Release Notes

Unable to assign link local address via DHCP
Description: Unable to assign link local address (169.254.0.1/16) via “BOOTPROTO=autoip”.
Cause: Unable to recognize the link local address by DHCP client(dhclient).
Workaround: Assign link local address via static using the command “ifconfig <interface-name> <ip-address>”.
Unable to move soft link .desktop le
Description: Unable to move soft link .desktop le with type=link.
Cause: Unable to deference the source of softlink.
Workaround: Use type=application.
Unable to move the OpenManage Server
Administrator icon anywhere on the desktop
Description: You are unable to move the OpenManage Server Administrator icon anywhere on the desktop. Error while
copying message is displayed.
Cause: Hard linked .desktop les do not have source les information populated appropriately.
Workaround: This error can be ignored as there is no functionality loss.
Invalid naming conventions for the ports of Emulex
OneConnect OCe14102-UX-D card when NPAR-EP is
enabled
Description:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 with Emulex OneConnect OCe14102-UX-D card naming conventions by
biosdevname may not be accurate for all the networking devices. As a result partitions 3 and 4 of all the four ports
of Emulex are not named as expected.
Cause: Biosdevname cannot handle more than 7 PCI functions.
Workaround: Add kernel boot parameter “biosdevname=0” this return back to ethN naming.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 3
kernel panics with QLogic FastLinQ cards
Description:
When installing the operating system (OS) or booting OS on a server with QLogic FastLinQ cards enabled with
NPAR-EP and congured with iSCSI, the kernel panics.
Cause: The qedi driver which is responsible for iSCSI ooading on QLogic FastLinQ cards fails to start iSCSI function
because more command queues are requested than actually available.
Workaround:
You must rst boot the kISO (kernel ISO) image to start installation and when prompted, insert the SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 3 DVD to continue the installation. Download the kISO image at https://
drivers.suse.com/suse/installer-update/sle-12-sp3-x86_64/3.0/install-readme.html
12 Issues and Resolutions