RHN Errata Alert: device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

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Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2009:1524-1
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Summary:
device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

An updated device-mapper-multipath package that fixes a bug is now
available.

Description:
device-mapper-multipath provides three tools to manage multipath devices:
multipath, which scans systems for multipath devices and assembles them;
multipathd, which detects path failures and re-initializes multipath to
update and correct these paths; and kpartx, which enables partitioning of
multipath devices. These tools give the device-mapper-multipath kernel
module instructions on what to do, and manage the creation and removal of
partitions for device-mapper devices.

This updated package addresses the following bug:

* the kpartx utility creates device maps from partition tables.
Device-mapper devices with minor numbers greater than 255 caused kpartx to
use the UUID from the wrong device when trying to create partitions. If the
device had pre-existing partitions, kpartx would fail to create the new
partitions. With this update, kpartx is now able to handle device-mapper
devices with minor numbers greater than 255. (BZ#529707)

Multipath users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this
issue.
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Affected Systems List
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There are 7 affected systems registered in 'Your RHN' (only systems for
which you have explicitly enabled Errata Alerts are shown).

Release   Arch       Profile Name
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4AS       i686       node1.mpifc                             
4AS       i686       node2.mpifc                             
4AS       i686       node3.mpifc                             
4AS       i686       node4.mpifc                             


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