Recommended update for package ibmsis

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(Last modified: 03JUL2003)

solutions Recommended update for package ibmsis SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (c86160c02c6ae23869f39833f02def25)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries

Package: ibmsis
Release: 20030703
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This is an IBMSIS flash and userland tool upgrade to version 1.8.16.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

This upgrade for the ibmsis userland tools fixes a bug which may cause the
storage adapter to fail with SRC 2757 8151.
This error only affects users of a 2757 SCSI storage adapter
(or linux feature code of #0618).
The driver itself is upgraded by the kernel-* packages that you can find in our maintenance web site:

"Security update for kernel-iseries64 " (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/1438416d547a7151418d5c7f589035e7.html)
"Security update for package kernel-source " (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/be4afd9f858aef4ef4e5bdbb1668cc1d.html)
"Security update for kernel-ppc64 " (http://sdb.suse.de/en/psdb/html/418166c4e22b91bfe7adee633864d7a4.html)

Solution

Please install the update provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as a RPM package that can be easily installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Uhv ibmsis.rpm

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries (ppc)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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