Updated device-mapper-multipath packages that fix several bugs and add
various enhancements are now available.
The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath
devices using the device-mapper multipath kernel module.
Bugs fixed in this update include:
* multipath now uses the directio checker instead of the readsector0
checker, to avoid hangs.
* multipath incorrectly configured Hitachi HDS SANs.
* multipath would skip lines in /etc/multipath.conf that contained
non-ascii characters.
* multipathd could lock up when all paths were down, if the root device was
multipathed and required a priority callout.
Enhancements in these updated device-mapper-multipath packages include:
* the user_friendly_names bindings file can now be specified with the
"bindings_file" option in /etc/multipath.conf.
* limit on multipathd's open file descriptors can now be increased with
the "max_fds" option in /etc/multipath.conf.
* a new path prioritizer for NetApp devices, mpath_prio_ontap, which
provides failover and failback support.
* checker functions are now able to return asynchronously, instead of
timing out.
* the dm_hw_sp hardware handler is now supported.
All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
these issues and add these enhancements.
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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) |
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| SRPMS: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.src.rpm |
a0da38253b32213e9b6459623a5d9587 |
| |
| IA-32: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.i386.rpm |
1add6bb8f75f9ab8785bc5cddcbc6be7 |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.i386.rpm |
00468436df07c672f2770ba5d6a2cdca |
| |
| IA-64: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.ia64.rpm |
5f896c6d4b7e3c788a3583d0e3d40abc |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.ia64.rpm |
68897f8384a758f27e5ba55dc108734a |
| |
| PPC: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.ppc.rpm |
ee7531c58350361eb17f87f288e75068 |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.ppc.rpm |
468b41612954500728a21536433001ab |
| |
| s390x: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.s390x.rpm |
904262268cab762f9daa02ed59120ed7 |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.s390x.rpm |
12054b7599d4f5c7157f2b4963abe3bc |
| |
| x86_64: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.x86_64.rpm |
2a284d913f24e478d6c8abcde604a174 |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.x86_64.rpm |
6b338b199ba45640a246dbd3743bef7b |
| |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) |
|
| SRPMS: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.src.rpm |
a0da38253b32213e9b6459623a5d9587 |
| |
| IA-32: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.i386.rpm |
1add6bb8f75f9ab8785bc5cddcbc6be7 |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.i386.rpm |
00468436df07c672f2770ba5d6a2cdca |
| |
| x86_64: |
| device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-17.el5.x86_64.rpm |
2a284d913f24e478d6c8abcde604a174 |
| kpartx-0.4.7-17.el5.x86_64.rpm |
6b338b199ba45640a246dbd3743bef7b |
| |
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)
|
226791 - multipath should use dm_hp_sw
249088 - device-mapper-multipath has wrong path for mpath_prio_hds_modular
355961 - [NetApp-S 5.2 bug] RHEL 5.1 root device multipathed host freezes during FCP path faults
357331 - bindings file location is problematic for certain configurations
426799 - Typo in multipath.conf.redhat
device-mapper-multipath bug fix and enhancement update