Bug 1022839

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Changes in MSI:
http://git.engineering.redhat.com/users/yvugenfi/qemu-ga-win/commit/?h=rhel7&id=74cc952bd62550fb775fc2240d39cc18529725d3

Change in COM registration:
http://git.engineering.redhat.com/users/yvugenfi/qemu-ga-win/commit/?h=rhel7&id=faeaf265592b75dfa717b0d73429266bee5fd72e

https://brewweb.devel.redhat.com/taskinfo?taskID=6607154

Test on old and latest version on rhel7 host , not hit the problem , the qemu-ga-win.msi  installed suceessfully


old version:
Host:
# uname -r
3.10.0-99.el7.x86_64
# rpm -q qemu-kvm-rhev
qemu-kvm-rhev-1.5.3-52.el7.x86_64

Guest:win2012-64

qemu-ga-win-6.5-4
virtio-win-prewhql-72


latest version:
Host:
# uname -r
3.10.0-99.el7.x86_64
# rpm -q qemu-kvm-rhev
qemu-kvm-rhev-1.5.3-52.el7.x86_64

Guest:win2012-64

qemu-ga-win-6.5-7
virtio-win-prewhql-0.1-74


Steps:
1. Boot guest  with virtio-serial
 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -M rhel6.5.0 -enable-kvm -m 2G -smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1 -name rhel6.4-64 -uuid 9a0e67ec-f286-d8e7-0548-0c1c9ec93009 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -monitor stdio -rtc base=utc,clock=host,driftfix=slew -no-kvm-pit-reinjection -no-shutdown -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7 -chardev socket,path=/tmp/qga.sock,server,nowait,id=qga0 -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,chardev=qga0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 -drive file=/home/win2012-64-virtio.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=qcow2,cache=none -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 -drive if=none,media=cdrom,id=drive-ide0-1-0,readonly=on,format=raw -device ide-drive,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide0-1-0,id=ide0-1-0 -netdev tap,id=hostnet0,vhost=on -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:d5:51:8a,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc :10 -vga std -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 -qmp tcp:0:5555,server,nowait -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s3=0 -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s4=0

2. Install the virtio-serial driver

3. Install guest agent msi manually. 
Double click the msi file and install it. 

4. Uninstall it from "Control Panel"-->programs

5. Repeat step 3-4 for 6 times

Results:

Install and unstall sucessfully, after install the qemu-ga-x64.msi,work well


Addtional test:

(1) I login guest with Administrator user.
(2) If install/uninstall with msiexec command,work well
install:
$ msiexec /i <package name> /q 
uninstall: 
$ msiexec /uninstall <package name> /q


According to above test ,this bug is fixed on rhel7 .

Addtional info:
Test this bug as follow version, work well
Host:
# uname -r 
3.10.0-107.el7.x86_64
# rpm -q qemu-kvm-rhev
qemu-kvm-rhev-1.5.3-52.el7.x86_64

guest:win8-64
virtio-win-1.6.8-5.el7
virtio-win-prewhql-0.1-74

According to above test ,this bug fixed

Test on old and latest version on rhel7 host , not hit the problem , the qemu-ga-win.msi  installed suceessfully


old version:
Host:
# uname -r
3.10.0-99.el7.x86_64
# rpm -q qemu-kvm-rhev
qemu-kvm-rhev-1.5.3-52.el7.x86_64

Guest:win8-64
Guest:win2012-64

qemu-ga-win-6.5-4
virtio-win-prewhql-72


latest version:
Host:
# uname -r
3.10.0-99.el7.x86_64
# rpm -q qemu-kvm-rhev
qemu-kvm-rhev-1.5.3-52.el7.x86_64

Guest:win8-64

qemu-ga-win-7.0-7
virtio-win-prewhql-0.1-74


Steps:
1. Boot guest  with virtio-serial
 /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -cpu SandyBridge,hv_spinlocks=0x1fff,hv_relaxed,hv_vapic,hv_time  -enable-kvm -m 2G -smp 2,sockets=2,cores=1,threads=1 -name win8-64 -uuid 9a0e67ec-f286-d8e7-0548-0c1c9ec93009 -nodefconfig -nodefaults -monitor stdio -rtc base=utc,clock=host,driftfix=slew -no-kvm-pit-reinjection -device piix3-usb-uhci,id=usb,bus=pci.0,addr=0x1.0x2 -device virtio-serial-pci,id=virtio-serial0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7 -chardev socket,path=/tmp/qga.sock,server,nowait,id=qga0 -device virtserialport,bus=virtio-serial0.0,chardev=qga0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0 -drive file=/root/win8-64.qcow2,if=none,id=drive-virtio-disk0,format=qcow2,cache=none -device virtio-blk-pci,scsi=off,bus=pci.0,addr=0x5,drive=drive-virtio-disk0,id=virtio-disk0,bootindex=1 -netdev tap,id=hostnet0,vhost=on -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=hostnet0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:d5:51:8a,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3 -device usb-tablet,id=input0 -vnc :10 -vga std -device virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x6 -qmp tcp:0:5555,server,nowait -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s3=0 -global PIIX4_PM.disable_s4=0

2. Install the virtio-serial driver

3. Install guest agent msi manually. 
Double click the msi file and install it. 

4. Uninstall it from "Control Panel"-->programs

5. Repeat step 3-4 for 6 times

Results:

Install and unstall sucessfully, after install the qemu-ga-x64.msi,work well


Addtional test:

(1) I login guest with Administrator user.
(2) If install/uninstall with msiexec command,work well
install:
$ msiexec /i <package name> /q 
uninstall: 
$ msiexec /uninstall <package name> /q


According to above test ,this bug is fixed on rhel7 .

According to comment6 and comment9, set this issue as verified.

This request was resolved in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0.

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