Appendix H. Revision History

Revision History
Revision 3.5-95Wed 27 Jul 2016Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1359544 - Updated the links to the Storage Administration Guide and DM Multipath Guide.
Revision 3.5-94Wed 29 Jun 2016Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1303812 - Added information about sealing virtual machines
Revision 3.5-93Tue 31 May 2016Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1330203 - Added RHEL 7 changes for sealing virtual machines.
BZ#1180603 - Added the template seal procedure for Windows 2012.
Revision 3.5-92Wed 25 May 2016Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1339407 - Updated the iSCSI chapter to remove outdated content and make clear that all paths to targets must be logged in.
Revision 3.5-91Mon 8 Feb 2016Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1124128 - Added NUMA content to the guide.
Revision 3.5-90Mon 25 Jan 2016Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1276715 - Removed references to UserVmManager being able to migrate virtual machines.
BZ#1292309 - Added information on bridge_opts parameters.
Revision 3.5-89Thu 10 Dec 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1271237 - Updated the Editing VM Pool content.
Revision 3.5-88Wed 09 Dec 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1285598 - Added procedures for 'Migrating the Data Warehouse Database to a Remote Server Database' and 'Migrating the Reports Database to a Remote Server Database'.
Revision 3.5-87Wed 02 Dec 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1285598 - Added procedure 'Migrating the Engine Database to a Remote Server Database'.
Revision 3.5-86Tue 01 Dec 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1281642 - Added a step to disable all repositories after subscribing to a pool id.
BZ#1040550 - Updated the SPICE log file content.
BZ#1202130 - Added information on creating a public keystore file.
Revision 3.5-85Mon 26 Oct 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1156347 - Added note on updating logcollector.conf if the SSL certificate has been replaced.
BZ#1134589 - Added information on changing the IP address and fully qualified domain name of hosts.
BZ#1259804 - Updated browser requirements.
BZ#1092388 - Updated procedures for restoring Data Warehouse and Reports.
BZ#1234784 - Added information on the Sync MoM Policy button.
BZ#1175406 - Clarified the Hypervisor upgrade procedure.
BZ#1247486 - Updated the upgrade instructions.
BZ#1249163 - Added the word optional to the SNMP and CIM port descriptions.
Revision 3.5-84Mon 07 Sep 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1259568 - Added if using cisco_ucs as the power management device on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 hosts, ssl_insecure=1 needs to be appended to the options field.
Revision 3.5-83Fri 04 Sep 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
Minor updates for RHEV 3.5.4.
Revision 3.5-82Tue 01 Sep 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1228249 - Added information about the orange icon that reminds users of pending changes to the VM.
BZ#1240212 - Updated the RHEV API support statement.
Revision 3.5-81Fri 21 Aug 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
Added a note in the Migrating Virtual Machines Between Hosts section to link to the supported use case of live migrating virtual machines between different clusters.
Revision 3.5-80Tue 04 Aug 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1229797 - Updated information on setting host CPU at the cluster level.
BZ#1229797 - Added the virtualized CPU support limits for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 guests.
BZ#1213305 - Updated the introduction to storage topic.
Revision 3.5-79Tue 21 Jul 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1231025 - Updated considerations for upgrading to 3.5.
BZ#1234190 - Updated information on exporting a virtual machine to correct information about template dependency.
BZ#1076109 - Added details on editing a storage domain.
BZ#1236427 - Added instructions for resetting the admin@internal password.
BZ#1228591 - Updated CPU Pinning topology related sections to match the GUI.
BZ#1229486 - Updated SPICE support information.
BZ#1242738 - Updated the Supported Virtual Machine Operating Systems table.
Revision 3.5-78Tue 02 Jun 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1147960 - Updated information regarding user permissions when exporting and importing virtual machines.
BZ#1218773 - Removed 'Connecting to the Data Warehouse Database' from the guide.
BZ#1216289 - Added a link to the RHEV Upgrade Helper lab application.
BZ#1073583 - Added information about the parameters in the Application Settings section of the ovirt-engine-dwhd.conf file.
