RHEA-2015:1371 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that add one enhancement are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet
Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility
programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a protocol for distributed
disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

This update adds the following enhancement:

• The Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) now supports safe logout.

Previously, an iSCSI session was allowed to log out even when an iSCSI device
was still mounted, which could cause the host to become unresponsive. This
update adds the "iscsi.safe_logout" option. With "iscsi.safe_logout" set to
"Yes" in the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file, the system blocks attempts to log out
of an iSCSI session when one or more connected iSCSI drives are mounted.
(BZ#691746)

Users of iscsi-initiator-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which add this enhancement.

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• 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 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)