Issued:
2011-08-11
Updated:
2011-08-11

RHBA-2011:1152 - device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Synopsis

device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated device-mapper-multipath packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath devices by giving the dm-multipath kernel module instructions on what to do, as well as by managing the creation and removal of partitions for Device-Mapper devices.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, device-mapper-multipath was looking for a CCISS device information at the incorrect location in the sysfs file system. As a consequence, it was impossible to configure multipath on CCISS devices. This bug has been fixed, device-mapper-multipath now finds the device information properly in the described scenario, and multipath can now be properly configured on CCISS devices. (BZ#728144)

All users of device-mapper-multipath are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.

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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian5ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems5s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI5i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop5i386

Updated Packages

  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.src.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.s390x.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.ppc.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.1.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information