Issued:
2011-11-28
Updated:
2011-11-28

RHBA-2011:1483 - device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Synopsis

device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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 using the device-mapper multipath kernel module, as well as by creating and removing partitions for Device-Mapper devices.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • The multipath priority callout programs did not work correctly with CCISS (Compaq Command Interface for SCSI-3 Support) devices because the multipath utility was not able to convert the "!" character in the CCISS sysfs name to the "/" character in the CCISS device name. As a consequence, callout programs failed to set path priorities for these devices. The underlying code has been modified, and the multipath utility now supports the new "%c" wildcard for callout functions, and thus ensures the correct CCISS names conversion. (BZ#729478)

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

  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.s390x.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.src.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ppc.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ia64.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.x86_64.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ia64.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.i386.rpm
  • kpartx-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.ppc.rpm
  • device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-46.el5_7.2.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

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References

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Additional information