[Linux-cluster] Broken package management

[rhurst at bidmc.harvard.edu]

RHEL software subscriptions to RHN and its channels are excellent tools.
However, there appears to be no package compatibility tests/dependencies
between channels, i.e., RHEL 4 AS updates recently supply kernel and
many lvm2 bug fixes, but breaks their own layered software in Cluster
Suite and GFS!

I can forgive the kernel, because it is generally skipped until all
other 3rd party software (even if their all Red Hat partners: EMC,
Emulex, InterSystems, Oracle) is checked/certified against the update.
But I checked out the updated lvm2, and it consequently breaks
lvm2-cluster-2.02.06-7.0.RHEL4.

Can the oversight management of GFS/CS packages be explained please?


Subscribed Channels (Alter Channel Subscriptions)

      * Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 for 64-bit AMD64/Intel EM64T)
      * Red Hat Developer Suite v. 3 (AS v. 4 for x86_64)
      * Red Hat Application Server v. 2 (AS v. 4 for x86_64)
      * Red Hat Cluster Suite (for AS v. 4 for AMD64/EM64T)
      * Red Hat Global File System 6.1 (for AS v4 AMD64/EM64T)
      * RHEL AS (v. 4 for AMD64/EM64T) Extras



Robert Hurst, Sr. Caché Administrator
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1135 Tremont Street, REN-7
Boston, Massachusetts   02120-2140
617-754-8754 ∙ Fax: 617-754-8730 ∙ Cell: 401-787-3154
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listman.redhat.com/archives/linux-cluster/attachments/20070507/cf4eb550/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: smime.p7s
Type: application/pkcs7-signature
Size: 2178 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://listman.redhat.com/archives/linux-cluster/attachments/20070507/cf4eb550/attachment.p7s>