[sles-beta] SLES11-Sp4 GMC succesfully installed, many smartd messages

[Frederic Crozat]

Le mercredi 24 juin 2015 à 11:55 +0200, Stefan Behlert a écrit :
> Hi,
> 
> On Jun 23, 15 15:39:14 +0000, urs.frey at post.ch wrote:
> > Hi
> > Thank you very much for SLES11-SP4 x86_64 GMC
> > 
> > Just installed successfully SLES11-SP4 x86_64 on my test server HP Proliant BL460c-Gen9 using autoyast, having bonded NICs configured.
> > Works without any problem
> > 
> > Online Update from SLES11-SP3 x86_64, kernel 3.0.101-0.47.52-default  on my second test server HP Proliant BL465cG7 connected to SAN EMC works also without any problem.
> > 
> > From what I could see is, that obviously smartd is enabled and does scan my SAN LUNs which is really not a good idea
> > 
> [...]
> > Obviously the service smartd is enabled by default in SLES11-SP4 GMC now.
> > 
> > Under SLES11-SP3 default was disabled
> 
> I checked, as I was not sure if this had been changed by some maintenance
> updates or other means, but SLES 11 SP3 GA had this enabled, too.
> 
> [...]
> > 
> > Why is smartd enabled by default?
> > Why this change in a GMC?
> 
> A change like this would not be done for a GMC except if it is requested by
> Security for security concerns. I suspect you had it disabled manually in
> the past, could you verify?

Just to update everybody, Urs already checked and he was indeed manually
disabling smartd in his SP3 install (he mailed me but forgot to include
the mailing list).

In short, no behavior change between SP3 and SP4.


-- 
Frederic Crozat
Enterprise Desktop Release Manager
SUSE