Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5.5 - TECHNICAL NOTES Manual page 93

An updated iscsi-initiator-utils package that fixes a bug is now available.
The iscsi-initiator-utils package provides the server daemon for the iSCSI protocol, as well as the utility
programs used to manage it. iSCSI is a protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands
sent over Internet Protocol networks.
This updated iscsi-initiator-utils package fixes the following bug:
* removing the bnx2i module from the kernel, or running ifdown on the network interface being used
by the bnx2i driver, and then reloading the kernel module or running ifup, did not result in automatic
reconnection to SCSI sessions. As a workaround, the iscsid service had to be stopped and then
restarted. With this update, SCSI sessions are automatically reconnected to after removing and
reloading the bnx2i kernel module, or bringing the network interface down and then up again with
ifdown and ifup. (BZ#549629
All users of iscsi-initiator-utils are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this
issue.
1.80.2. RHBA-2010:0293: bug fix and enhancement update
An updated iscsi-initiator-utils package that fixes various bugs and provides new enhancements is now
available.
The iscsi package provides the server daemon for the iSCSI protocol, as well as the utility programs
used to manage it. iSCSI is a protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over
Internet Protocol networks.
The following bugs have been fixed in this release:
* There was a problem with the discovery mechanism when iSCSI ifaces were used with
different initiator names. The sendtarget discovery feature was using the default name (/etc/iscsi/
initiatorname.iscsi) instead of the iname in the iface. As a consequence, the wrong name was being
used. The discovery mechanism has now been fixed so that it uses the iname in the iface. As a result,
they are discovered correctly and the right names are used.
* chkconfig was being run on service start to enable and disable services. This was causing a number
of problems, as it was broken on read-only root systems and it also recalculated dependencies,
causing a change of ordering in /etc/rc whilst the system is running. To fix this issue, chkconfig has
been removed from the package so these issues will no longer occur as a result.
* Removing the bnx2 modules or running ifdown on the network interface being used by bnx2i driver
would result in the iSCSI sessions being disconnected. Reloading the module or running ifup would
not reconnect the SCSI sessions. A patch has been added and, as a result, the iSCSI session now
recovers after iconfig is brought down and back up.
* The iscsi initiator would fail to connect to a target when the bnx2i transport was being used. As a
consequence, the log-in attempt would time out and fail. A fix has been made to the way in which MAC
addresses are handled. As a result, users can now successfully log in.
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=549629
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=504666
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=511271
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=514926
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=520508
RHBA-2010:0293: bug fix and enhancement update
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(BZ#504666
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(BZ#520508
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(BZ#511271 )
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