Additional Step to Upgrade APEX Cloud Platform Manager in 01.07.02.00

Summary: After upgrading APEX Cloud Platform Manager to 01.07.02.00, there is an additional command required to get SUSE kernel upgraded.

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Symptoms

After upgrading APEX Cloud Platform Manager to 01.07.02.00, the SUSE kernel version stays unchanged, 6.4.0-150600.23.87-which is the default.

Cause

An issue in the LCM upgrade manager code is doing a string comparison instead of an integer comparison for the kernel version, which wrongly decides the kernel upgrade is not required.

For instance, the code treats 6.4.0-150600.23.87-default as a newer kernel than 6.4.0-150600.23.115.1-default because string comparison treats '87' > '115'.

Resolution

  1. After upgrading the APEX Cloud Platform Manager, run the following commands:

    cpm:/home/mystic # nice -n 19 ionice -c 3 rpm -Uvh --nodeps --force /data/store2/tmp/am_upgrade_repository/package-pool/kernel-default-6.4.0-150600.23.115.1.x86_64.rpm 2>&1 | tee -a /var/log/lcm/am-upgrade.log

    cpm:/home/mystic # reboot 

  2. After the reboot, confirm the version:

    cpm:/home/mystic # rpm -qa | grep kernel
    kernel-default-6.4.0-150600.23.115.1.x86_64.rpm

Affected Products

APEX, APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure
Article Properties
Article Number: 000481173
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 06 Jul 2026
Version:  2
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