15 SP6 Updates
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)SUSE
Update from:Changes in 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 introduces changes compared to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5. The most important changes are listed below:
Package and module changes in 15 SP6
The full list of changed packages compared to 15 SP5 can be seen at this URL:
https://documentation.suse.com/package-lists/sle/15-SP6/package-changes_SLE-15-SP5-GA_SLE-15-SP6-GA.txt
The full list of changed modules compared to 15 SP5 can be seen at this URL:
https://documentation.suse.com/package-lists/sle/15-SP6/module-changes_SLE-15-SP5-GA_SLE-15-SP6-GA.txt
SLE for HPC HPC no longer a separate product
As of 15 SP6, SUSE Linux Enterprise for High-Performance Computing is no longer a separate product. As a result:
the HPC Module can now be enabled in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
when migrating from SUSE Linux Enterprise for High-Performance Computing 15 SP3, SP4, and SP5, only SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 will be available as migration target. The result of such a migration will be an installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with all the previously enabled modules.
Modules
For an HPC installation the user should enable the following modules:
- Development Tools Module
- HPC Module
On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server system, make sure the following modules are all enabled:
- Server Application Module
- Web and Scripting Module
- HPC Module
- Desktop Applications Module
- Development Tools Module
Roles
The HPC system roles are no longer available:
- HPC Management Server (Head Node)
- HPC Compute Node
- HPC Login and Development Node
It is recommended to start with a Text Mode or Minimal System installation. The admin should make sure that the system is partitioned to the respective requirements and the firewall is configured appropriately. Also, the admin should select the software components required. This may include slurm for the management server, slurm-node for the compute nodes. For login and compute nodes the pattern HPC Modularized Libraries (patterns-hpc-libraries) is available.
