Broken package management

[rhurst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

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)

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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

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