Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0322 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2011-03-07
Updated:
2011-03-07

RHBA-2011:0322 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated device-mapper-multipath packages that fix a bug are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Extended Update Support.

Description

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath devices
by giving the dm-multipath kernel module instructions on what to do, as well as
by managing the creation and removal of partitions for Device-Mapper devices.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • The "dev_loss_tmo" and "fast_io_fail_tmo" sysfs parameters provide a way to

customize timeout values in case of a multipath device failure. Prior to this
update, the multipathd daemon was unable to set these values, which may have led
to performance issues. To prevent this, this update adds support for the
"dev_loss_tmo" and "fast_io_fail_tmo" configuration options, which allow users
to override default values for the corresponding sysfs parameters. (BZ#678991)

All users of device-mapper-multipath are advised to upgrade to these updated
packages, which resolve this issue.

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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 i386

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
ia64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 38a76afa1bd89b8114d83f3db313efca8d4dea2a8cae936b43493fd198d251b4
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 976193db3c352355c026b72f51c966a1393df332f9764efee1d9506e0e4b7308
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
ia64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 38a76afa1bd89b8114d83f3db313efca8d4dea2a8cae936b43493fd198d251b4
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 976193db3c352355c026b72f51c966a1393df332f9764efee1d9506e0e4b7308
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
ia64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 38a76afa1bd89b8114d83f3db313efca8d4dea2a8cae936b43493fd198d251b4
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 976193db3c352355c026b72f51c966a1393df332f9764efee1d9506e0e4b7308
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 612b136934c43ceef0bb46ac1c35629104a4be4c1359a2e2196c79fc62f0fbcf
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c1d12ce837ef56eba5cee5cb32e41363e2d625e0debde18de5d4a9b2638f517f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 612b136934c43ceef0bb46ac1c35629104a4be4c1359a2e2196c79fc62f0fbcf
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c1d12ce837ef56eba5cee5cb32e41363e2d625e0debde18de5d4a9b2638f517f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
ppc
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: b6c5cb8cd334a4045475b1a6ca288aaa56440ab529def039e83620271ade4c68
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: d44258843b733c074130778d747fe3839a9043ef7acb482b79b22bf022d11395

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
ppc
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: b6c5cb8cd334a4045475b1a6ca288aaa56440ab529def039e83620271ade4c68
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.ppc.rpm SHA-256: d44258843b733c074130778d747fe3839a9043ef7acb482b79b22bf022d11395

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.src.rpm SHA-256: c457a3ff78a6b2672766a1818faee406ea86dc644fc27706ba155c680f530b0d
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: a7b9230d14ff764a5e04814925e227fd2e04ca1d157986c243749e9f8925da8f
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bed124b562f598ffe256c6eb95182b4928349a5cc4d379b33cde9c6d20784c5e
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: ca988458bba61c40ba2aa07917f3facd44652337a74db404bf5ef6f476711099
kpartx-0.4.7-42.el5_6.1.i386.rpm SHA-256: 2f9d7f978355761eb82a574e66b5e83fceffb59f310a75caf5f84a9e14af31ed

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