Re: [Qemu-devel] live migration + licensing issue.

[Alexandre DERUMIER <aderumier@odiso.com>]

Hi,

AFAIK this change has occured between the switch from qemu-kvm to qemu. (qemu 1.3 if I remember)

Don't have see license problem after other upgrade (qemu 1.3->1.4->1.5 ...)


But It's always better to use volume licenses, no more problem in case of virtual hardware change.


----- Mail original -----

De: "Anshul Makkar" <anshul.makkar@profitbricks.com>
À: "Markus Armbruster" <armbru@redhat.com>
Cc: "Andreas Färber" <afaerber@suse.de>, "qemu-devel" <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>
Envoyé: Mercredi 9 Juillet 2014 13:09:47
Objet: Re: [Qemu-devel] live migration + licensing issue.

Thanks. I got the point.

Anshul Makkar

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com> wrote:
> Anshul Makkar <anshul.makkar@profitbricks.com> writes:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yeah, I am aware of this option. But the point where I am concerned is
>> that if Windows VM is running in QEMU 1.0 with pc-model 1.0 and then I
>> upgrade the QEMU to 2.0 and I specify machine as pc-1.2, then Windows
>> will see this as change in hardware and complain about the license.
>
> Works as designed.
>
>> Sorry, if my understanding is wrong here or i am missing something.
>
> Changing the machine type is the virtual equivalent of replacing the
> motherboard.