SUSE-RU-2023:3751-1: moderate: Recommended update for saptune

Mon Sep 25 08:30:19 UTC 2023

# Recommended update for saptune

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:3751-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * #1193714
  * #1194688
  * #1199527
  * PED-2194
  * PED-2195
  * PED-2196
  * PED-2199
  * PED-4118
  * SLE-23696
  * SLE-23722
  * SLE-23724
  * SLE-23725
  * SLE-23726
  * SLE-23727
  * SLE-23729
  * SLE-23779
  * SLE-23824
  * SLE-23885
  * SLE-24530
  * SLE-24928

Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that contains 17 features and has three fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for saptune fixes the following issues:

  * update package version of saptune to 3.1.0
  * Machine readable interfaces for saptune add json output support.
  * Enhance the identification of the cloud service provider. (jsc#SLE-23779)
  * Add a command line syntax check.
  * Colorized and filtered output for 'saptune note verify'. (jsc#SLE-23727)
  * Add action 'saptune solution change' to switch to a new solution even that
    another solution was already applied. (jsc#PED-2196)
  * Introduce a Trento naming convention for custom solutions in the saptune man
    page to support trento checks. (jsc#PED-4118)
  * Deprecate action 'saptune note|solution simulate'. (jsc#PED-2199)
  * Deprecate support for the v1 vendor or custom specific Note definition file
    format. (jsc#SLE-23725)
  * Detect virtualization environment by 'systemd-detect-virt' and add the
    information to 'saptune status'. (jsc#SLE-23885)
  * Enhance saptune with the new action 'check' to directly call the external
    check script '/usr/sbin/saptune_check'. (jsc#SLE-23726)
  * De-deprecate the MAXDB solution definition. It is still active supported by
    SAP, and add solution NETWEAVER+MAXDB. (jsc#SLE-23724)
  * Support inline comments in the Note definition files. (jsc#SLE-23729)
  * Rework Note representation in 'saptune status' output. (jsc#SLE-24530)
  * Fix problem with 'verify' output, if a sysctl parameter is empty on the
    system. (bsc#1199527)
  * Add hint to the manual page of saptune(8) regarding 'missing' line feed for
    'saptune note applied' and 'saptune note enabled'. (bsc#1193714)
  * Rework the version section to make it clear, which information needs to be
    provided. (jsc#SLE-23722)
  * Add more information to 'saptune status': Differ between 'enabled' and
    'applied' Solutions and add the related Notes. Differ between Notes and
    Solutions in the staging area. rename 'system state' line to 'systemd system
    state' to prevent misunderstandings. Add virtualisation information.
  * Add tuning state to 'saptune status' output. The check of the tuning state
    can be skipped by using the flag '\--non-compliance-check'. In this case the
    tuning state will be reported as unknown (checking disabled) 'saptune
    status' will exit with a return code of '4', if the saptune service is
    enabled, the system is tuned, but the tuning state is 'not compliant'.
    (jsc#SLE-24928)
  * Add support for the IBM Power architecture to the vendor and model section
    tagging. (jsc#SLE-23824) Implement the following SAP Notes: 1868829.
    3024346, 1557506, 1656250, 1805750, 2161991, 2205917, 2382421, 2534844,
    1984787, 2578899, 2684254, 1680803
  * Solution 'SAP-ASE' changed - remove SAP Note 1410736. The best practice
    document (version 3.1) for ASE was changed and the SAP Note 1410736 is no
    longer referenced. Instead the parameter 'net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time' is
    set in SAP Note 1680803 (the ASE SAP Note) directly.
  * Check in preinstall and posttrans of the package installation, if the active
    tuned profile is still 'saptune', even that this profile no longer exists.
    If yes, try to remove it. (bsc#1194688)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP5-2023-3751=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * saptune-3.1.0-4.15.1
    * saptune-debuginfo-3.1.0-4.15.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1193714
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1194688
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199527
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-2194
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-2195
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-2196
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-2199
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-4118
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23696
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23722
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23724
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23725
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23726
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23727
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23729
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23779
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23824
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-23885
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24530
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/SLE-24928

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