- Issued:
- 2011-02-17
- Updated:
- 2011-02-17
RHBA-2011:0280 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
virtio-win bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated virtio-win package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
Para-virtualized drivers are virtualization-aware drivers used by fully
virtualized guests running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Fully-virtualized guests
using the para-virtualized drivers gain significantly better I/O performance
than fully-virtualized guests running without the drivers.
The virtio-win package provides para-virtualized network drivers for the
following guest operating systems:
32-bit Windows XP
32-bit Windows Server 2003
64-bit Windows Server 2008
32-bit Windows Server 2008
64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2
32-bit Windows 7
The virtio-win package also provides para-virtualized disk (block) drivers for
the following guest operating systems:
32-bit Windows XP
32-bit Windows Server 2003
64-bit Windows Server 2008
32-bit Windows Server 2008
64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2
32-bit Windows 7
This update fixes the following bug:
- Under certain circumstances, when a user installed a Windows guest on a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5 host and then copied the image, an attempt to boot this
image from virtio block device on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 host could fail
with an error screen. This error has been fixed, and such images now boot as
expected on both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. (BZ#634529)
All users running fully-virtualized instances of Windows on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux-based KVM hosts are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 634529 - Windows guest installed in RHEL5 BSOD when booted in RHEL6
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.6
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 3cc8570444fdca910d14e13a5fcb6e3c80d38245b1f509a4f27acee84861abd4 |
x86_64 | |
virtio-win-1.0.1-3.52454.el5.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: 5491766367768286a93dfc4c8ce37548dfbea6edd6cf848b0963f4f6f7338f28 |
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