Issued:

2011-12-06

Updated:

2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1722 - iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated iscsi-initiator-utils package that fixes one bug and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

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 update fixes the following bug:

• The iscsiadm utility displayed the discovery2 mode in the help output but did not accept the mode as a valid one. This entry has been replaced with the valid discoverydb mode entry as displayed in the ISCSIADM(8) manual page. (BZ#715434)

This update also adds the following enhancements:

• The brcm_iscsiuio daemon did not rotate its log file, /var/log/brcm-iscsi.log. As a consequence, the log file may have filled up the available disk space. The brcm_iscsiuio daemon now supports log rotation, which fixes the problem. (BZ#602959)

• The brcm_iscsiuio daemon has been updated to provide enhanced support for IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network), and Broadcom iSCSI Offload Engine Technology. The daemon has been renamed to iscsiuio with this update. (BZ#696808)

• The bnx2i driver can now be used for install or boot. To install or boot to targets using this driver, turn on the HBA (Host Bus Adapter) mode in the card's BIOS boot setup screen. (BZ#749051)

In addition, the iSCSI tools can now set up networking and manage sessions for QLogic iSCSI adapters that use the qla4xxx driver. For more information, see section 5.1.2 of the README file which is located in the /usr/share/doc/iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872 directory.

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated iscsi-initiator-utils package, which fixes this bug 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

Updated Packages

• iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-34.el6.src.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-34.el6.ppc64.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-34.el6.ppc64.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-34.el6.s390x.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-34.el6.x86_64.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-34.el6.ppc64.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-34.el6.i686.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-34.el6.s390x.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-34.el6.s390x.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.872-34.el6.i686.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-34.el6.i686.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.872-34.el6.x86_64.rpm
• iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.872-34.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 715434
• This content is not included.BZ - 732912

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
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