Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHEA-2015:1371 - iscsi-initiator-utils enhancement update

Synopsis

iscsi-initiator-utils enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated iscsi-initiator-utils packages that add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

This update adds the following enhancement:

  • The Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) now supports safe logout. Previously, an iSCSI session was allowed to log out even when an iSCSI device was still mounted, which could cause the host to become unresponsive. This update adds the "iscsi.safe_logout" option. With "iscsi.safe_logout" set to "Yes" in the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file, the system blocks attempts to log out of an iSCSI session when one or more connected iSCSI drives are mounted. (BZ#691746)

Users of iscsi-initiator-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-14.el6.s390x.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-14.el6.src.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.0.873-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-14.el6.i686.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.0.873-14.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-14.el6.ppc64.rpm
  • iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.0.873-14.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information