SUSE-RU-2014:0375-1: Recommended update for multipath-tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for multipath-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:0375-1
Rating:             low
References:         #830511 #831608 #834871 #839593 #845987 #846575 
                    #846662 #854025 #854243 #854244 #855379 #860850 
                    #861534 #862250 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that has 14 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This collective update for multipath-tools provides the
   following fixes and  enhancements:

   * Blacklist HP Virtual devices. (bnc#862250)
   * Save 'root_mpath' variable in mkinitrd. (bnc#854243)
   * Remove trailing spaces from sysfs attributes.
   (bnc#839593)
   * Allow whitespaces in CLI commands. (bnc#846575)
   * Set priority to '0' for PATH_BLOCKED or PATH_DOWN.
   (bnc#831608)
   * Update multipathd man page. (bnc#834871)
   * Do not issue a table reload on every check.
   (bnc#854244)
   * Use RTPG data in RDAC checker. (bnc#854244)
   * Reset timezone information on reconfigure.
   (bnc#830511)
   * Double uevent stacksize yet again. (bnc#855379)
   * Do not fail discovery on individual devices.
   (bnc#860850)
   * Filter for missing property in get_refwwid.
   (bnc#862250)
   * Do not flush multipath tables on shutdown.
   (bnc#854025)
   * Prefer deprecated 'getuid' callout. (bnc#861534)
   * Skip paths with empty wwid. (bnc#861534)
   * Correctly terminate string in strlcpy(). (bnc#861534)
   * Include defaults for HP P6300. (bnc#845987)
   * Update NetApp defaults. (bnc#846662)


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 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kpartx-8921

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kpartx-8921

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kpartx-8921

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-0.95.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.95.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-0.95.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.95.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-0.95.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.95.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/830511
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/831608
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/834871
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/839593
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/845987
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/846575
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/846662
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/854025
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/854243
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/854244
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/855379
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/860850
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/861534
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/862250
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=93f2659b352cf34d5cd04688c3e34135