After updating to cobbler 3.3.3-150400.5.30.1 EFI PXE boot is empty

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Environment

SUSE Manager 4.3.7
cobbler-3.3.3-150400.5.30.1

Situation

After updating to cobbler 3.3.3-150400.5.30.1 EFI enabled PXE boot clients receive an empty menu. Checking /srv/tftpboot/grub/x86_64_menu_items.cfg shows no content, rebuilding a distribution does not repopulate the entries.

Resolution

Please open a request with SUSE Technical Support to receive a Program Temporary Fix (PTF).

Cause

A problem with the architecture filter code that is responsible for creating the menus.

Status

Reported to Engineering

Additional Information

Workaround:
Downgrade to cobbler-3.3.3-150400.5.25.3, restart the service and update any distribution inside the SUSE Manager WebUI to populate the /srv/tftpboot/grub/x86_64_menu_items.cfg again.

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