From: Matt Coleman <matt@xxxxxxxxx>
There are two specific WQL queries we're using to get either a list of
virtual machines or the hypervisor host itself from Msvm_ComputerSystem.
Those queries rely on filtering results based on the "Description"
field. Since the "Description" field is locale sensitive, the queries
will fail if the Windows host is using a language pack. While the WSMAN
spec allows the client to set the requested locale (and it is supported
since openwsman 2.6.x), the Windows WinRM service does not respect this
setting: it returns non-English strings despite the WSMAN request
properly setting the locale to 'en-US'. Therefore, this patch changes
the WQL query to make use of the "__SERVER" field to stop relying on
English strings in queries and side step the issue.
Co-authored-by: Dawid Zamirski <dzamirski@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Matt Coleman <matt@xxxxxxxxx>
---
NEWS.rst | 4 ++++
src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi_classes.h | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index 7663cf4208..5c9ab4a964 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ v6.9.0 (unreleased)
* **Bug fixes**
+ * hyperv: ensure WQL queries work in all locales
+
+ Relying on the "Description" field caused queries to fail on non-"en-US"
+ systems. The queries have been updated to avoid using localized strings.
v6.8.0 (2020-10-01)
===================
diff --git a/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi_classes.h b/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi_classes.h
index a19b6a656d..7465684d6e 100644
--- a/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi_classes.h
+++ b/src/hyperv/hyperv_wmi_classes.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
*/
#define MSVM_COMPUTERSYSTEM_WQL_VIRTUAL \
- "Description = \"Microsoft Virtual Machine\" "
+ "Name != __SERVER "
#define MSVM_COMPUTERSYSTEM_WQL_PHYSICAL \
- "Description = \"Microsoft Hosting Computer System\" "
+ "Name = __SERVER "
#define MSVM_COMPUTERSYSTEM_WQL_ACTIVE \
"(EnabledState != 0 and EnabledState != 3 and EnabledState != 32769) "
--
2.27.0
