[sles-beta] SLES 11 SP4 Beta3 - s390x

[urs.frey at post.ch]

Hi
I can only speak about ESXi VmwareTools
> /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl after the update. I have been told for a 
> minor kernel change -51 to -53 this is not requited, may I asked the good 
> minds on this list their thoughts on this ?

When doing Kernel Updates with ESXi VMwareTools there is need to re-compile the VMware Kernel Modules after Kernel Patch Update
This is why I have this code in my /etc/init.d/boot.local. Observe the Boolean file ".vmware_installed" in the kernel path

# Automatically recompile vmware-tools/modules at bootup
if [ ! -e /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/.vmware_installed ]; then
    [ -x /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl ] && /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl --default
    [ -x /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl ] && /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl --default
    touch /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/.vmware_installed
fi

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Of course there is an advantage when using the open-vm-tools: 
you do not have to care again on reconfiguring vm-tools, because it is all delivered in the new kernel

best regards

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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: sles-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com [mailto:sles-beta-bounces at lists.suse.com] Im Auftrag von Mike Latimer
Gesendet: Thursday, March 26, 2015 2:48 PM
An: 'sles-beta at lists.suse.com'; Dick Waite
Betreff: Re: [sles-beta] SLES 11 SP4 Beta3 - s390x

Hi,

> The "open-vm-tools" looks good, least it's not giving me any issues. The 
> kernel is at -53 and Beta2 was -51 so I run:
> /usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl after the update. I have been told for a 
> minor kernel change -51 to -53 this is not requited, may I asked the good 
> minds on this list their thoughts on this ?

I wouldn't have expected this to be required. However, I have been looking more closely at the open-vm-tools side, instead of VMware Tools. Perhaps someone else on the list using VMware Tools can report whether or not a reconfiguration was required for them as well?

Thanks,
Mike

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