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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] live migration + licensing issue.
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To: Anshul Makkar <anshul.makkar@profitbricks.com>
Cc: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>, Andreas =?utf-8?Q?F=C3=A4rber?= <afaerber@suse.de>, qemu-devel <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>

Hi,

AFAIK this change has occured between the switch from qemu-kvm to qemu. (qe=
mu 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 v=
irtual hardware change.


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

De: "Anshul Makkar" <anshul.makkar@profitbricks.com> 
=C3=80: "Markus Armbruster" <armbru@redhat.com> 
Cc: "Andreas F=C3=A4rber" <afaerber@suse.de>, "qemu-devel" <qemu-devel@nong=
nu.org> 
Envoy=C3=A9: 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.