Bug 1145999 - [RFE] Generate sysprep answers file with name matching the version of Windows
Summary: [RFE] Generate sysprep answers file with name matching the version of Windows
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: ovirt-engine
Classification: oVirt
Component: RFEs
Version: ---
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: ovirt-3.6.0-rc
: 3.6.0
Assignee: Shahar Havivi
QA Contact: Ilanit Stein
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 1146912 1203929
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2014-09-24 09:19 UTC by Juan Hernández
Modified: 2016-02-10 12:55 UTC (History)
11 users (show)

Fixed In Version: ovirt-engine-3.6.0-0.0.master.20150412172306.git55ba764
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
Feature: When attach sysprep floppy we use to call it sysprep.inf Windows expect sysprep.inf to old windows such as windows 98, new windows such as windows 7 expect the file name to be Unattended.xml
Clone Of:
: 1146912 (view as bug list)
Environment:
Last Closed: 2016-02-10 12:55:01 UTC
oVirt Team: Virt
Embargoed:
rule-engine: ovirt-3.6.0+
ylavi: planning_ack+
rule-engine: devel_ack+
mavital: testing_ack+

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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
oVirt gerrit 34785 0 master MERGED RFE: sysprep file name should be according to its version Never
oVirt gerrit 36322 0 ovirt-engine-3.5 MERGED RFE: sysprep file name should be according to its version Never
oVirt gerrit 37753 0 master MERGED Sysprep is sending apostrophes with sysprep name Never

Description Juan Hernández 2014-09-24 09:19:02 UTC 
Description of problem:

Currently when using sysprep the engine generates the answer file always with the name "sysprep.inf". This is OK for windows XP, but newer versions like Windows 7 or Windows 2008 use an XML file and they expect it to be named "Unattend.xml".

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

3.5

How reproducible:

Always.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Run a virtual machine using Sysprep.

Actual results:

The file included in the attached floppy is named "sysprep.inf" regardless of the version of Windows.

Expected results:

The file included in the attached floppy is named "sysprep.inf" or "Unattend.xml" according to the version of Windows specified when creating the VM.

Additional information:

The issue can be avoided modifying the adding the following entry to the registry of the Windows machine before creating the template:

  HKEY-LOCAL-MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> Setup -> UnattendFile = A:\sysprep.inf
Comment 1 Giulio Casella 2014-10-27 16:38:13 UTC 
If this issue could be fixed in future version, it would be great: it's not a blocking issue, but it's quite confusing.
Comment 2 Ilanit Stein 2016-01-27 10:03:09 UTC 
Moving to verified based on BZ 1146912 comment #9
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