BZ#1215782 - Added a link to the Gluster/RHEV compatibility matrix.
BZ#1190653 - Updated several cluster settings to match the latest GUI.
Revision 3.5-77Tue 19 May 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1208114 - Included information about database-only backups as an alternative to full backups.
BZ#1213215 - Clarified information on extending the size of a virtual disk.
BZ#1214990 - Updated JasperReports System Requirements to include a link to the JasperReports documentation.
BZ#1094002 - Removed the link to a KCS article that is no longer required.
BZ#1213845 - Updated the preallocated disk description to clarify when users should to choose preallocated over thin provision.
BZ#1047377 - Added steps for updating the guest agents and drivers.
Revision 3.5-76Tue 28 Apr 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1124127 - Added information and procedures for configuring kdump integration.
BZ#1214552 - Added steps for starting and enabling the ovirt-guest-agent service.
BZ#1207311 - Clarified a note that all hosts in a data center must have access to the storage device before the storage domain can be configured.
BZ#1209333 - Checked all repo list and updated terminology for RHSM.
BZ#1206392 - Changed all instances of 'Red Hat Storage' to 'Red Hat Gluster Storage'.
BZ#1172295 - Clarified reference to Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform when assigning security groups to vNIC profiles.
BZ#1193251 - Updated the browser and client requirements.
Revision 3.5-75Tue 21 Apr 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1075466 - Added information related to CPU hot plugging.
BZ#1179653 - Updated explanation of cluster resilience policy settings and virtual machine high availability settings.
BZ#1198488 - Removed the regedit workaround from the sealing a Windows template section.
BZ#1147258 - Added explanation for virtual size and actual size.
BZ#1204579 - Updated yum-config-manager commands with subscription-manager commands for consistency.
BZ#1035366 - Clarification that installation and configuration of QXL drivers is applicable to RHEL 5 systems as of RHEL 5.4, and unnecessary in RHEL 6.0 onwards.
BZ#1200313 - Updated live migration information.
Revision 3.5-74Wed 18 Mar 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1201524 - Updated the generic LDAP procedure and updated the directory services section to make clear about domain management tool and the new generic LDAP provider implementation.
Revision 3.5-73Wed 11 Mar 2015Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Documentation Team
BZ#1100832 - Updated information for the Wipe After Delete action.
BZ#1195756 - Added information pertaining to creation of auto-generated snapshot as a result of live storage migration.
BZ#1180932 - Updated the file names for the LDAP extension configuration files and provided an example of configuring Kerberos for single sign-on.
BZ#1151893 - Updated screen shots for the Administration Guide.
BZ#1126054 - Added procedures for increasing NFS and SAN storage domain sizes.
BZ#1160040 - Added procedure for configuring iSCSI multipathing.
BZ#1194099 - Added the 'Provide custom serial number policy' check box and option description.
BZ#1172331 - Updated upgrade procedures and added the 'Reinstalling Virtualization Hosts' topic.
BZ#1194142 - Updated and reworked the cluster policy procedure.
BZ#1075497 - Created a new topic on 'Configuring the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager to Send SNMP Traps'.
BZ#1092741 - Added an admonition pointing to the knowledgebase solution for resizing LUNs.
Revision 3.5-72Mon 09 Feb 2015Julie Wu
BZ#1075477 - Minor edits on single sign-on.
Revision 3.5-71Mon 09 Feb 2015Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1120896 - Updated the procedure for adding a Foreman host provider host.
Revision 3.5-70Fri 06 Feb 2015Lucy Bopf
BZ#1189298 - Reinstated notices regarding Technology Preview for OpenStack integration.
Revision 3.5-69Mon 02 Feb 2015Julie Wu
BZ#1187363 - Removed section: Manually Backing Up and Restoring the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.
Revision 3.5-68Fri 30 Jan 2015Lucy Bopf
BZ#1146079 - Updated the options and examples for the engine-backup command.
Revision 3.5-67Thu 22 Jan 2015Lucy Bopf
BZ#1075497 - Added a procedure for configuring Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps on the Manager.
