Issued:
2014-10-13
Updated:
2014-10-13

RHBA-2014:1445 - ppc64-diag bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

ppc64-diag bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated ppc64-diag packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The ppc64-diag packages provide diagnostic tools for Linux on the 64-bit PowerPC platforms. The platform diagnostics write events reported by the firmware to the service log, provide automated responses to urgent events, and notify system administrators or connected service frameworks about the reported events.

The ppc64-diag packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.6.6, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#929278)

This update also fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, there were file conflicts between the ppc64-diag and powerpc-utils packages. As a consequence, installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux which contained recent versions of these packages failed. This update fixes the conflicts between ppc64-diag and powerpc-utils, and installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux now completes successfully. (BZ#988237)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • This update adds the LightPath Diagnostics framework to the ppc64-diag tool set. This new feature helps identify failed hardware components through LED lights and then facilitate replacement. (BZ#949612)

All users of ppc64-diag 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/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64

Updated Packages

  • ppc64-diag-2.6.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • ppc64-diag-2.6.6-2.el6.src.rpm
  • ppc64-diag-debuginfo-2.6.6-2.el6.ppc64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

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Additional information