How to check service pack in SUSE LINUX11

[Former Member]

  Dear Experts,

  Please let's know, how can we check service pack of SLES11.

  cat SUSE-release provide only patch level information

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please have a look at SAP Note #1310037.

Also try:  Run the command "rcrpmconfigcheck"

Regards

Pankaj Sonker

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

  Hi,

SAP NOTE isn't helpful for this case. Also I ain't able to run rcrpmconfigcheck

I tried it :

root->    ./rcrpmconfigcheck

-bash: ./rcrpmconfigcheck: No such file or directory

  Please provide inputs......

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

    Dear Experts,

   Please help to close this issue...

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

If you are using rpm based distro such as Redhat/CentOS/Suse/Fedora Linux, enter:

rpm -qa

rpm -qa | less

Regards

Pankaj Sonker

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

    Hi,

     I issued this command with root user, but no success, see below, no service pack information. We are using SUSE LINUX enterprise server 11.

rpm -qa less

less-424b-10.22

   Please suggest....

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Pls check

SERVER:/etc # zypper sl

SERVER:~ # cat /etc/issue

SERVER:~ # cat /etc/SuSE-release

SERVER:/etc # cat /etc/issue.rpmnew

SERVER:/etc # rpm -V sles-release

Regards

Pankaj Sonker

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

  Hi,

Below command works:

  SERVER:~ # cat /etc/issue

  Thanks a lot dear......

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welcome..Pl reward the point for correct answer.

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Pankaj Sonker

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  Would you let me know, how to reward point...

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Pl see http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-18475

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Pankaj Sonker

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

also check..http://scn.sap.com/thread/37067

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Pankaj Sonker

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Hi Sumit,

You need to click on my reply to provide the correct answer point.

By mistacke you clicked on your.

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Pankaj Sonker

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    Dear Pankaj,

   Needful has been done...

[former_member189725]

What is the output of " cat /etc/SuSE-release " ?

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Ratnajit

[former_member189725]

I have a system where the output is as follows:

# cat /etc/SuSE-release

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)

VERSION = 11

PATCHLEVEL = 1

Here the OS is SUSE 11 Service Pack 1.

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Ratnajit

[Former Member]

  Hi,

/etc> cat SuSE-release

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)

VERSION = 11

PATCHLEVEL = 2

[Former Member]

   Hi Ratnajit,

Patch level & service pack is completely different thing at Suse linux:

Patch

    A patch consists of one or more packages and may be applied by means of deltarpms. It may also introduce dependencies to packages that are not installed yet.

Service Packs (SP)

    Combines several patches into a form which is easy to install or deploy. Service packs are numbered and usually contain security fixes, updates, upgrades, or enhancements of programs.

https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/#additional

[former_member189725]

This is what I have been knowing . Can you get that clarified from a Linux expert. Also suggest you checking SuSE-release file in other system on different Service Pack levels.

Linux Patch is like an SAP note and SP is like a support package in SAP.

Regards

Ratnajit

[Former Member]

   Hi Ratnajit,

Comparison btw SAP & linux is correct. Yes, I checked with linux team, only they brought it in my  notice that patch level & service pack is different meaning...

But no other linux system is handy to me. That's problem, i can't do any R&D...