RHBA-2012:0223 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated lvm2-cluster package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

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)

This package also adds the following the following enhancements:

• This update adds the --nosync option to the lvextend command in the Clustered

Logical Volume Manager (CLVM) mirrored volume extension. (BZ#537369)

• This update allows the clvm daemon to be restarted when volumes are in use.

(BZ#638547)

All lvm2-cluster users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
fixes these bugs and adds these enhancements.

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 Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 638547 - [RFE] Allow clvmd to be restarted when volumes are in use
• BZ - 746687 - Upgrade lvm2 to 2.02.88 version

CVEs

(none)

References

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