Issued:
2009-01-20
Updated:
2009-01-20

RHBA-2009:0101 - rgmanager bug-fix and enhancements update

Synopsis

rgmanager bug-fix and enhancements update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated rgmanager package that fixes several bugs and adds enhancements is now available.

Description

The rgmanager package contains the Red Hat Resource Group Manager, which provides high availability for critical server applications in the event of planned or unplanned system downtime.

This updated package applies the following bug fixes:

  • HA LVM now prevents users from running with an invalid configuration.
  • HA LVM now looks in the correct location for initrd on the ia64 architecture.
  • The ip.sh script now recognizes other interfaces besides eth* to using with bonding.
  • rgmanager no longer leaks file descriptors potentially causing issues with SELinux.
  • ip.sh now properly sets the netmask if none is provided.
  • rgmanager now detects restricted failover domain crashes.
  • Mountpoints from cluster.conf which have symbolic links no longer cause errors or warnings.
  • ip.sh will now work with xen bridges on bonded interfaces
  • On a cluster node when a rgmanager resource IP is a substring of the broadcast IP, stopping or relocating the service will bring down the interface. This has been fixed.
  • IPv6 connectivity is no longer removed when removing an IPv6 address.
  • rgmanager now waits for a fence domain join before starting.
  • manpage for clusvcadm is no longer missing the description for the '-M' option.
  • The tomcat resource agent now properly handles names with spaces.
  • nfsclient.sh can now handle hostnames instead of just IP addresses in hosts.
  • The postgres-8.sh resource agent now works properly.
  • The fuser.sh script has been modified to properly accept output from the fuser command.

Also, This updated package adds the following enhancements:

  • Sybase failover agent has been added.
  • The ip.sh sleep delay can now be changed through a tunable parameter.
  • The HA LVM server will now relocate it it loses connection to the SAN.
  • Timeouts have been added on stop and start actions.
  • It is now possible to restart rgmanager without forcing a migration of all services.
  • Status checks can now be frozen on a per service basis.
  • Xen migration can now take place over networks that are not used for clustering.

Users of rgmanager are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues and adds these enhancements.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_645x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_645ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_645ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability for x86_645i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability (for RHEL Server) from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability (for RHEL Server) from RHUI5i386

Updated Packages

  • rgmanager-2.0.46-1.el5.ia64.rpm
  • rgmanager-2.0.46-1.el5.i386.rpm
  • rgmanager-2.0.46-1.el5.src.rpm
  • rgmanager-2.0.46-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
  • rgmanager-2.0.46-1.el5.ppc.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information