RHBA-2023:3855 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for leapp and leapp-repository is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras.

Description

The leapp packages provide the Leapp utility, a framework for performing an in-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The leapp-repository packages provide modules for the Leapp utility.

The possible in-place upgrade paths currently are:

• From RHEL 7.9 to RHEL 8.6 and RHEL 8.8 on the 64-bit Intel, IBM POWER 8 (little endian), and IBM Z architectures.
• From RHEL 7.9 to RHEL 8.6 and RHEL 8.8 on systems with SAP HANA. To ensure your system with SAP HANA remains supported after upgrading to RHEL 8, enable the RHEL 8.6 or RHEL 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions (E4S) repositories. If you are upgrading to RHEL 8.8, ensure that the system is certified for SAP prior to the upgrade.

See Supported in-place upgrade paths for Red Hat Enterprise Linux linked from the References section.

Enhancement(s):

• Include leapp data files in the RPM and update the upgrade paths for RHEL with SAP HANA (BZ#2203253)

For detailed instructions on performing an in-place upgrade, see Upgrading from RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 linked from the References section.

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 7 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 2203253 - Include leapp data files in the RPM and update the upgrade paths for RHEL with SAP HANA

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/upgrading_from_rhel_7_to_rhel_8/
• https://access.redhat.com/articles/4263361
• https://access.redhat.com/articles/4977891