Recommended update for multipath-tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for multipath-tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:1201-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1055949 #1056526 #1057820 #1060616 #1066376 #1066893 #1069037 #1073319 #1073622 #1074013 #1075539 #1076828 #1086237 #1088801
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
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    An update that has 14 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

    - Multiple fixes for NVMe:
    * libmultipath: hwtable: Change default dm-multipath
    path_grouping_policy for FC-NVMe from 'failover' to 'multibus'.
    (bsc#1073319)
    * libmultipath: Increase path product_id/rev field size for NVMe.
    (bsc#1073319)
    * libmultipath: hwtable: no_path_retry="queue" for NetApp NVMe.
    (bsc#1073319)
    * hwtable: Set 'none' as default checker for NVMe. (bsc#1057820)
    * libmultipath/discovery: Modify NVMe path states. (bsc#1057820)
    * discovery: Sanitize NVMe discovery. (bsc#1057820)
    * libmultipath: Avoid error messages when detecting NVMe devices.
    (bsc#1057820)
    * multipath.rules: Handle NVMe devices correctly. (bsc#1076828)
    * Add 'none' checker. (bsc#1057820)
    - libmultipath: Make sure the partition_delimiter configuration option is
    respected. (bsc#1056526)
    - kpartx: Fix the creation of a wrong symlink after setting multipath
    alias for root device. (bsc#1073622)
    - libmultipath: Prefer RDAC checker with detect_checker. (bsc#1055949)
    - libmultipath/propsel: Select ALUA prioritizer for RDAC arrays only.
    (bsc#1075539)
    - kpartx.rules: Fix by-id/scsi-* for user_friendly_names. (bsc#1066893)
    - kpartx-compat.rules: Re-add the "scsi-mpatha" links for compatibility.
    (bsc#1086237)
    - libmultipath: Fix unit to seconds in log message for checker timeout.
    (bsc#1069037)
    - libmultipath: Fix return code of sysfs_getss_timeout. (bsc#1069037)
    - multipathd.service: Set TasksMax=infinity. (bsc#1060616)
    - multipath-tools.spec: Add *.so symlinks to the devel package.
    (bsc#1066376)
    - test-kpartx: Add test for mapping without UUID. (bsc#1074013)
    - multipath-tools: Update the licenses in the package and create a
    LICENSES directory with the text of all used licenses. (bsc#1088801)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-838=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-838=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-838=1

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-devel-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • kpartx-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):
      • kpartx-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1

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