# SP3

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/sp3/24175>\
**Category:** SLES Updates\
**Created:** [July 19, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sp3/24175 "2013-07-19T20:19:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sp3/24175/1 "2013-07-19T20:19:56Z")

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Is there any way to install the oes update that ‘blocks’ auto updating  
to sles11sp3 on a box that does not have oes on it?

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Stevo

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**Author:** ![smflood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/smflood/32/10576_2.png) [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sp3/24175/2 "2013-07-20T01:47:39Z")

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“Stevo” wrote:  
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> Is there any way to install the oes update that ‘blocks’ auto updating  
> to sles11sp3 on a box that does not have oes on it?[/color]

Since SLES11 installs a sles-release package I don’t see why you couldn’t  
grab the blocking one for OES11 SP1 and install/update that.

However I’m wondering why you want to do this if the server isn’t running  
OES11. Are you wanting to install this on a (plain) SLES11 SP2 server to  
stop it being updated to SLES11 SP3? I’m not sure it would be supported  
though and then there’s the question of undoing it (when you eventually  
want to do the update).

## HTH.

Simon  
SUSE Knowledge Partner

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sp3/24175/3 "2013-07-22T17:14:04Z")

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Simon Flood sounds like they ‘said’:  
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> Since SLES11 installs a sles-release package I don’t see why you  
> couldn’t grab the blocking one for OES11 SP1 and install/update that.[/color]

I tried downloading & installing it, said the update was already  
installed, yet the sp3 update tool still shows up.

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> However I’m wondering why you want to do this if the server isn’t  
> running OES11. Are you wanting to install this on a (plain) SLES11  
> SP2 server to stop it being updated to SLES11 SP3? I’m not sure it  
> would be supported though and then there’s the question of undoing it  
> (when you eventually want to do the update).
> 
> HTH.[/color]

This is my SMT box. I just brought it to sles11sp2 only a month or so  
ago, just didn’t want to update it yet. When it comes time, I’ll  
probably just use the sles11sp3 media and do an offline update anyway.

–  
Stevo