SUSE-RU-2016:2398-1: moderate: Recommended update for smt

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for smt
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:2398-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #986220 #992764 #993765 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12
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   An update that has three recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for smt fixes the following issues:

   - Make the curl connect timeout configurable (bsc#992764)
   - Find migration targets independent of the order of products reported to
     the API (bsc#986220)

   Additionally it provides smt-ha for the Public Cloud Module. (bsc#993765,
   fate#320820)

   smt-ha:

   This package extends the basic SMT functionality with registration sharing
   capabilities. This allows 2 or more SMT servers running at the same time
   to share the registrations they receive. The following smt.conf options
   are used.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1396=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2016-1396=1

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      res-signingkeys-3.0.18-26.1
      smt-3.0.18-26.1
      smt-debuginfo-3.0.18-26.1
      smt-debugsource-3.0.18-26.1
      smt-support-3.0.18-26.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      smt-ha-3.0.18-26.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12 (noarch):

      perl-File-Touch-0.11-2.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/986220
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/992764
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/993765