Recommended update for sg3_utils

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for sg3_utils
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1775-1
Rating: low
References: #719449 #780946 #805059
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
  • 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 three recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for sg3_utils provides the following fixes:

    * Add -f option to rescan-scsi-bus.sh to flush failed
    multipath devices
    * Add --export option to sg_inq for 61-msft.rules
    * Fixup T10 Vendor designator display
    * In rescan-scsi-bus.sh, check if the HBA driver
    exports issue_lip in sysfs before using it.

    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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-sg3_utils-8296
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-sg3_utils-8296
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-sg3_utils-8296
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-sg3_utils-8296

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • sg3_utils-devel-1.31-1.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • sg3_utils-1.31-1.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • sg3_utils-1.31-1.19.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • sg3_utils-1.31-1.19.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/719449
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/780946
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/805059
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8ee16557c8d57eb77bd0ade2ad14a45f