- Issued:
- 2010-03-30
- Updated:
- 2010-03-30
RHBA-2010:0281 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
virt-manager bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated virt-manager package that fixes several bugs and adds an
enhancement is now available.
Description
Virtual Machine Manager (virt-manager) is a graphical tool for
administering virtual machines for KVM, Xen, and QEMU. virt-manager can
start, stop, add or remove virtualized devices, connect to a graphical or
serial console, and see resource usage statistics for existing
virtualized guests on local or remote machines. virt-manager uses the
libvirt API.
This updated package addresses the following issues:
- adding new isolated virtual networks could create broken or abnormal
network configurations. The updated package provides better error
handling for network creation. (BZ#508273)
- various errors occurred after adding 19 volumes to the storage pool.
(BZ#508357)
- various virt-manager menus and menu items did not have keyboard
shortcuts. (BZ#509746)
- paused virtualized guests could be sent keys using the 'Send Key'
options which could make paused virtualized guests shut down or restart.
The 'Send Key' menu is now disabled if a virtualized guest is paused.
(BZ#509808)
- setting the "Autoconnect" option resulted in an error and virtualized
guests consoles were not automatically opened. (BZ#509985)
- migration from a remote host to a local host (both hosts connected to
virt-manager) failed. The updated package resolves this issue and
migrations to and from a local host work. (BZ#510702)
- migrations were, in some cases, very slow with virt-manager for systems
with multiple network interface cards of different speeds. The updated
virt-manager has an advanced option which allows users to specify which
IP address and port to use for a live migration. Specifying the fastest
network interface will speed up migrations. (BZ#518487)
- virt-manager did not save changes CPU or memory settings to the
configuration files unless another feature was modified. In the updated
package, changed memory and CPU settings are stored persistently.
(BZ#522096)
- specifying an address and port for a remote server using an unecrypted
TCP connection caused VNC connections to fail. VNC connections work in the
updated package when accessing remote hosts with the TCP connection type.
(BZ#534005)
- virt-manager did not persistently store new devices or changes to device
configuration settings to the configuration files. virt-manager now makes
devices persistent in configuration files when new devices are added.
(BZ#539496)
- a traceback error occurred in virt-manager caused by the retry_login
function. The updated package handles this error. (BZ#436320)
The updated package adds the following enhancements:
- support for creating routed virtual networks with virt-manager.
(BZ#452644)
All Virtual Machine Manager users should install this updated package
which fixes bugs and adds an enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 436320 - Traceback in in retry_login / virt-manager
- BZ - 452644 - virt-manager can't create routed guests
- BZ - 508273 - Add new Isolated virtual network on host abnormally
- BZ - 508357 - errors will occur when the volume adding to the storage pool more than 19 times
- BZ - 509746 - virt-manager: several accelerator and mnemonic key issues
- BZ - 509808 - "Paused" status should disable 'Send Key' option
- BZ - 509985 - virt-manager: Traceback in populate_migrate_menu
- BZ - 510702 - Can't migrate a vm from remote connection to localhost in some condition
- BZ - 522096 - virt-manager does not save CPU/memory changes unless other changes are made
- BZ - 534005 - Specifying port in addition to the host for tcp connections to remote libvirtd breaks virt-manager's VNC connectivity
- BZ - 539496 - virt-manager doesn't save storage device changes in /etc/xen/guestname
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bb26cb2a3acdc926da17f30ebcfa85b13e768cf4f071c5c5085f06b1f1e883e2 |
x86_64 | |
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 073b3fe0c8fc24e864157d3e2c89e7ceaa434864c66972c1d8d7b7e0fe2aeef3 |
ia64 | |
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 596f795e9908eead6b76635cec3b37d4fcbd3af4a02ffb6b48c8063b4694ea23 |
i386 | |
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 06090e7f029756a506389c73b81115187f7a8b4694c7fb1b04d24ca9e723269b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: bb26cb2a3acdc926da17f30ebcfa85b13e768cf4f071c5c5085f06b1f1e883e2 |
x86_64 | |
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 073b3fe0c8fc24e864157d3e2c89e7ceaa434864c66972c1d8d7b7e0fe2aeef3 |
i386 | |
virt-manager-0.6.1-12.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 06090e7f029756a506389c73b81115187f7a8b4694c7fb1b04d24ca9e723269b |
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