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Bug Fix Advisory lvm2-cluster bug-fix and enhancement update

Advisory: RHBA-2009:0100-2
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2009-01-20
Last updated on: 2009-01-20
Affected Products: RHEL Cluster-Storage (v. 5 server)

Details

An updated lvm2-cluster package that fixes several bugs and adds
enhancements is now available.

The lvm2-cluster package contains support for Logical Volume Management
(LVM) in a clustered environment.

This update ensures that the bugs fixed by the lvm2 advisory RHBA-2009:8160
are also fixed in a clustered environment.

This updated package applies the following bug fixes:

* Several bugs in the clvmd daemon that could cause the daemon to hang or
crash, have been resolved.
* Fixes uninitialized mutex in clvmd if all daemons are not running at
start up.
* Make clvmd refresh its internal state correctly when "lvm.conf" is updated.
* Make clvmd return at once if other nodes down in a gulm or openais cluster.

Also, this updated package adds the following enhancements:

* More detailed error messages. Many unnecessary error messages are now
suppressed.
* Updated man page and mention of the default "--clustered" setting in the
vgcreate man page.
* pvmove is now supported in a clustered VG if clustered mirroring support
is installed (kmod-cmirror).
* Indicate whether or not a VG is clustered in vgcreate log messages.
* clvmd now maintains local backups of VG metadata on each node.
* Decodes numbers in clvmd debugging output.
* Doesn't call openlog for every debug line output by clvmd.

Users of lvm2-cluster are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues and add these enhancements.


Solution

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

Updated packages

RHEL Cluster-Storage (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
lvm2-cluster-2.02.40-7.el5.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0986
    MD5: 24074568160f7316f37fec1e1860fba8
 
IA-32:
lvm2-cluster-2.02.40-7.el5.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0986
    MD5: 491342192b505bd0044d67ea1ca4180f
 
IA-64:
lvm2-cluster-2.02.40-7.el5.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0986
    MD5: 22f75e324b36ea14cc8282ec201ad07e
 
PPC:
lvm2-cluster-2.02.40-7.el5.ppc.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0986
    MD5: ab1de0d2a04a4643a0c5a76126d8bb75
 
x86_64:
lvm2-cluster-2.02.40-7.el5.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2011:0986
    MD5: 66311401d4696df31d9d11cb5471b443
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

439384 - clvmd - lvm commands hang and lvm commands are in 'S' state waiting on syscall connect() to finish
441564 - RHEL5 cmirror tracker: renaming a mirror during a sync causes the sync to stop
448059 - clvmd hangs when updating to RHEL5.2
456731 - pvmove looks for wrong cmirror module in rhel5
470417 - clvmd deadlocks during startup during revolver runs



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