Oracle® Linux 7
Release Notes for Oracle Linux 7.9
Copyright © 2021,2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
F32166-09
August 2022
Abstract
Oracle® Linux 7: Release Notes for Oracle Linux 7.9 provides a summary of the new features and known issues in Oracle Linux 7.9. This document may be updated after it is released.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 System Requirements and Limitations
- 2 Supported Architectures
- 3 Shipped Kernels
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4 New Features and Changes
- 4.1 Red Hat Compatible Kernel
- 4.2 DIF/DIX (T10 P1) Support for Specified Hardware
- 4.3 FreeRDP Updated to Version 2.1.1
- 4.4 Pacemaker Updated to Version 1.1.23
- 4.5 Metrics for per-thread Available for Historical Analysis
- 4.6 SCAP Security Guide Now Correctly Disables Services
- 4.7 Technology Preview
- 4.8 Compatibility
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5 Known Issues
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5.1 Installation and Upgrade Issues
- 5.1.1 Installer kernel fails to boot on systems with a multipath-enabled NVMe controller
- 5.1.2 Upgrade from ULN fails if the openscap-containers package is installed
- 5.1.3 Graphical installer allows users to edit kickstart settings
- 5.1.4 Graphical installer fails to produce error when unacceptable Kdump value is entered
- 5.1.5 Graphical installer does not display the reserved memory that is manually set for Kdump
- 5.1.6 FCoE boot fails on HPE servers with HPE FlexFabric adapters
- 5.1.7 Information about installing on an iSCSI disk
- 5.1.8 Information about installing on an HPE 3PAR TPVV
- 5.1.9 Installation fails on Oracle Flash Accelerator F640 NVMe device
- 5.1.10 Upgrade fails if open files limit is too low and rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit is installed
- 5.1.11 32-bit RDMA packages are installed when upgrading a system that has rdma-core installed
- 5.2 Package Conflict: PackageKit.i686 and PackageKit.x86_64
- 5.3 Uninstalling libpcap can result in the removal of a large number of libvirt packages
- 5.4 Database installation and operation fails if RemoveIPC=yes is configured for systemd
- 5.5 Automatic Bug Reporting Tool
- 5.6 File Systems Issues
- 5.7 ACPI error messages displayed on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server during boot
- 5.8 grubby fatal error during kernel upgrade when /boot is on a BTRFS subvolume
- 5.9 Hebrew LaTeX fonts
- 5.10 InfiniBand CA port generates warnings if disabled
- 5.11 Kdump fails to start when lockdown is enabled
- 5.12 KVM Issues
- 5.13 Unable to create Oracle Linux 7 LXC containers on NFS
- 5.14 Support for Oracle Linux 7 guests on Oracle VM and Xen
- 5.15 Network Issues
- 5.16 Power button defaults to ACPI Suspend mode
- 5.17 sosreport command issues warnings
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5.1 Installation and Upgrade Issues
- 6 Installation and Availability
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7 Release-Specific Information for Oracle Linux 7.9 (aarch64)
- 7.1 System Requirements and Limitations (aarch64)
- 7.2 Shipped Kernel (aarch64)
- 7.3 New Features (aarch64)
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7.4 Known Issues (aarch64)
- 7.4.1 Support Limited to Text-Mode Environments and Server Software
- 7.4.2 Installation Issues (aarch64)
- 7.4.3 btrfs-convert operation results in a file system that cannot be mounted
- 7.4.4 Manual execution of shim first-stage boot loader can fail in the UEFI shell
- 7.4.5 Kdump tools fail to create a vmcore-dmesg.txt on systems that have multiple CPUs
- 7.4.6 Segmentation fault when running bluedevil-wizard
- 7.4.7 dsktune command fails with an unsupported error message
- 7.5 Installation and Availability (aarch64)
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A Package Changes from the Upstream Release
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A.1 Changes to Binary Packages
- A.1.1 Added Binary Packages for x86_64 by Oracle
- A.1.2 Modified Binary Packages for x86_64
- A.1.3 Modified Optional Binary Packages for x86_64
- A.1.4 Removed Binary Packages for x86_64
- A.1.5 Added Binary Packages by Oracle for aarch64
- A.1.6 Modified Binary Packages
- A.1.7 Modified Optional Binary Packages for aarch64
- A.1.8 Removed Binary Packages for aarch64
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A.2 Changes to Source Packages
- A.2.1 Added Source Packages for x86_64 by Oracle
- A.2.2 Modified Source Packages for x86_64
- A.2.3 Modified Optional Source Packages for x86_64
- A.2.4 Removed Source Packages for x86_64
- A.2.5 Added Source Packages for aarch64 by Oracle
- A.2.6 Modified Source Packages for aarch64
- A.2.7 Modified Optional Source Packages for aarch64
- A.2.8 Removed Source Packages for aarch64
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A.1 Changes to Binary Packages