Is it safe to install rhel7u4-tagged packages from SPP/FWPP-Repo on RHEL 7.3 systems?

[mschlossarek]

We have some systems with fixed RHEL minor releases (via Red Hat EUS channels) like RHEL 7.3 EUS.

We are using the official HP repositories to update our HP packages and firmwares (e. g. http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/spp/rhel/7.3Server/x86_64/current for a RHEL 7.3 EUS system).

In this repository we find packages with a "rhel7u4" (or "rhel7u1" or "rhel7u2") tag, e.g.:

• kmod-hpsa-3.4.18-105.rhel7u0.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.18-105.rhel7u1.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.18-105.rhel7u2.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.18-105.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.20-100.rhel7u2.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.20-100.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.20-113.rhel7u3.x86_64.rpm
• kmod-hpsa-3.4.20-113.rhel7u4.x86_64.rpm

Does this tag mean that these packages are only for RHEL 7.4 (or 7.0-7.2) or is it safe (and supported) to install them on a RHEL 7.3 system?

[FabioC1]

Hi, is safe

But the last version recommended is 

Type: Driver - Storage Controller Version: 3.4.18-105(21 Apr 2017)

* RECOMMENDED * HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controller (AMD64/EM64T) Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (AMD64/EM64T)

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_181d78d4e3d34e4895d814021f#tab5

Upgrade Requirement:
Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience.

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• In rare cases, the OS would offline drives.

[mschlossarek]

Hi, 

Thanks for your answer. The mentioned driver was just a example. There are many other packages with these tags. Does this behavior also apply to the other packages?