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

RHBA-2013:0438 - iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

iscsi-initiator-utils bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

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

Description

The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide 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 (IP) networks.

  • The iSCSI user-space driver, iscsiuio, has been upgraded to upstream version 0.7.6.1, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. In particular, VLAN and routing support. (BZ#826300)

This update fixes the following bugs:

  • The "iscsiadm --version" command was missing the main version number, the leading "6.". This update corrects the version number value and "iscsiadm --version" now shows the main version number correctly. (BZ#811428)

  • For some bnx2i cards, the network interface must be active for the iSCSI interface to report a valid MAC address. This sometimes lead to a failure to connect to an iSCSI target and consequently, iSCSI root setups failing to boot. This update changes iscsistart to put the network interface associated with the iSCSI context into an active state. As a result, iSCSI boot with bnx2i cards now works correctly. (BZ#854776)

  • Due to a regression in the iscsiuio 0.7.4.3 update, iSCSI discovery and login failed on certain hardware. This has been corrected as part of the iscsiuio 0.7.6.1 update. As a result, iSCSI is functional again. (BZ#868305)

All users of iscsi-initiator-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 Scientific Computing6x86_64
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 - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
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

  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.el6.src.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-2.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-2.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information