Issued:
2013-02-20
Updated:
2013-02-20

RHBA-2013:0412 - fcoe-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

fcoe-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

Updated fcoe-utils packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The fcoe-utils packages provide Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) utilities, such as the fcoeadm command line tool for configuring FCoE interfaces, and the fcoemon service to configure DCB Ethernet QOS filters.

The fcoe-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.0.24, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.

This update also fixes the following bug:

  • When turning off DCB on a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) initiator interface connected to a Cisco Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF), the fcoemon utility disabled the interface but the FCoE interface was re-enabled by a Netlink event before DCB was operational again. Consequently, the interface did not operate in degraded mode with LUNS present as expected and the output of the "ip l" and "fcoeadm -i" commands was contradictory. A patch has been applied to the fcoemon utility to ensure DCB is operational again before enabling the FCoE interface when a link is brought up. In addition, a patch has been applied to fcoe-utils to improve error handling and error messages related to creating and deleting of FCoE interfaces when DCB is not ready. (BZ#867117)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

  • Support for VLAN notification with VLAN ID 0 has been added. If a VLAN notification has the tag "VLAN 0", the physical port will now be activated. The VLAN interface will not be created but FCoE will be started on the physical interface itself. (BZ#826291)

All users of fcoe-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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

ProductVersionArch
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 - 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

  • fcoe-utils-1.0.24-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-debuginfo-1.0.24-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-1.0.24-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-debuginfo-1.0.24-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-debuginfo-1.0.24-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-1.0.24-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-1.0.24-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-1.0.24-2.el6.src.rpm
  • fcoe-utils-debuginfo-1.0.24-2.el6.s390x.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information