- Issued:
- 2012-02-02
- Updated:
- 2012-02-02
RHEA-2012:0090 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
kexec-tools enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated kexec-tools package that adds one enhancement is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The kexec-tools package contains the /sbin/kexec binary and utilities that
together form the user-space component of the kernel's kexec feature. The
/sbin/kexec binary facilitates a new kernel to boot using the kernel's kexec
feature either on a normal or a panic reboot. The kexec fastboot mechanism
allows booting a Linux kernel from the context of an already running kernel.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- Kdump on Xen HVM guests is now enabled in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7 as a
Technology Preview. Performing a local dump to an emulated (IDE) disk using an
Intel 64 Hypervisor with an Intel CPU is the only supported implementation. Note
that the dump target must be specified in the /etc/kdump.conf file. (BZ#772164)
All users of kexec-tools are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
adds this enhancement.
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 Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- 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
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.src.rpm | SHA-256: b6fbe9426564acc4b1c757b3566f27e0d48baceed7a56937ddecb1c1d87889a2 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d6f9351b7b6a6090d6cf923bc3da5d8c134ec38445e205dc6f389ae610e00181 |
ia64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 5fb303daa9d731bde513e2df863aaedc05153477f461018a6bcff8a6231a56c4 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a0627d00f09463ca1f0a24f1adbc9188cdc17441a0d2180a4bfa98d5321b7588 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.src.rpm | SHA-256: b6fbe9426564acc4b1c757b3566f27e0d48baceed7a56937ddecb1c1d87889a2 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d6f9351b7b6a6090d6cf923bc3da5d8c134ec38445e205dc6f389ae610e00181 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a0627d00f09463ca1f0a24f1adbc9188cdc17441a0d2180a4bfa98d5321b7588 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.src.rpm | SHA-256: b6fbe9426564acc4b1c757b3566f27e0d48baceed7a56937ddecb1c1d87889a2 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d6f9351b7b6a6090d6cf923bc3da5d8c134ec38445e205dc6f389ae610e00181 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a0627d00f09463ca1f0a24f1adbc9188cdc17441a0d2180a4bfa98d5321b7588 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.src.rpm | SHA-256: b6fbe9426564acc4b1c757b3566f27e0d48baceed7a56937ddecb1c1d87889a2 |
s390x | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 8ad366493b8e77805f025b440b902212da1d0f2b641a01c365da2ecaf0edf034 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.src.rpm | SHA-256: b6fbe9426564acc4b1c757b3566f27e0d48baceed7a56937ddecb1c1d87889a2 |
ppc | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: e4d06a987ba51826343ab690d119416c616b256e6b55f6cc559d61380328eb32 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.src.rpm | SHA-256: b6fbe9426564acc4b1c757b3566f27e0d48baceed7a56937ddecb1c1d87889a2 |
x86_64 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d6f9351b7b6a6090d6cf923bc3da5d8c134ec38445e205dc6f389ae610e00181 |
i386 | |
kexec-tools-1.102pre-126.el5_7.7.i386.rpm | SHA-256: a0627d00f09463ca1f0a24f1adbc9188cdc17441a0d2180a4bfa98d5321b7588 |
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