RHBA-2016:1226 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated OpenStack Compute packages that resolve various issues are now
available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) for RHEL 7.

Description

Red Hat OpenStack Platform provides the facilities for building a private
or public infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud running on commonly
available physical hardware. This advisory includes packages for:

• OpenStack Compute service

OpenStack Compute (nova) launches and schedules large networks of virtual
machines, creating a redundant and scalable cloud computing platform.
Compute provides the software, control panels, and APIs required to
orchestrate a cloud, including running virtual machine instances and
controlling access through users and projects.

Solution

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

Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 runs on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2.

The Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 Release Notes contain the following:

• An explanation of the way in which the provided components interact to form a working cloud computing environment.
• Technology Previews, Recommended Practices, and Known Issues.
• The channels required for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8, including which channels need to be enabled and disabled.

The Release Notes are available at:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en/red-hat-openstack-platform/version-8/release-notes/

This update is available through 'yum update' on systems registered through Red Hat Subscription Manager. For more information about Red Hat Subscription Manager, see:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Subscription_Management/1/html/RHSM/index.html

Affected Products

• Red Hat OpenStack 8 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 1316147 - image-create does not respect the force_raw_images setting
• BZ - 1329018 - Request for Backport to use Port Group and Key in binding details in vmwareapi
• BZ - 1331418 - backport to kilo: nova should not add default security group to quantum unless api-request had it
• BZ - 1333132 - Instance metadata is lost after evacuate is executed [OSP 8]

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal