- Issued:
- 2004-06-25
- Updated:
- 2004-06-25
RHBA-2004:254 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated redhat-config-cluster package fixes various bugs and adds GFS support
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated Red Hat Cluster Manager (redhat-config-cluster) package that
fixes various bugs, and adds GFS support, is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3.
Description
Red Hat Cluster Manager provides high availability of critical server
applications in the event of planned or unplanned system downtime.
Bugs in Red Hat Cluster Manager have been discovered and addressed since
the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, including:
- Fixed an exception when changing properties on the cluster daemon for
clusters of three nodes or more.
- Fixed IP_Utils class to handle 64-bit architectures.
In addition to bug fixes listed, new application support has been added for
customers who wish to use GFS with Red Hat Clumanager. This application
(redhat-config-gfscluster) provides a graphical user interface for
configuring a GFS instance in conjunction with a deployed Red Hat Cluster,
creating the necessary GFS config files.
Note: In order to take advantage of the GFS configuration utility, GFS
packages must be installed on the machine.
Users of Red Hat Cluster Manager are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which resolve these issues.
Performing a Cluster Upgrade
This erratum can be upgraded in a "rolling" fashion. That is, it is
possible to upgrade the cluster software without taking the cluster
offline. These fixes are in the UI code, which will not affect a
running cluster.
Steps (with all cluster members running):
(1) Run 'rpm -Uvh [filename]' on all cluster members.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains
the desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_64 3 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 120085 - [PATCH] Problems with shutil on x86_64
- BZ - 125665 - Traceback when modifying cluster daemon properties with more than 2 nodes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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