- Issued:
- 2012-11-08
- Updated:
- 2012-11-08
RHBA-2012:1439 - fence-agents bug fix update
Synopsis
fence-agents bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated fence-agents packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The fence-agents packages provide the Red Hat fence agents to handle remote power management for cluster devices. The fence-agents allow failed or unreachable nodes to be forcibly restarted and removed from the cluster.
This update fixes the following bugs:
- The speed of fencing is critical because otherwise, broken nodes have more time to corrupt data. Prior to this update, the operation of the fence_vmware_soap fencing agent was slow and could corrupt data when used on the VMWare vSphere platform with hundreds of virtual machines. This update fixes a problem with virtual machines that do not have a valid UUID, which can be created during failed P2V (Physical-to-Virtual) processes. Now, the fencing process is also much faster and it does not terminate if a virtual machines without an UUID is encountered. (BZ#872620)
All users of fence-agents 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 https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- fence-agents-debuginfo-3.1.5-17.1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- fence-agents-3.1.5-17.1.el6_3.src.rpm
- fence-agents-3.1.5-17.1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- fence-agents-3.1.5-17.1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- fence-agents-debuginfo-3.1.5-17.1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
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/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.