Recommended update for multipath-tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for multipath-tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1198-1
Rating: low
References: #719449 #735174 #735414 #738340 #738865 #743469 #743692 #744271 #746396 #747587 #747891 #747905 #749584 #749631 #749921 #760148 #763632 #767802
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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    An update that has 18 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update to multipath-tools resolves the
    following issues:

    * Backport fast_io_fail definitions from upstream
    (bnc#749631, bnc#747891)
    * Do not try to set timeout on non-SCSI devices
    (bnc#747891)
    * Clarify messages when updating dev_loss_tmo
    * Document new path_selectors (bnc#735174)
    * Fix prio merging of prioritizers with different args
    (bnc#760148)
    * Add definitions for HP P6300 (bnc#763632)
    * Increase parameter buffer (bnc#767802)
    * Update NetApp device parameter
    * Check port state before updating timeouts (bnc#749631)
    * Fix typo in mp_prio_handler (bnc#760148)
    * Remove duplicate calls from verify_paths (bnc#749631)
    * Fix inconsistent hwtable entries (bnc#735414)
    * Do not update rport timeouts on failed paths
    (bnc#749631)
    * Fix up fast_io_fail settings (bnc#743692)
    * VPD 0x83 processing fixes (bnc#749921)
    * Add Datacore SANSymphony to hwtable (bnc#749584)
    * Fix copying bindings_file to initrd (bnc#738340,
    bnc#747905)
    * Add Fujitsu Eternus defaults (bnc#746396)
    * Add Intel Multi-Flex defaults (bnc#743469)
    * Check for accessible device-mapper device in kpartx
    (bnc#719449)
    * Use blkid in kpartx rules (bnc#747587)
    * Call 'reconfigure' during startup (bnc#744271)
    * Skip netlink uevents (bnc#719449)
    * Disable queueing when flushing maps (bnc#719449)
    * Print out uevent sequence number (bnc#719449)
    * Allow separate kdump configuration (bnc#738865).

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kpartx-6694
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kpartx-6694
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kpartx-6694

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • kpartx-0.4.9-0.66.1
    • multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.66.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • kpartx-0.4.9-0.66.1
    • multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.66.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • kpartx-0.4.9-0.66.1
    • multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.66.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/719449
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/735174
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/735414
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/738340
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/738865
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/743469
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/743692
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/744271
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/746396
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/747587
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/747891
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/747905
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749584
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749631
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749921
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/760148
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/763632
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/767802
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=68e9e6b1d493f543010d43d4b77344dd