ppc64-utils enhancement update

Advisory:	RHEA-2008:0471-7
Type:	Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2008-05-21
Last updated on:	2008-05-21
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

An updated ppc64-utils package that adds various enhancements is now
available.

ppc64-utils is a collection of utilities for Linux running on 64 bit
PowerPC platforms.

This updated ppc64-utils package adds the following enhancements:

* enhanced support for SAS devices.

* Compuguard platform processor diagnostics.

* Vital Product Data support.

All users of Linux on 64-bit PowerPC-based systems should upgrade to this
updated package, which adds these enhancements.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
ppc64-utils-0.11-9.el5.src.rpm	`2fee353e30c6be5714f66359279068fc`

PPC:
ppc64-utils-0.11-9.el5.ppc.rpm	`84b3580892821ecc8f50b4ecd341c6ab`
ppc64-utils-devel-0.11-9.el5.ppc.rpm	`affce16e00e6f3aeb3286d7efd1de2cb`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

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