RHEA-2016:0403 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated rhevm-sdk-python packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

The rhevm-sdk-python package provides a Python Software Development Kit to facilitate the development of custom applications and scripts that interact with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager.

The package contains a Python library that simplifies communication with the Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager REST API by providing an object-oriented view to developers.

Users of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager that need to build custom Python applications or scripts to interact with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager should install this updated rhevm-sdk-python package.

This update enhances the Python Development Kit so that it supports all the features introduced in version 3.5 of RHEV-M.

Changes to the rhevm-sdk-python component:

• Previously, the Python SDK did not support authentication to a RHEV-M server that was configured with Kerberos and only supported authentication with a username and a password. Now, the Python SDK supports authentication using a previously obtained Kerberos ticket that is valid for the realm of the RHEV-M server. To authenticate using a Kerberos ticket first acquire the Kerberos ticket by using the kinit command, or another mechanism, then use the "kerberos=True" option in the constructor of the API object. (BZ#1145234)

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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

Affected Products

• Red Hat Virtualization 3.6 x86_64
• Red Hat Virtualization 3 for RHEL 7 x86_64
• Red Hat Virtualization for IBM Power LE 3 ppc64le

Fixes

• BZ - 1024696 - Snapshots.add_snapshot(snapshot) does not create a valid Snapshots object
• BZ - 1145234 - [RFE] PYTHON-SDK: Add support for Kerberos authentication
• BZ - 1167851 - [ovirt-sdk] export method clash in generate DS and RestApi
• BZ - 1240318 - [BREW BUILD ENABLER] Regenerate Python SDK using the latest build of RHEV-M 3.6

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#normal