[Libguestfs] [PATCH] v2v: docs: Describe support for SHA-2 certs for Windows 7 / 2008 R2 (RHBZ#1624878).

Thanks: Yan Vugenfirer. --- v2v/virt-v2v.pod | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod index c6810aab7..f9f659cef 100644 --- a/v2v/virt-v2v.pod +++ b/v2v/virt-v2v.pod @@ -1139,6 +1139,20 @@ This can also prevent booting with a 7B error [see previous section] if the guest has group policy containing C<Device Installation Restrictions>. +=head2 Support for SHA-2 certificates in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 + +Later versions of the Windows virtio drivers are signed using SHA-2 +certificates (instead of SHA-1). The original shipping Windows 7 and +Windows Server 2008 R2 did not understand SHA-2 certificates and so +the Windows virtio drivers will not install properly. + +To fix this you must apply SHA-2 Code Signing Support from: +L<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityAdvisories/2015/3033929> +before converting the guest. + +For further information see: +L<https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1624878> + =head1 UEFI VMware allows you to present UEFI firmware to guests (instead of the -- 2.18.0