RHBA-2012:1348 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated cman packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5.

Description

The Cluster Manager (cman) utility provides user-level services for managing a
Linux cluster.

This update fixes the following bug:

• The speed of fencing is critical because otherwise, broken nodes have more

time to corrupt data. Previously, the operation of the fence_vmware_soap fencing
agent was slow when used on the VMWare vSphere platform with hundreds of virtual
machines. This update fixes a problem with virtual machines that do not have a
valid UUID, which can be created during failed P2V (Physical-to-Virtual)
processes. Now, the fencing process is also much faster and it does not
terminate if a virtual machines without an UUID is encountered. (BZ#861392)

All users of cman 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 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

CVEs

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References

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