Revision 3.5-66Mon 19 Jan 2015David Ryan
BZ#1153351 - Updated the supported management client configurations.
Revision 3.5-65Sun 18 Jan 2015Laura Novich
BZ#1156015 - Changed some wording and location of text.
Revision 3.5-64Tue 13 Jan 2015Laura Novich
BZ#1156015 - Added reference to Jasper documentation.
Revision 3.5-63Mon 5 Jan 2015David Ryan
BZ#1166478 - Updated ovirt-engine configuration section.
Revision 3.5-62Mon 5 Jan 2015David Ryan
BZ#1094276 - Updated configuration settings for virtual disks.
Revision 3.5-61Sun 4 Jan 2015Laura Novich
BZ#1156015 - Add Migration of DWH and Reports.
Revision 3.5-60Wed 31 Dec 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1148745 - Edit to DWH section following review.
Revision 3.5-59Mon 22 Dec 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1148745 - Edit to DWH section following review.
Revision 3.5-58Fri 19 Dec 2014David Ryan
BZ#1156286 - Redesigned the content structure to improve clarity.
Revision 3.5-57Fri 12 Dec 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1164246 - Clarified that there needs to be one user created in the directory server with permissions to browse all users and groups.
Revision 3.5-56Thu 11 Dec 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1148745 - Edit to DWH section following review.
Revision 3.5-55Thurs 11 Dec 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1172299 - Updated the command for saving iptables rules persistently.
Revision 3.5-54Thu 11 Dec 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1124081 - Created a topic on generic LDAP provider.
Revision 3.5-53Tue 9 Dec 2014Laura Novich
BZ1148745 - Edit to section following review.
Revision 3.5-52Mon 8 Dec 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1161209 - Added a warning note on /etc/pki permissions.
BZ#1148298 - Updated the third party CA section with the chain order reminder.
BZ#1136187 - Updated the read-only disk section to clarify the vitual machine and disk relationship.
Revision 3.5-51Sun 7 Dec 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1148745 - Addition of User History and accompanying table to chapter. New Section created.
Revision 3.5-50Mon 1 Dec 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1148745 - Merge and Rebase of topics in Reports Chapter.
Revision 3.5-49Sun 30 Nov 2014Laura Novich
Merge and Rebase of topics in Reports Chapter.
Revision 3.5-48Tues 25 Nov 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1120921 - Updated the Initial Run row of the Run Once settings table.
BZ#1149970 - Adjusted the description of firewall port 6100.
Revision 3.5-47Mon 24 Nov 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1121840 - Added new section to Proxy Chapter to include the installation and configuration of websocket proxies.
Revision 3.5-46Thu 20 Nov 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1075511 - Added a note explaining why sealing virtual machines before creating a template is required.
Revision 3.5-45Wed 19 Nov 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1163517 - Updated the section with the download link for USBFilterEditor.msi.
Revision 3.5-44Tues 18 Nov 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1157459 - Corrected the procedure for setting a Windows product key.
Revision 3.5-43Tues 18 Nov 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1149970 - Added rows to the Manager firewall table for ports 6100 and 7410.
BZ#1157934 - Adjusted the layout of all of the firewall tables.
Revision 3.5-42Sun 9 Nov 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1123921 - Added new instructions to include an option for setting a host network bridge.
Revision 3.5-41Thu 6 Nov 2014Andrew Burden
BZ#1100832 - Added new topic 'Settings to Wipe Virtual Disks After Deletion'.'
Revision 3.5-40Wed 5 Nov 2014Andrew Burden
BZ#1100832 - Updated information regarding the 'Wipe After Delete' check box in 'Explanation of Settings in the New Virtual Disk Window' and 'Creating Floating Virtual Disks'.
Revision 3.5-39Tue 04 Nov 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1152527 - Fixed content following SME review.
Revision 3.5-38Tue 04 Nov 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1140832 - Revised topic following QA review.
BZ#1152527 - Rewrite of the Networking chapter with the first round of changes added.
