"ACTION_TYPE_FAILED_INVALID_CDROM_DISK_FORMAT" error message is reported when changing CD's during Windows guest installation.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.5

Issue

  • When changing CD's during Windows guest installation, the error "ACTION_TYPE_FAILED_INVALID_CDROM_DISK_FORMAT" is reported.
  • The ISO image name that is used for installation is 'media.ISO'

Resolution

  • BZ 1294855 was added to correct this behaviour.
  • Work around is to use image name with lowercase "iso" extension (e.g. media.iso).

Root Cause

  • The problem appears to be with the ISO name with upper-case ISO extension (media.ISO).

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