Dhcpv6; Rhba-2009:1409: Bug Fix Update; Dmidecode; Rhba-2009:1324: Enhancement Update - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5.4 - TECHNICAL NOTES Manual

Chapter 1. Package Updates

1.38. dhcpv6

1.38.1. RHBA-2009:1409: bug fix update

Updated dhcpv6 packages that resolve an issue are now available.
The dhcpv6 packages implement the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for Internet
Protocol version 6 (IPv6) networks, in accordance with RFC 3315: Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6). DHCP is a protocol that allows individual devices on an IP network to
get their own network configuration information. It consists of: dhcp6c(8), the DHCPv6 client daemon;
dhcp6s(8), the DHCPv6 server daemon; and dhcp6r(8), the DHCPv6 relay agent.
Previously, DHCPv6 was not able to be chosen as the IPv6 configuration method in anaconda.
Choosing DHCPv6 instead of the default 'Automatic neighbor discovery' may have caused the installer
to crash, returning a stack trace to the terminal. With this update, the libdhcp6client library code has
been updated, and DHCPv6 can now be chosen as the IPv6 configuration method in the installer,
which resolves this issue.
All users of dhcpv6 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue.

1.39. dmidecode

1.39.1. RHBA-2009:1324: enhancement update

An updated dmidecode package that fixes a bug and adds enhancements is now available.
The dmidecode package provides utilities for extracting x86 and ia64 hardware information from the
system BIOS or EFI, according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard. This information typically includes
system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, asset tag as well as a lot of other
details of varying level of interest and reliability depending on the manufacturer.
This will often include usage status for the CPU sockets, expansion slots (e.g. AGP, PCI, ISA) and
memory module slots, and the list of I/O ports (e.g. serial, parallel, USB).
This updated package adds the following enhancement:
• the previous version of the dmidecode package was based on upstream version 2.7 and lacked
support for a variety of newer hardware. The package now provides version 2.9, which:
• updates support for SMBIOS specification version 2.5
• decodes slot IDs of AGP 8x and PCIE slots
• decodes newer processor characteristics (multi-core, multi-thread, 64-bit)
• supports newer types of chassis, processor, socket, connector and memory device
• supports x86 EFI
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This updated package fixes the following bug:
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