SUSE-RU-2025:02958-1: moderate: Recommended update for saptune

Fri Aug 22 12:30:34 UTC 2025

# Recommended update for saptune

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:02958-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-22T08:06:30Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1190508
  * bsc#1221020
  * bsc#1224801
  * bsc#1233126
  * bsc#1239841
  * bsc#1240598
  * bsc#1244077
  * bsc#1246999
  * jsc#PED-10072
  * jsc#PED-10984
  * jsc#PED-8163
  * jsc#TEAM-10049
  * jsc#TEAM-3759
  * jsc#TEAM-3943
  * jsc#TEAM-6070
  * jsc#TEAM-6598
  * jsc#TEAM-7073
  * jsc#TEAM-7425
  * jsc#TEAM-8427
  * jsc#TEAM-8703
  * jsc#TEAM-8719
  * jsc#TEAM-8743
  * jsc#TEAM-8744
  * jsc#TEAM-8959
  * jsc#TEAM-9136
  * jsc#TEAM-9204
  * jsc#TEAM-9205
  * jsc#TEAM-9235
  * jsc#TEAM-9243
  * jsc#TEAM-9836
  * jsc#TEAM-9870

Affected Products:

  * SAP Applications Module 15-SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that contains 23 features and has eight fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for saptune fixes the following issues:

  * Version update of saptune to 3.2.0, adding SLE16 support (jsc#PED-8163).
  * Optimized out-of-the-box experience for SAP workloads (jsc#PED-10984).
  * SLE16, Tune common values for SAP workloads per default (jsc#PED-10072).
  * Implement new start behavior for saptune on SLE16. If the saptune package
    gets installed (by pattern or manually), calls 'saptune solution apply
    SAP_Base' to initiate the tuning.
  * SLE16 - adapt saptune_check script to the new main configuration file
    location (bsc#1244077).
  * Refresh changed Note parameter (jsc#TEAM-3943).
  * Enhance CPU tuning detection (bsc#1221020, jsc#TEAM-8427, jsc#TEAM-3759,
    jsc#TEAM-8427).
  * Set energy perf bias (EPB) even if secure boot is enabled (bsc#1224801).
  * Fix Nvme disk detection (bsc#1233126).
  * Fix bug in saptune's rpm versioning section (bsc#1239841).
  * Check if orphaned overwrites exist and log a warning message
    (jsc#TEAM-6598).
  * saptune alternatives should not listed as non-compliant (jsc#TEAM-8719).
  * Remove '(no change)' leftover for 'saptune note verify' (jsc#TEAM-9136).
  * Add json support to 'saptune check' (jsc#TEAM-8959).
  * Force colored output by using '\--force-color' option (jsc#TEAM-9205).
  * Add new command 'saptune configure' to change values in the saptune
    configuration file (jsc#TEAM-8703).
  * Tag handling clarification in the man page (jsc#TEAM-9243).
  * Add tag 'pmu_name' for CPU platform selection (jsc#TEAM-7073).
  * Add tag 'virt' for virtualization and containerization (jsc#TEAM-6070).
  * Add actions for 'saptune note verify applied' and 'saptune verify applied'
    (jsc#TEAM-9204).
  * Add hardening to saptune systemd service file (jsc#TEAM-7425).
  * man pages documentation changes
    * list of exit codes to man page saptune(8) (jsc#TEAM-9836).
    * warning about race condition of systemd units during boot (bsc#1190508)
    * new man page saptune-solution(5) (jsc#TEAM-9870).
    * new man page saptune(7) describing tuning behavior (jsc#SAPSOL-533).
  * SLE16, add SAP Notes: 3565382, 3577842, 3577842 (bsc#1240598), 2684254 and
    2205917 (jsc#TEAM-9235).
  * SLE16, remove Notes: 1771258 (jsc#TEAM-10049), 1680803, 1805750.
  * deprecate Notes: 1680803, 1805750, 1771258 (jsc#TEAM-8744)
  * update Notes: 1984787, 2578899, 3024346.
  * Fix missing build parameter for saptune 3.2.0, was removed by accident
    (bsc#1246999).
  * change Requires: '/usr/bin/cpupower' to 'cpupower' and Requires:
    '/usr/bin/md5sum' to 'coreutils' (jsc#TEAM-8743).

## 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:

  * SAP Applications Module 15-SP3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP3-2025-2958=1

## Package List:

  * SAP Applications Module 15-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150100.8.56.9
    * saptune-3.2.0-150100.8.56.9

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190508
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221020
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224801
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233126
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239841
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240598
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244077
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246999
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10072
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10984
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8163
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-10049
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3759
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3943
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6070
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6598
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7073
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7425
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8427
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8703
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8719
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8743
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8744
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8959
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9136
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9204
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9205
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9235
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9243
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9836
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9870

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