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4.102. lvm2-cluster

An updated lvm2-cluster package that fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The lvm2-cluster package provides support for Logical Volume Management (LVM) in a clustered environment.
The lvm2-cluster package has been upgraded to upstream version 2.02.88, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. The full list of changes is detailed in the WHATS_NEW file located in the /usr/share/doc/lvm2-[version]/ directory. This updated lvm2-cluster package ensures that the bug fixes provided with the lvm2 advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are also fixed in a clustered environment. (BZ#746687)

Enhancements

BZ#537369
This update adds the --nosync option to the lvextend command in the Clustered Logical Volume Manager (CLVM) mirrored volume extension.
BZ#638547
This update allows the clvm daemon to be restarted when volumes are in use.
All lvm2-cluster users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs and adds these enhancements.