RHBA-2011:1722 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated iscsi-initiator-utils package that fixes one bug and adds various
enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iscsi package provides the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer
System Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to
manage it. iSCSI is a protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands
sent over Internet Protocol networks.

This update fixes the following bug:

• The iscsiadm utility displayed the discovery2 mode in the help output but did

not accept the mode as a valid one. This entry has been replaced with the valid
discoverydb mode entry as displayed in the ISCSIADM(8) manual page. (BZ#715434)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

• The brcm_iscsiuio daemon did not rotate its log file, /var/log/brcm-iscsi.log.

As a consequence, the log file may have filled up the available disk space. The
brcm_iscsiuio daemon now supports log rotation, which fixes the problem.
(BZ#602959)

• The brcm_iscsiuio daemon has been updated to provide enhanced support for IPv6

(Internet Protocol version 6), VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), and Broadcom
iSCSI Offload Engine Technology. The daemon has been renamed to iscsiuio with
this update. (BZ#696808)

• The bnx2i driver can now be used for install or boot. To install or boot to

targets using this driver, turn on the HBA (Host Bus Adapter) mode in the card's
BIOS boot setup screen. (BZ#749051)

In addition, the iSCSI tools can now set up networking and manage sessions for
QLogic iSCSI adapters that use the qla4xxx driver. For more information, see
section 5.1.2 of the README file which is located in the
/usr/share/doc/iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872 directory.

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated iscsi-initiator-utils package,
which fixes this bug and adds these enhancements.

Solution

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

This update is available via 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 715434 - iscsiadm command line help lists discovery2 mode instead of discoverydb
• BZ - 732912 - [REGRESSION] After incorrect login for CHAP authentication message 'Successfully loged in' is showed.

CVEs

(none)

References

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