- Issued:
- 2009-09-02
- Updated:
- 2009-09-02
RHBA-2009:1394 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
lvm2-cluster bug-fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated lvm2-cluster packages that fix several bugs and add enhancements
are now available.
Description
The lvm2-cluster packages contain support for Logical Volume Management
(LVM) in a clustered environment.
This update ensures that the bugs fixed by the lvm2 advisory are also fixed
in a clustered environment.
This update applies the following bug fixes:
- Fixes partial activation support in clustered mode.
- Flushes memory pool and fixes locking in clvmd refresh and backup command.
- Destroys toolcontext on exit in clvmd (fixes memory pool leaks).
- Fixes remote metadata backup for clvmd.
- Fixes startup race in clvmd.
This update adds the following enhancements:
- Introduces CLVMD_CMD_LOCK_QUERY command for clvmd.
- Allows clvmd to start up if its lockspace already exists.
- Blocks SIGTERM & SIGINT in clvmd subthreads.
Users of lvm2-cluster are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which resolve 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/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 445022 - lvremove briefly activates (mirror) volumes, only to deactivate them again before removing
- BZ - 480145 - clvmd should not be linked to readline & ncurses libs
- BZ - 488219 - Increasing clvmd memory consumption during vgscan
- BZ - 488728 - Backup of lvm metadata on remote nodes doesn't work
- BZ - 505141 - lvconvert --repair breaks because partial mode activation is broken on cluster
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b456a4c2d654d5de2c6c4f216312872f9a5bcaec18671471bfda8d2d65bfab69 |
x86_64 | |
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 6a89a5fd910dfe34c20bcabce38cd0e234382af03a8b17467e3c1f132bf94f33 |
ppc | |
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 7bad2fe23fbc9000b5920c0a49c7694b05b516561c461f91bf53e8bece46b332 |
ia64 | |
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: c81b59c5629d819c53db40ead7f97b211f25f2d6ffca8712d6786b7efcab0573 |
i386 | |
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9e6b69433c52f1488a43224c0b964a377341346c16763029343dc09dae819b70 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: b456a4c2d654d5de2c6c4f216312872f9a5bcaec18671471bfda8d2d65bfab69 |
x86_64 | |
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 6a89a5fd910dfe34c20bcabce38cd0e234382af03a8b17467e3c1f132bf94f33 |
i386 | |
lvm2-cluster-2.02.46-8.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 9e6b69433c52f1488a43224c0b964a377341346c16763029343dc09dae819b70 |
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