diff --git a/docs/news.xml b/docs/news.xml index ef855d8958..9361a9165d 100644 --- a/docs/news.xml +++ b/docs/news.xml @@ -37,8 +37,82 @@
+ + + vbox: Add support for configuring storage controllers + + + The VirtualBox driver now supports the <controller> + element in the domain XML for configuring storage controllers in VBOX + VMs. Additionally, libvirt's domain XML schema was updated to allow + optional model attribute for <controller + type='ide'> which is used by the VBOX driver to set the + IDE controller model to be one of 'piix4', 'piix4' (default), or + 'ich6'. Finally, with this change dumpxml generates + <controller> elements that correspond to current + VBOX VM storage controller configuration. + + + + + vbox: Add support for attaching empty removable disks + + + The VirutalBox driver now supports adding CD-ROM and floppy disk + devices that do not have the disk source specified. Previously such + devices were silently ignored. + + + + + vbox: Add support for attaching SAS storage controllers + + + In VirtualBox, SCSI and SAS are distinct controller types whereas + libvirt does not make such distinction. Therefore, the VBOX driver was + updated to allow attaching SAS controllers via <controller + type='scsi' model='lsisas1068'> element. If there are + both SCSI and SAS controllers present in the VBOX VM, the domain XML + can associate the disk device using the <address> + element with the controller attribute, and optionally, + set the port via unit attribute. + +
+ + + vbox: Do not ignore failures to attach disk devices when defining + + + The define now fails and reports an error if any of the + controller or disk devices specified in the + domain XML fail to attach to the VirtualBox VM. + + + + + vbox: Fix dumpxml to always output disk devices + + + The VirtualBox driver was ignoring any disk devices in + dumpxml output if there was a SAS storage controller + attached to the VM. + + + + + vbox: Fix dumpxml to always generate valid domain XML + + + When a VirtualBox VM has multiple disks attached, each to a different + storage controller that uses 'sd' prefix for block device names e.g. + one disk attached to SATA and one to SCSI controller, it no longer + generates XML where both would have 'sda' device name assigned. + Instead it properly assigns 'sda' and 'sdb' to those disks in the + order of appearance. + +