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1.185. python-virtinst
1.185.1. RHBA-2009:1412:bug fix and enhancement update
An updated python-virtinst package that fixes bugs and adds enhancements is now available.
The python-virtinst package contains virtinst, a module to help start installations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora inside a virtual machine. It supports para-virtualized and fully-virtualized guests. As well, the python-virtinst package contains a script, virt-install, which uses virtinst in a command-line mode.
This update addresses the following bugs:
- to install a virtual machine using a remote ISO, the "--cdrom" argument can take a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI) value. Previously this did not work, instead failing with a "Cannot create storage for cdrom device error. The re-base to version 0.400.3 (see below) includes a fix for this: giving a remote URI value to the "--cdrom" argument now works as expected. (BZ#506714)
- if installation of a virtual instance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Fedora took longer than the time specified by the "--wait" option, virt-installs exited and printed the error "Installation has exceeded specified timelimit. Aborting." Since the installation itself is not affected, "Aborting" has been edited to the clearer "Exiting application". (BZ#476717)
As well, this updated package includes the following enhancements:
- when creating a new guest, the default sound hardware was previously es1370 with the user able to select pcspk and sb16 as alternatives. For this update, ac97 has been added as an option for both Xen and KVM virtual machines. As well, for KVM virtual machines, ac97 is now the default choice (for Xen virtual machines the default remains es1370). (BZ#508747)
- to support KVM on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, python-virtinst was re-based from version 0.300.2 to version 0.400.3. (BZ#489375)
Along with KVM support, this re-base adds multiple new features, including:
- the new "virt-convert" tool. virt-convert allows conversion between different virtualization configuration file formats. Note: this currently only supports converting between vmx and virt-image formats.
- virt-install support for remote guest installations.
- the new "--disk" option for virt-install. This allows many more storage attributes via the command line, as well as libvirt storage specific information.
- the new "--sound" option for virt-install. This allows sound devices to be attached to guest operating systems.
- the new "--hostdev" option for virt-install. This allows a physical host device to be attached to guest operating systems.
- the new "--import" option for virt-install. This allows for the creation of a guest from an existing disk image, with no installation phase required.
- the virt-* tools no longer run interactively by default. The user must pass the --prompt option to force this mode. (Messages to STD OUT inform users familiar with the previous default of this new setting.) This was done to make the tools more friendly for scripting purposes.
Users of python-virtinst are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these issues and provides these enhancements.
