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gLite 3.1

glite-MPI_utils - Update to version 3.1.9-0


Date 11.01.2010
Priority Normal

Description



glite-MPI_utils, glite-TORQUE_server, glite-TORQUE_utils, glite-MPI_utils

Update of TORQUE and MPI
This update fixes a security vulnerability. The advisory from the GSVG will be published when this patch moves to production. The update also contains new versions of Maui and Torque.

MPI deployment Known Issue
Please, bear in mind that MPI deployment together with TORQUE_client doesn't work due to bug #41007: Missing Dependency libtorque.so.0 by package mpiexec. The fix for this problem is tracked in patch #3092, which is at the time of this update in certification.

This update fixes various bugs. For the full list of bugs, please see list below.

Fixed bugs

Number Description
 #33484 Increase Hard Compiled limits in Torque
 #35401 torque-client user documentation unpackaged?
 #43302 There is a possible vulnerability in Torque included in the gLite distribution
 #45902 torque does not correctly detect number of CPUs on WN
 #50854 MPI_utils shouldn't contain "=" dependencies

Updated rpms

Name Version Full RPM name Description
glite-MPI_utils 3.1.9-0 glite-MPI_utils-3.1.9-0.i386.rpm gLite metapackage (glite-MPI_utils)
torque-client 2.3.6-1cri.slc4 torque-client-2.3.6-1cri.slc4.i386.rpm client part of Torque
torque 2.3.6-1cri.slc4 torque-2.3.6-1cri.slc4.i386.rpm Tera-scale Open-source Resource and QUEue manager

The RPMs can be updated using yum via

Service reconfiguration after update

Service must be reconfigured.

Service restart after update

Service must be restarted.

How to apply the fix

  1. Update the RPMs (see above)
  2. Update configuration (see above)
  3. Restart the service if necessary (see above)