Recommended update for multipath-tools

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for multipath-tools
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:0993-1
Rating: moderate
References: #888378 #933282 #935312 #940431 #941405 #941954 #943157 #947845 #948929 #956349
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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    An update that has 10 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

    - Do not switch paths on empty multipath tables. (bsc#956349)
    - Fix hang in 'multipath -f'. (bsc#941954)
    - Add LIO-ORG/SUSE RBD backend hardware defaults. (bsc#947845)
    - Do not treat 'transport-offline' paths as 'offline'. (bsc#888378)
    - Call get_uid() for all paths in libmultipath. (bsc#935312)
    - Revert patch 'Handle blocked FC rports'. (bsc#941405, bsc#940431)
    - Reset alias if renaming fails. (bsc#943157)
    - Wrong sysfs attribute used for iSCSI settings. (bsc#948929)
    - Fix 'DM_DEVICE_RELOAD' handling in libmultipath. (bsc#933282)

    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-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-multipath-tools-12503=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-multipath-tools-12503=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-multipath-tools-12503=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • kpartx-0.4.9-112.1
      • multipath-tools-0.4.9-112.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • kpartx-0.4.9-112.1
      • multipath-tools-0.4.9-112.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.4.9-112.1
      • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.4.9-112.1

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