RHEA-2014:1839 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

New kmod-hpsa packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The kmod-hpsa packages provide kernel modules for controlling HP Smart Array
Controllers.

This enhancement update adds the kmod-hpsa packages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 as part of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Driver Update Program (DUP).
(BZ#1158312)

Within this update, temporary drivers for the following hardware have been
provided beyond what was delivered in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0:

HP Smart Array controllers for generation 9 servers:
Smart Array P244br 0x21BD103C
Smart Array P741m 0x21BE103C
Smart HBA H240ar 0x21BF103C
Smart Array P440ar 0x21C0103C
Smart Array P440 0x21C2103C
Smart Array P441 0x21C3103C
Smart Array P841 0x21C5103C
Smart HBA H244br 0x21C6103C
Smart HBA H240 0x21C7103C
Smart HBA H241 0x21C8103C
Smart Array P246br 0x21CA103C
Smart Array P840 0x21CB103C
Smart Array P542t 0x21CC103C
Smart Array P240tr 0x21CD103C
Smart HBA H240tr 0x21CE103C

Only users requiring temporary driver support for the specific hardware noted
above should install these packages. Unless a system includes the exact hardware
explicitly supported by the kmod-hpsa packages, these packages must not be
installed.

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/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 x86_64

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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