Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1542 - virtio-win bug fix update

Synopsis

virtio-win bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated virtio-win package that fixes two bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The virtio-win package provides paravirtualized network drivers for most Windows operating systems.

The RHBA-2011:0782 virtio-win bug fix and enhancement update did not completely resolve the following issue, which is now fully fixed:

  • Previously, the netperf test on the Windows 2008 and Windows 7 guests with virtio network caused the network to become unresponsive. This update corrects the Network Interface Card (NIC) driver. Now, the network stays available. (BZ#706791)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

  • Previous versions of virtio-win did not include the QXL driver. As a result, the QXL driver could not be installed from the same installation media as the virtio network or block driver. This update adds QXL drivers to the virtio-win installation media. This allows to install and update QXL drivers without requiring the MSI installer. (BZ#726883)

  • The NetKVM driver included in the previous version of virtio-win had a lower version number than the same driver in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager. It was therefore impossible to update the NetKVM driver when upgrading from Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2.2 to 3.0. The most recent NetKVM driver, WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) signed, takes advantage of the new version numbering scheme, which changed the driver version number to be much higher that before. Users are now able to upgrade the NetKVM driver flawlessly when upgrading from Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2.2 to 3.0. (BZ#728982)

All users of virtio-win are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs.

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 This content is not included.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI6.1x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64

Updated Packages

  • virtio-win-1.4.0-1.el6.noarch.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information