
>related tools
>        helping developers and systems administrators accelerate the
>creation of
>        stable, modern web applications.
>        Access to the Web and Scripting Module is included in your SUSE
>Linux
>        Enterprise Server subscription. The module has a different
>lifecycle
>        than SUSE Linux Enterprise Server itself; please check the Release
>        Notes for further details.
>
>  Module "Advanced System Management":
>	This Module gives you a sneak-peak into our upcoming systems management
>	toolbox which allows you to inspect systems remotely, store their
>	system description and create new systems to deploy them in datacenters
>	and clouds. The toolbox is still in active development and will get
>	regular updates.
>
>
>Note that both are provided "as is" and not all packages that will go
>into them
>are already contained in them. We recommend to use them through the
>repositories available online after registration.
>
>
>
>Thanks in advance for all your testing
>
>	Your SUSE Linux Enterprise Team
>-- 
>Stefan Behlert, SUSE LINUX
>Project Manager Enterprise Server
> 
>Maxfeldstr. 5, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany
>Phone +49-911-74053-173
>SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg; GF: Jeff Hawn, Jennifer Guild, Felix
>Imendoerffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg)
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