Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2016:0030 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Issued:
2016-01-12
Updated:
2016-01-12

RHEA-2016:0030 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Synopsis

rhev-guest-tools-iso 3.5.7 bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

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Topic

Updated Windows Guest Tools packages that fix several bugs and add various
enhancements are now available.

Description

The rhev-guest-tools-iso package contains tools and drivers. These tools and
drivers are required by supported Windows guest operating systems when installed
as guests on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.

Changes to the Windows Guest Tools component:

  • Updated the VirtIO-Win drivers.
  • Added support for Microsoft Windows 10 virtual machines.
  • Removed installation of Legacy USB driver on Windows 8 64-bit.

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/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Virtualization 3.5 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1273035 - [z-stream clone - 3.5.7] [BLOCKED][WGT] windows 8 64bit should not allow RHEV USB legacy driver to be installed.
  • BZ - 1273038 - [z-stream clone - 3.5.7] [RFE] Windows Guest Tools to support Windows 10

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Virtualization 3.5

SRPM
rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.5-14.el6ev.src.rpm SHA-256: f13ed425835ce07a1a04973300b568dfb000806be7a540558080655ed2e45827
x86_64
rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.5-14.el6ev.noarch.rpm SHA-256: 0aeec8538884b12d66b661eb0a59f4923e4cc063d89174b489dbc5753033cda6

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