Revision 3.5-37Tue 04 Nov 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1138480 - Removed information suggesting that the default data center should not be removed.
BZ#1155377 - Revised section on installing and configuring a Squid proxy.
Revision 3.5-36Thu 23 Oct 2014David Ryan
BZ#1099214 - Updated supported PostgreSQL versions.
Revision 3.5-35Wed 22 Oct 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1140832 - Fixed all associated topics.
BZ#1140805 - Changed topic following QA feedback.
Revision 3.5-34Wed 22 Oct 2014Andrew Burden
BZ#1095110 - Admonition added to 'Optimizing Red Hat Gluster Storage Volumes to Store Virtual Machine Images': In environments that utilize a Replicate volume across three or more nodes, it is necessary to ensure the volume is optimized for virtual storage to avoid data inconsistencies (split-brain) arising across the nodes.
Revision 3.5-32Mon 20 Oct 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1120970 - fixed topic.
Revision 3.5-31Mon 20 Oct 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1121487 - Added a note on setting up custom power management device.
Revision 3.5-30Sun 19 Oct 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1120970 - Added entry for Vnic and Storage properties to the VM search table.
Revision 3.5-29Fri 17 Oct 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1120916 - Expanded the Random Generator Settings Explained table with further options, and added a row to the New Cluster Window table.
Revision 3.5-28Fri 10 Oct 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1108245 - Added a description of and procedures outlining how to use the backup and restore API.
Revision 3.5-27Thu 09 Oct 2014David Ryan
BZ#1150028 - Updated the display of vNIC entries.
BZ#1147596 - Updated table of permitted storage combinations.
BZ#1140472 - Epic QA pass on spelling and grammar.
BZ#1091802 - Improved the explanation of virtual disk allocation.
BZ#1149983 - Updated multiple code example references to improve clarity and localization.
Revision 3.5-26Wed 08 Oct 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1150334 - Added entries for locale, language, and keyboard to the Initial Run tab for virtual machines.
Revision 3.5-25Tue 07 Oct 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1147294 - Removed outdated reference to older RHEL versions.
Removed Beta references and added 3.5 to the compatibility list.
Revision 3.5-24Fri 03 Oct 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1120945 - Added a description of the migration progress bar to the section on migrating virtual machines.
BZ#1143768 - Added a note clarifying the difference between exporting virtual machines provisioned or cloned from a template.
BZ#1144260 - Expanded the steps for adding a floating virtual disk.
Revision 3.5-23Thu 02 Oct 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1123960 - Outlined how to create and work with storage quality of service.
BZ#1123956 - Outlined how to create and work with CPU quality of service.
BZ#1098595 - Created a new section on the Configure window.
Revision 3.5-22Mon 29 Sep 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1140805 - Updated the instructions for using the Sessions tab.
Revision 3.5-21Mon 29 Sep 2014Laura Novich
BZ#1140832 - Updated the list of requirements for restoring a backup.
Revision 3.5-20Tue 23 Sep 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1081296 - Updated the syntax of the engine-manage-domains command.
Revision 3.5-19Fri 19 Sep 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1143776 - Removed references to RHN classic and changed "Red Hat Network" to "Content Delivery Network".
BZ#1090226 - Updated maximum guest RAM to 4000 GB.
BZ#1094766 - Added a note about squid proxy connection timeout.
Revision 3.5-18Thu 18 Sep 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1123972 - Updated screen shots for Administration Portal.
Revision 3.5-17Thu 18 Sep 2014Andrew Burden
Brewing for 3.5-Beta.
Revision 3.5-16Thu 11 Sep 2014Julie Wu
BZ#1124077 - Edited the Editing Instance Types topic to reflect the new patch.
Revision 3.5-15Tue 09 Sep 2014Julie Wu
Building for Splash page.
Revision 3.5-14Fri 29 Aug 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1120950 - Added the new option to enable SPICE clipboard copy and paste to the virtual machine console options.
BZ#1074346 - Added a warning that disks with journaled file systems should not be marked read-only.
