Recommended update for lio-utils, python-rtslib, targetcli

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for lio-utils, python-rtslib, targetcli
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1691-1
Rating: moderate
References: #907029 #908270 #910721 #919474 #940216 #940531 #945230 #947335 #947555
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

  • An update that has 9 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for lio-utils, python-rtslib and targetcli brings features and
    fixes various issues.

    Support for the Ceph RBD backend has been added to python-rtslib and
    targetcli. (bsc#947335, fate#319433, fate#318836)

    Additionally, the following issues have been fixed:

    - When running as root, mount configFS under /sys/kernel/config if it's
    not yet mounted. (bsc#907029)
    - Convert user-input of an empty string to "NULL" when writing sysfs
    string attributes such as userid and password. (bsc#919474)
    - Wait for configFS to mount when loading iscsi_target_mod module.
    (bsc#910721)
    - Update systemd service file to start after configfs. (bsc#908270)
    - Fix TPG disable logic. (bsc#940216)
    - Allow portals for non-existent IP addresses in targetcli. (bsc#940531)

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-646=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • lio-mibs-4.1-15.3.3
      • lio-mibs-debuginfo-4.1-15.3.3
      • lio-utils-4.1-15.3.3
      • lio-utils-debuginfo-4.1-15.3.3
      • lio-utils-debugsource-4.1-15.3.3
      • targetcli-2.1-9.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):
      • python-rtslib-2.2-15.1

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