RHBA-2005:180 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated raidtools package that fixes a RAID array bug is now available.

Description

The raidtools package includes the tools needed to set up and maintain a
software RAID device (using two or more disk drives in combination for
fault tolerance and improved performance) on a Linux system. It only works
with Linux 2.2 kernels and later, or with a 2.0 kernel specifically patched
with newer RAID support.

When a member of a software RAID array fails, the array is left in a
degraded but operational state. If a defunct member was the first disk in
the array, raidtools failed to restart the array in degraded mode if the
system was rebooted.

Users of raidtools should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves
this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 141091 - [PATCH] disk ordering fails raidstart

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)