RHBA-2012:0788 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated virt-v2v packages that fix multiple bugs and add various enhancements
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The virt-v2v packages provide a tool for converting virtual machines to use the
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor or Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization. The tool modifies both the virtual machine image and its
associated libvirt metadata. Also, virt-v2v can configure a guest to use VirtIO
drivers if possible.

These updated virt-v2v packages include numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are
directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on
the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.3_Technical_Notes/virt-v2v.html#RHBA-2012-0788

All users of virt-v2v are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these bugs and add these enhancements.

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
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64

Fixes

• BZ - 696779 - Virt-V2V should set VM type to Desktops in OVF for Desktop VMs
• BZ - 737600 - virt-v2v windows xp - machine dies BSOD - processr,sys - workaround provided
• BZ - 786115 - virt-v2v hangs if source server has a ssh banner when using -ic xen+ssh:
• BZ - 787734 - virt-v2v does not remove VMware guest tools RPMs
• BZ - 796128 - Improve description of --vmtype parameter in virt-v2v mamual
• BZ - 799869 - Failed to start virt-p2v-server on remote host:Warning: Use of "shift" without parentheses is ambiguous at /usr/bin/virt-p2v-server line 402.
• BZ - 800353 - Failed to install packages using yum during conversion of virt-v2v
• BZ - 817062 - p2v-server debugging accidentally hardcoded on

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/6.3_Technical_Notes/virt-v2v.html#RHBA-2012-0788