Cause:
VM wasn't recognized as a valid, KVM one due to a BIOS name returned from within VM not being as expected.
Consequence:
RHEV Windows Guest Tools were not recognizing the VM as one requiring the installation of the support guest tools.
Fix:
Relevant components were fixed on the RHEL 7 side to return the BIOS name string that the installer was expected to see.
Result:
Now the installation inside VM running on a RHEL 7 based host functioning as expected.
Created attachment 823621[details]
The dialog box of the aborted install.
Description of problem:
RHEV tools-ISO will not install on an XP VM with a RHEL 7 host and the abort dialog box appears.
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL-7.0-20131111.1
WinXP SP3
rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
How reproducible:
100%
Steps to Reproduce:
1.
2.
3.
Actual results:
Expected results:
Additional info:
Tried rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.3-6 and rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.5-2.el6_5 on qemu-kvm-1.5.3-60.el7_0.6.x86_64/seabios-1.7.2.2-12.el7_0.1.x86_64 which can complete installation successfully.
host info:
# uname -r && rpm -q qemu-kvm && rpm -q seabios
3.10.0-128.el7.x86_64
qemu-kvm-1.5.3-60.el7_0.6.x86_64
seabios-1.7.2.2-12.el7_0.1.x86_64
guest info:
winXP
rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.5-2.el6_5.noarch.rpm
Results:
both rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.5-2.el6_5 can be completed installation successfully.
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If use seabios-1.7.2.2-12.el7.x86_64 to test which can hit this issue, the abort dialog box appears "Installation of RHEV-Tools on the Guest should be performed only when running on RHEL 6 type Host (RHEV-H or RHEL). Installation aorted."
host info:
# uname -r && rpm -q qemu-kvm && rpm -q seabios
3.10.0-128.el7.x86_64
qemu-kvm-1.5.3-60.el7_0.6.x86_64
seabios-1.7.2.2-12.el7.x86_64
guest info:
winXP
rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.3-6.noarch.rpm
Base on above, I think seabios-1.7.2.2-12.el7_0.1.x86_64 in bug 1124216 also fix this issue.
Best Regards,
sluo
Comment 20Sandro Bonazzola
2014-08-19 13:33:21 UTC
Lev according to comment #19, can we move this to QA?
Created attachment 823621 [details] The dialog box of the aborted install. Description of problem: RHEV tools-ISO will not install on an XP VM with a RHEL 7 host and the abort dialog box appears. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RHEL-7.0-20131111.1 WinXP SP3 rhev-guest-tools-iso-3.3-6.noarch.rpm How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: