SUSE-RU-2018:1838-1: moderate: Recommended update for open-vm-tools

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for open-vm-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2018:1838-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1089181 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
                    SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
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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 Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-1244=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-1244=1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform ALL:

      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 Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-10.2.5-3.9.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-10.2.5-3.9.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-desktop-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):

      libvmtools0-10.2.5-3.9.1
      libvmtools0-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-debuginfo-10.2.5-3.9.1
      open-vm-tools-debugsource-10.2.5-3.9.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1089181