Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0733 - iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

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

This updated package provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements, which are described in detail in the Technical Notes linked in the References section.

All users of iscsi-initiator-utils are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which provides these bug fixes 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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-21.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-21.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-21.el6.src.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-21.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-21.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-21.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-21.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-21.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-21.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-21.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-21.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-21.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-21.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information