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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2012:0957 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2012-06-20
Updated:
2012-06-20

RHBA-2012:0957 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iscsi-initiator-utils package provides the server daemon for the iSCSI
protocol, as well as utilities used to manage the daemon. iSCSI is a protocol
for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol
networks.

The iscsiuio tool has been upgraded to upstream version 0.7.2.1, which provides
a number of bug fixes and one enhancement over the previous version. (BZ#740054)

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • The iscsistart utility used hard-coded values as its settings. Consequently,

it could take several minutes before change failure detection and path failover
when using dm-multipath took place. With this update, the iscsistart utility has
been modified to process settings provided on the command line. (BZ#738192)

  • The iSCSI README file incorrectly listed the --info option as the option to

display iscsiadm iSCSI information. The README has been corrected and it now
states correctly that you need to use the "-P 1" argument to obtain such
information. (BZ#739049)

  • The iSCSI discovery process via a TOE (TCP Offload Engine) interface failed if

the "iscsiadm -m iface" command had not been executed. This happened because the
"iscsiadm -m" discovery command did not check interface settings. With this
update, the iscsiadm tool creates the default ifaces settings when first used
and the problem no longer occurs. (BZ#739843)

  • If the port number was passed with a non-fully-qualified hostname to the

iscsiadm tool, the tool created records with the port being part of the
hostname. Consequently, the login or discovery operation failed because iscsiadm
was not able to find the record. With this update, the iscsiadm portal parser
has been modified to separate the port from the hostname. As a result, the port
is parsed and processed correctly. (BZ#796574)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • The iscsidm tool has been updated to support the ping command using QLogic's

iSCSI offload cards and to manage the CHAP (Challenge-Handshake Authentication
Protocol) entries on the host. (BZ#790609)

All users of iscsi-initiator-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which fix these bugs and add 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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 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 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 (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 739843 - iscsiadm discovery cannot get correct iface information at first run
  • BZ - 796574 - iscsiadm does not support hostname with port

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
x86_64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: da4f5eb3d3f11340031e9a67525d76193469f65386bfa94532bd7a5e1bde5676
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1f478103ff95e488e02cf3b71c07c4ae4b7cf04842f2d94252c9406c3b4870e6
i386
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f1f7d653847c00a51a55f53418c79438556a4227c8c54fe9df989c62b2a95a09
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 676abfd84fe550330c26cdb3273c0622f784e400fd142b8a9672717935250498

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
x86_64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: da4f5eb3d3f11340031e9a67525d76193469f65386bfa94532bd7a5e1bde5676
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1f478103ff95e488e02cf3b71c07c4ae4b7cf04842f2d94252c9406c3b4870e6
i386
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f1f7d653847c00a51a55f53418c79438556a4227c8c54fe9df989c62b2a95a09
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 676abfd84fe550330c26cdb3273c0622f784e400fd142b8a9672717935250498

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
x86_64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: da4f5eb3d3f11340031e9a67525d76193469f65386bfa94532bd7a5e1bde5676
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1f478103ff95e488e02cf3b71c07c4ae4b7cf04842f2d94252c9406c3b4870e6
i386
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f1f7d653847c00a51a55f53418c79438556a4227c8c54fe9df989c62b2a95a09
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 676abfd84fe550330c26cdb3273c0622f784e400fd142b8a9672717935250498

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
x86_64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: da4f5eb3d3f11340031e9a67525d76193469f65386bfa94532bd7a5e1bde5676
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1f478103ff95e488e02cf3b71c07c4ae4b7cf04842f2d94252c9406c3b4870e6
i386
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f1f7d653847c00a51a55f53418c79438556a4227c8c54fe9df989c62b2a95a09
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 676abfd84fe550330c26cdb3273c0622f784e400fd142b8a9672717935250498

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
s390x
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c1b8fdb5a22905a40c7947dae044ce2f46ee0e1cb44ee49ded58b584d7409efe
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5233e8cf44b1fc800dce5a93bb87e92d210594f834ec9f54499d6921e1506d99
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5233e8cf44b1fc800dce5a93bb87e92d210594f834ec9f54499d6921e1506d99
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ddd635b69c78d17c7f740e12390f8f91f298d31855c9a54a3f1a6c2888975db3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
ppc64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 39c797cbc4c4d9e8657c2d9fac63ac3fa0d694b485ab8178aab16b4e6c305509
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 656032fafac4221ea8044fa3e0afb4f11733725cd039f71c8397f259347d7b88
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 656032fafac4221ea8044fa3e0afb4f11733725cd039f71c8397f259347d7b88
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 0fc56f0d8f8cd5dbfc811cab8706a7417643278a34491588973b50e3f558607f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
x86_64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: da4f5eb3d3f11340031e9a67525d76193469f65386bfa94532bd7a5e1bde5676
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1f478103ff95e488e02cf3b71c07c4ae4b7cf04842f2d94252c9406c3b4870e6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
x86_64
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: da4f5eb3d3f11340031e9a67525d76193469f65386bfa94532bd7a5e1bde5676
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: c1d1a631a935ed19643bcc9da78830b1982c8565350073bfeacff0d39ee9ce82
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1f478103ff95e488e02cf3b71c07c4ae4b7cf04842f2d94252c9406c3b4870e6
i386
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: f1f7d653847c00a51a55f53418c79438556a4227c8c54fe9df989c62b2a95a09
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 9fb58502429a94c73b931be9130a549129464be3e0ebc74f7d828d2194620358
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 676abfd84fe550330c26cdb3273c0622f784e400fd142b8a9672717935250498

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 336b89bb6f0d4f2b21c6ec10ea7574416a7f0b6391b6e09a166c433fa599add5
s390x
iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c1b8fdb5a22905a40c7947dae044ce2f46ee0e1cb44ee49ded58b584d7409efe
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5233e8cf44b1fc800dce5a93bb87e92d210594f834ec9f54499d6921e1506d99
iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 5233e8cf44b1fc800dce5a93bb87e92d210594f834ec9f54499d6921e1506d99
iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-41.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: ddd635b69c78d17c7f740e12390f8f91f298d31855c9a54a3f1a6c2888975db3

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