How to Upgrade SLES Service Pack

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=How to Upgrade the Service Pack=


 * Please start yast2 and update a mark packages.
 * Start "yast2 wagon"
 * In the "Update method" dialogue select "Custom URL".
 * A list of repositories will be displayed, where you can manually enable/disable/add/delete repositories.
 * In here, deactivate all SLE 11 GA installation sources and SLE 11 GA update repositories.
 * Add the SP1 update all source(s). This can either be the SP1 installation media or a SP1 update repository (SP1-Pool) from the GWDG.
 * Select the URL from the SP1 update source and log in with the known data on the GWDG server.
 * Klick "Ok" when finished and continue with the "Distribution Upgrade Settings" dialogue as stated above.
 * Now the upgrade process will run.
 * If the upgrade process is done, restart the server.
 * After a restart you should see in /etc/SUSE-release the new installed Version.

how to find the current version
~ > cat /etc/SuSE-release SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) VERSION = 11 PATCHLEVEL = 1