Recommended update for virt-manager

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(Last modified: 19JUL2007)

solutions Recommended update for virt-manager SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (cb1c23fd8fe13392e576378f7dd798d6)

Applies to

Package: virt-manager
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Zypp-Patch-Number: 3900
Release: 20070719
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Install this patch if you use CD-ROMs in virtual machines.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

If virt-manager was used to dynamically attach a CD-ROM to a fully virtualized OS, the OS would see a hard disk instead of a CD-ROM. This version of virt-manager correctly attaches CD-ROMs to virtual machines.
virt-manager now also allows the virtualized CD media (such as ISO files) to be changed easily.
For further documentation on using the updated version of virt-manager, please refer to: http://www.novell.com/documentation/vmserver/config_options/data/b9rtimf.html

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh virt-manager.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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