File sle_hpc-is-sles.patch of Package python-azure-agent.17955

diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/common/osutil/factory.py b/azurelinuxagent/common/osutil/factory.py
index 69f84300..1b2ffaaf 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/common/osutil/factory.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/common/osutil/factory.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def _get_osutil(distro_name, distro_code_name, distro_version, distro_full_name)
     if distro_name == "coreos" or distro_code_name == "coreos":
         return CoreOSUtil()
 
-    if distro_name in ("suse", "sles", "opensuse"):
+    if distro_name in ("suse", "sle_hpc", "sles", "opensuse"):
         if distro_full_name == 'SUSE Linux Enterprise Server' \
                 and Version(distro_version) < Version('12') \
                 or distro_full_name == 'openSUSE' and Version(distro_version) < Version('13.2'):
diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/imds.py b/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/imds.py
index a4600ad8..0e7b3052 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/imds.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/common/protocol/imds.py
@@ -112,28 +112,45 @@ ENDORSED_IMAGE_INFO_MATCHER_JSON = """{
         "SLES-BYOS": {
             "List": [
                 "11-SP4",
-                "11-SP5",
-                "11-SP6",
+                 "12",
                 "12-SP1",
                 "12-SP2",
                 "12-SP3",
                 "12-SP4",
                 "12-SP5",
-                "12-SP6"
+                "15",
+                "15-SP1",
+                "15-SP2",
+                "15-SP3",
+                "15-SP4",
+                "15-SP5"
             ]
         },
         "SLES-SAP": {
             "List": [
                 "11-SP4",
-                "11-SP5",
-                "11-SP6",
+                "12",
                 "12-SP1",
                 "12-SP2",
                 "12-SP3",
                 "12-SP4",
                 "12-SP5",
-                "12-SP6"
+                "15",
+                "15-SP1",
+                "15-SP2",
+                "15-SP3",
+                "15-SP4",
+                "15-SP5"
             ]
+        },
+        "SLE-HPC": {
+           "List": [
+               "15-SP1",
+               "15-SP2",
+                "15-SP3",
+                "15-SP4",
+                "15-SP5"
+           ]
         }
     }
 }"""
diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/factory.py b/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/factory.py
index 2de176fa..f0f51897 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/factory.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/factory.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ def get_rdma_handler(
     """Return the handler object for RDMA driver handling"""
     if (
             (distro_full_name == 'SUSE Linux Enterprise Server' or
-             distro_full_name == 'SLES') and
+             distro_full_name == 'SLES' or
+             distro_full_name == 'SLE_HPC') and
             Version(distro_version) > Version('11')
     ):
         return SUSERDMAHandler()
diff --git a/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/suse.py b/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/suse.py
index b4582581..4bf2147a 100644
--- a/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/suse.py
+++ b/azurelinuxagent/pa/rdma/suse.py
@@ -20,14 +20,23 @@
 import glob
 import azurelinuxagent.common.logger as logger
 import azurelinuxagent.common.utils.shellutil as shellutil
+
 from azurelinuxagent.common.rdma import RDMAHandler
+from azurelinuxagent.common.version import DISTRO_VERSION
 
+from distutils.version import LooseVersion as Version
 
 class SUSERDMAHandler(RDMAHandler):
 
     def install_driver(self):
         """Install the appropriate driver package for the RDMA firmware"""
 
+        if Version(DISTRO_VERSION) >= Version('15'):
+            msg = 'SLE 15 and later only supports PCI pass through, no '
+            msg += 'special driver needed for IB interface'
+            logger.info(msg)
+            return True
+        
         fw_version = self.get_rdma_version()
         if not fw_version:
             error_msg = 'RDMA: Could not determine firmware version. '