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<h1>Recommended update for saptune</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-RU-2025:02959-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2025-08-22T09:29:57Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190508">bsc#1190508</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221020">bsc#1221020</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224801">bsc#1224801</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233126">bsc#1233126</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239841">bsc#1239841</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240598">bsc#1240598</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244077">bsc#1244077</a>
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<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246999">bsc#1246999</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10072">jsc#PED-10072</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10984">jsc#PED-10984</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8163">jsc#PED-8163</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-10049">jsc#TEAM-10049</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3759">jsc#TEAM-3759</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3943">jsc#TEAM-3943</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6070">jsc#TEAM-6070</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6598">jsc#TEAM-6598</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7073">jsc#TEAM-7073</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7425">jsc#TEAM-7425</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8427">jsc#TEAM-8427</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8703">jsc#TEAM-8703</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8719">jsc#TEAM-8719</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8743">jsc#TEAM-8743</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8744">jsc#TEAM-8744</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8959">jsc#TEAM-8959</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9136">jsc#TEAM-9136</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9204">jsc#TEAM-9204</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9205">jsc#TEAM-9205</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9235">jsc#TEAM-9235</a>
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<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9243">jsc#TEAM-9243</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9836">jsc#TEAM-9836</a>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9870">jsc#TEAM-9870</a>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SAP Applications Module 15-SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SAP Applications Module 15-SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SAP Applications Module 15-SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SAP Applications Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
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<p>An update that contains 23 features and has eight fixes can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for saptune fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>Version update of saptune to 3.2.0, adding SLE16 support (jsc#PED-8163).</li>
<li>Optimized out-of-the-box experience for SAP workloads (jsc#PED-10984).</li>
<li>SLE16, Tune common values for SAP workloads per default (jsc#PED-10072).</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>SLE16 - adapt saptune_check script to the new main configuration file
location (bsc#1244077).</li>
<li>Refresh changed Note parameter (jsc#TEAM-3943).</li>
<li>Enhance CPU tuning detection
(bsc#1221020, jsc#TEAM-8427, jsc#TEAM-3759, jsc#TEAM-8427).</li>
<li>Set energy perf bias (EPB) even if secure boot is enabled (bsc#1224801).</li>
<li>Fix Nvme disk detection (bsc#1233126).</li>
<li>Fix bug in saptune's rpm versioning section (bsc#1239841).</li>
<li>Check if orphaned overwrites exist and log a warning message
(jsc#TEAM-6598).</li>
<li>saptune alternatives should not listed as non-compliant (jsc#TEAM-8719).</li>
<li>Remove '(no change)' leftover for 'saptune note verify' (jsc#TEAM-9136).</li>
<li>Add json support to 'saptune check' (jsc#TEAM-8959).</li>
<li>Force colored output by using '--force-color' option (jsc#TEAM-9205).</li>
<li>Add new command 'saptune configure' to change values in the saptune
configuration file (jsc#TEAM-8703).</li>
<li>Tag handling clarification in the man page (jsc#TEAM-9243).</li>
<li>Add tag 'pmu_name' for CPU platform selection (jsc#TEAM-7073).</li>
<li>Add tag 'virt' for virtualization and containerization (jsc#TEAM-6070).</li>
<li>Add actions for 'saptune note verify applied' and
'saptune verify applied' (jsc#TEAM-9204).</li>
<li>Add hardening to saptune systemd service file (jsc#TEAM-7425).</li>
<li>man pages documentation changes<ul>
<li>list of exit codes to man page saptune(8) (jsc#TEAM-9836).</li>
<li>warning about race condition of systemd units during boot (bsc#1190508)</li>
<li>new man page saptune-solution(5) (jsc#TEAM-9870).</li>
<li>new man page saptune(7) describing tuning behavior (jsc#SAPSOL-533).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>SLE16, add SAP Notes: 3565382, 3577842, 3577842 (bsc#1240598),
2684254 and 2205917 (jsc#TEAM-9235).</li>
<li>SLE16, remove Notes: 1771258 (jsc#TEAM-10049), 1680803, 1805750.</li>
<li>deprecate Notes: 1680803, 1805750, 1771258 (jsc#TEAM-8744)</li>
<li>update Notes: 1984787, 2578899, 3024346.</li>
<li>Fix missing build parameter for saptune 3.2.0, was removed by accident (bsc#1246999).</li>
<li>change Requires: '/usr/bin/cpupower' to 'cpupower' and
Requires: '/usr/bin/md5sum' to 'coreutils' (jsc#TEAM-8743).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2959=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2959=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SAP Applications Module 15-SP4
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP4-2025-2959=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SAP Applications Module 15-SP5
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP5-2025-2959=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SAP Applications Module 15-SP6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2959=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SAP Applications Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2959=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
<li>saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
<li>saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SAP Applications Module 15-SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
<li>saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SAP Applications Module 15-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
<li>saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SAP Applications Module 15-SP6 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
<li>saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SAP Applications Module 15-SP7 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>saptune-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
<li>saptune-debuginfo-3.2.0-150400.15.27.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190508">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190508</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221020">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1221020</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224801">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224801</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233126">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233126</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239841">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239841</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240598">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240598</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244077">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244077</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246999">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246999</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10072">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10072</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10984">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-10984</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8163">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8163</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-10049">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-10049</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3759">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3759</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3943">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-3943</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6070">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6070</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6598">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-6598</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7073">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7073</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7425">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-7425</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8427">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8427</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8703">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8703</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8719">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8719</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8743">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8743</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8744">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8744</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8959">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-8959</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9136">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9136</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9204">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9204</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9205">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9205</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9235">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9235</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9243">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9243</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9836">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9836</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9870">https://jira.suse.com/browse/TEAM-9870</a>
</li>
</ul>
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