Troubleshooting
Problem
The PowerVC-231 update on SLES 15 SP5 is failing and the powervc-opsmgr commands are also failing.
Cause
The PowerVC-231 update on SLES 15 SP5 is failing and powervc-opsmgr commands are failing because
python311-lxml that is shipped by IBM is built with higher version of libexpat1 and expat.
However, the environment [SLES15 SP5] have lover version of libexpat1 and expat that causes the following import error:
from pyexpat import *
ImportError: /usr/lib64/python3.11/lib-dynload/pyexpat.cpython-311-powerpc64le-linux-gnu.so: undefined symbol: XML_SetReparseDeferralEnabled
However, the environment [SLES15 SP5] have lover version of libexpat1 and expat that causes the following import error:
from pyexpat import *
ImportError: /usr/lib64/python3.11/lib-dynload/pyexpat.cpython-311-powerpc64le-linux-gnu.so: undefined symbol: XML_SetReparseDeferralEnabled
Resolving The Problem
As a solution for this issue, upgrade the expat version by using following command:
zypper update libexpat1 expat
zypper update libexpat1 expat
Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 June 2025
UID
ibm17238488