SUSE-RU-2018:2440-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:2440-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1089181
Affected Products:
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
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An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.
Description:
This update for open-vm-tools to version 10.2.5 provides the following
fixes (bsc#1089181):
- Make it compatible with supported versions of VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
and later, VMware Workstation 14.0 and VMware Fusion 10.0.0.
- Quiesced snapshot: Ability to exclude specific file systems from
quiesced snapshots on Linux guest operating systems. For more details,
see: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Tools/index.html
- Disable display mode setting: A configuration option is introduced to
disable normal display mode setting functionality using open-vm-tools.
For more details, see: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/53572
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 CaaS Platform 3.0:
To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard.
It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
Package List:
- SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
libvmtools0-10.2.5-3.13.1
libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.13.1
open-vm-tools-10.2.5-3.13.1
open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.13.1
open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.2.5-3.13.1
References:
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089181
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