Revision 3.5-13Fri 29 Aug 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1124077 - Added a set of new topics detailing instance types.
Revision 3.5-12Mon 25 Aug 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1123927 - Removed the Linux Bridge option from the procedure for Adding an OpenStack Networking (Neutron) Instance for Network Provisioning.
BZ#1120944 - Amended virtual machine name maximum character limit to 255.
BZ#1124819 - Changed "Ovirt" to "oVirt" where necessary.
BZ#1120916 - Added a new topic detailing the Random Generator tab, and added Random Generator to lists of tabs in other topics.
BZ#1120918 - Added new rows to the table in Virtual Machine System Settings Explained, detailing the new 'custom serial number' option.
Revision 3.5-11Mon 25 Aug 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1122304 - Added a note on new command line options for installing the guest agents and drivers on Windows.
Revision 3.5-10Wed 20 Aug 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1131761 - Updated the list of options available in the Initial Run tab for virtual machines.
BZ#1131718 - Added a note about storage space requirements when deleting virtual machine snapshots.
Revision 3.5-9Wed 20 Aug 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1122338 - Created a new topic for reinstalling Virtualization Hosts.
BZ#1120924 - Added a note that the number of hosts and number of virtual machines in a cluster now appears in the results list.
BZ#1120999 - Added a note that SELinux status is now visible under the General tab of a host.
BZ#1129919 - Removed Technology Preview boxes from external provider topics.
Revision 3.5-8Tue 19 Aug 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1131301 - Restructured and updated the section on working with the engine-config command.
BZ#1130850 - Updated references to the engine-backup command.
Revision 3.5-7Mon 18 Aug 2014Tahlia Richardson
BZ#1120955 - Updated the section on 'editing a virtual machine' to reflect new behaviour.
BZ#1124078 - Added a procedure for the new Clone VM button in the Administration Portal.
Revision 3.5-6Tue 05 Aug 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1127943 - Updated the procedure for deleting virtual machine snapshots.
BZ#1081195 - Revised the sections on adding external providers.
Revision 3.5-5Tue 22 Jul 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1112933 - Updated section on required networks to reflect the actual virtual machine migration behavior when a required network becomes non-operational.
BZ#1111230 - Changed instances of rhevm-guest-agent to rhevm-guest-agent-common.
BZ#1114787 - Updated links to access.redhat.com to exclude '/site'.
BZ#1113950 - Updated definitions of User and Administrator roles to reflect their actual permissions in the User Portal.
BZ#1044912 - Updated the Application Provisioning Tool section to include a formal installation procedure, and more information regarding automatic reboot.
BZ#1061668 - Removed reference to vdsm bootstrap script.
Revision 3.5-4Mon 30 Jun 2014Lucy Bopf
BZ#1101580 - Updated description of chmod 0755 command to reflect the actual permissions granted.
BZ#1109383 - Added RHEL 7 to the list of compatible and supported virtual machine operating systems.
Revision 3.5-3Thu 26 Jun 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1096681 - Added a section outlining how to create new cluster policies.
BZ#1096666 - Added a note that the cluster policy must support VM affinity groups for these groups to take effect.
BZ#1093492 - Outlined the difference between the methods for sealing a Linux virtual machine.
BZ#1068759 - Added information on the name of services and location of configuration files for the guest agents.
Revision 3.5-2Fri 6 Jun 2014Andrew Dahms
BZ#1101313 - Updated the output from and steps for using the engine-backup command.
BZ#1094069 - Updated the procedure for upgrading to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.4.
BZ#1093843 - Corrected the name of the log file for MOM.
BZ#1092463 - Added more detail to the description of what the SPICE proxy for virtual machine pools overrides.
BZ#1092438 - Updated the description of the SPICE proxy format for virtual machine pools.
BZ#1092437 - Updated the description of the SPICE proxy format for clusters.
BZ#1092430 - Updated the sections regarding console options.
BZ#1075516 - Updated the description of custom properties for vNIC profiles.
Revision 3.5-1Thu 5 Jun 2014Lucy Bopf
Initial creation for the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.5 release.