Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:1483 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-11-28
Updated:
2011-11-28

RHBA-2011:1483 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated device-mapper-multipath packages that fix one bug are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath devices
by using the device-mapper multipath kernel module, as well as by creating and
removing partitions for Device-Mapper devices.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • The multipath priority callout programs did not work correctly with CCISS

(Compaq Command Interface for SCSI-3 Support) devices because the multipath
utility was not able to convert the "!" character in the CCISS sysfs name to the
"/" character in the CCISS device name. As a consequence, callout programs
failed to set path priorities for these devices. The underlying code has been
modified, and the multipath utility now supports the new "%c" wildcard for
callout functions, and thus ensures the correct CCISS names conversion.
(BZ#729478)

All users of device-mapper-multipath are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which fix this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm SHA-256: d7e738172786cc607b474c872f045ea3f2e5b8355039c0a501536fdc0fb1cf87
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 036fc3ded7d10064f71665e80b8b4a05ef5d2a60c70aca4af93eee4ee93b2287
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9e7a273521c95b79c97c0fe16bdc63419dad84becc89f287c2ed952503c06b43
ia64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4343627c85d7b4538df71aa4e4c0f0c05790d677a45d257efa228bd47e0a43c3
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ia64.rpm SHA-256: fd6861cd8a4d58cf67bbc3e9d2c68b8d903c1d357e0b6aea852caf676bd135ff
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6e5cf4ea7bbc2846c7e50684c6cb68fc87c7fdd4cbc4ebc9e6118e6d4ea6a2a
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce784dc16f8172a713fcee2722e24161505f94cd760be77d77f42c8d0f046d4f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm SHA-256: d7e738172786cc607b474c872f045ea3f2e5b8355039c0a501536fdc0fb1cf87
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 036fc3ded7d10064f71665e80b8b4a05ef5d2a60c70aca4af93eee4ee93b2287
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9e7a273521c95b79c97c0fe16bdc63419dad84becc89f287c2ed952503c06b43
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6e5cf4ea7bbc2846c7e50684c6cb68fc87c7fdd4cbc4ebc9e6118e6d4ea6a2a
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce784dc16f8172a713fcee2722e24161505f94cd760be77d77f42c8d0f046d4f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm SHA-256: d7e738172786cc607b474c872f045ea3f2e5b8355039c0a501536fdc0fb1cf87
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 036fc3ded7d10064f71665e80b8b4a05ef5d2a60c70aca4af93eee4ee93b2287
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9e7a273521c95b79c97c0fe16bdc63419dad84becc89f287c2ed952503c06b43
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6e5cf4ea7bbc2846c7e50684c6cb68fc87c7fdd4cbc4ebc9e6118e6d4ea6a2a
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce784dc16f8172a713fcee2722e24161505f94cd760be77d77f42c8d0f046d4f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm SHA-256: d7e738172786cc607b474c872f045ea3f2e5b8355039c0a501536fdc0fb1cf87
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 6bac1d4563eb3d35ab0ad11893abb7c908e9a8584293864971fa20bb72f1e87d
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 4f8b15c492f9e0abb8e5faabf0adb2dc1f4768a537ce89181547b705632a257c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm SHA-256: d7e738172786cc607b474c872f045ea3f2e5b8355039c0a501536fdc0fb1cf87
ppc
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ppc.rpm SHA-256: b414f71781834b20a4cb9f30439beb8077f87834241f7803265ecf559f8c658d
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7ac004b59cc898f6f3792e6548afdbddaa1e6cd3547c3131d9c5d21c9342c807

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm SHA-256: d7e738172786cc607b474c872f045ea3f2e5b8355039c0a501536fdc0fb1cf87
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 036fc3ded7d10064f71665e80b8b4a05ef5d2a60c70aca4af93eee4ee93b2287
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9e7a273521c95b79c97c0fe16bdc63419dad84becc89f287c2ed952503c06b43
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: a6e5cf4ea7bbc2846c7e50684c6cb68fc87c7fdd4cbc4ebc9e6118e6d4ea6a2a
kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce784dc16f8172a713fcee2722e24161505f94cd760be77d77f42c8d0f046d4f

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