[ovirt-users] Re: Spice console very poor performance for Windows 10 vm

Hi Everyone, Any thoughts on this ? It seems that audio streaming is affected as well, and bandwidth is not an issue in this case.

'm thinking that maybe if I just just disable compression on spice, things would get a bit better...maybe. Thank you ! On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 8:05 AM Leo David <leoalex(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > Thank you so much Victor ! > Anyone, any ideea how could I disable video compression for > spice console on particular vms ?

> I am trying to implement an "almost" full desktop experience > with an oVirt based vdi environment. > And besides the Windows10 spice issues ( which are the main > cause of this thread ), it seems that Windows 7 is affected > too by the multimedia playing perspective. Which makes a > total blocker on project implementation....

> Any suggestions/ similar experiences ? > Thank you very much and have a nice day ! > > Leo

> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 12:01 Victor Toso <victortoso(a)redhat.com wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 11:50:49AM +0200, Leo David wrote: >> > Hi, >> > "This enable host-side streaming, are you sure you want it?" >> > Not sure yet, but i would at least disable compression, video >> > playing seems to be pretty poor, and crackling ( youtube, etc ) >> >> For playing video use-cases (youtube) it might be okay but not >> for playing games as it has some hard coded delay in the >> streaming code path. >> >> The streaming is mjpeg so you don't save much bandwidth either. >> >> > "AFAIK, if virsh edit exits without issue, you need to shutdown >> > the vm and then start it again" >> > I did that, and when the vm comes back on, my changes are not there >> > anymore .... >> >> Might be something specific to ovirt, not sure :( >> >> I hope someone else can help you. >> >> > On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 10:45 AM Victor Toso <victortoso(a)redhat.com&gt; >> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 02:08:48PM +0200, Leo David wrote: >> > > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > > I am trying to disable video compression as per this thread: >> > > > https://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2017-January/078753.html >> > > > >> > > > The thing is that I just can't figure out where to place the >> following: >> > > > >> > > > <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'> >> > > > <listen type='address'/> >> > > > <image compression='off'/> >> > > > <streaming mode='filter'/> >> > > >> > > This enable host-side streaming, are you sure you want it? >> > > >> > > > </graphics> >> > > > >> > > > If I attempt to edit vm properties by using virsh and add these >> > > > custom settings, the configuration file gets overwritten once >> > > > the vm reboots. >> > > >> > > AFAIK, if virsh edit exits without issue, you need to shutdown >> > > the vm and then start it again. Reboot is not enough. >> > > >> > > > Any suggestions? >> > > > >> > > > Thank you, >> > > > >> > > > Leo >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 7:17 PM Leo David <leoalex(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Hello everyone, >> > > > > Any chance that this issue to be already fixed in the new 4.3 >> version ? >> > > > > Thank you ! >> > > > > >> > > > > On Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 12:25 Victor Toso <victortoso(a)redhat.com >> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > >> Hi, >> > > > >> >> > > > >> On Tue, Jan 08, 2019 at 12:08:31PM +0200, Leo David wrote: >> > > > >> > Thank you very mucjh, and sorry for being so lazy to search >> > > > >> > for that rpm by myself. Somehow, fedora rpms missed from my >> > > > >> > mind. Oh boy, it requires a lot of packages. Do you think >> > > > >> > would it be a good idea to temporarily install fedora repos, do >> > > > >> > the yum installation to get the dependencoes too and then >> > > > >> > disable the repo ? I am thinking to not break the ovirt node >> > > > >> > installation. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> The easiest path is to get the source from your current rpm, >> > > > >> apply the patch mentioned in previous email, build, install, >> > > > >> test. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> If that does not work you can rollback. If works, you can rethink >> > > > >> what is best. >> > > > >> >> > > > >> Cheers, >> > > > >> >> > > > >> > yum localinstall spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm >> > > > >> > Loaded plugins: enabled_repos_upload, fastestmirror, >> > > imgbased-persist, >> > > > >> > package_upload, product-id, search-disabled-repos, >> > > subscription-manager, >> > > > >> > vdsmupgrade >> > > > >> > This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You >> can >> > > use >> > > > >> > subscription-manager to register. >> > > > >> > Examining spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > Marking spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64.rpm as an update to >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.0-2.el7_5.3.x86_64 >> > > > >> > Resolving Dependencies >> > > > >> > --> Running transaction check >> > > > >> > ---> Package spice-server.x86_64 0:0.14.0-2.el7_5.3 will be >> updated >> > > > >> > ---> Package spice-server.x86_64 0:0.14.1-1.fc30 will be an >> update >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: >> libcrypto.so.1.1(OPENSSL_1_1_0)(64bit) >> > > for >> > > > >> > package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile >> > > > >> > * epel: ftp.nluug.nl >> > > > >> > * ovirt-4.2-epel: ftp.nluug.nl >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libssl.so.1.1(OPENSSL_1_1_0)(64bit) >> for >> > > > >> package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libcrypto.so.1.1()(64bit) for >> package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libgstapp-1.0.so.0()(64bit) for >> package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libgstbase-1.0.so.0()(64bit) for >> package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libgstreamer-1.0.so.0()(64bit) for >> > > package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libgstvideo-1.0.so.0()(64bit) for >> > > package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: liborc-0.4.so.0()(64bit) for >> package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Processing Dependency: libssl.so.1.1()(64bit) for package: >> > > > >> > spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > --> Finished Dependency Resolution >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libgstvideo-1.0.so.0()(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libgstbase-1.0.so.0()(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libgstreamer-1.0.so.0()(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libcrypto.so.1.1(OPENSSL_1_1_0)(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: liborc-0.4.so.0()(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libcrypto.so.1.1()(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libssl.so.1.1(OPENSSL_1_1_0)(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libgstapp-1.0.so.0()(64bit) >> > > > >> > Error: Package: spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64 >> > > > >> > (/spice-server-0.14.1-1.fc30.x86_64) >> > > > >> > Requires: libssl.so.1.1()(64bit) >> > > > >> > You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem >> > > > >> > You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest >> > > > >> > Uploading Enabled Repositories Report >> > > > >> > Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, product-id, subscription-manager >> > > > >> > This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You >> can >> > > use >> > > > >> > subscription-manager to register. >> > > > >> > Cannot upload enabled repos report, is this client registered? >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > Thank you ! >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > Leo >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > On Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 10:19 AM Victor Toso < >> victortoso(a)redhat.com&gt; >> > > > >> wrote: >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > On Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 07:29:13PM +0200, Leo David wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Thank you very much Victor, >> > > > >> > > > Is there a rpm that I can easily install on all the nodes, >> or >> > > will >> > > > >> I need >> > > > >> > > > to build that version from sources ? >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > You can fetch the release of 0.14.1 version at >> > > > >> > > https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/tags >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > You can fetch an rpm from Fedora here >> > > > >> > > >> https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=1138474 >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > Cheers, >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > On Mon, Jan 7, 2019, 19:14 Victor Toso < >> victortoso(a)redhat.com >> > > > >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Hi, >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > On Mon, Jan 07, 2019 at 07:00:04PM +0200, Leo David >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > > Thank you very much ! >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > I have modified >> > > > >> > > /etc/ovirt-engine/osinfo.conf.d/00-defaults.properties >> > > > >> > > > > file >> > > > >> > > > > > and added the last line >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > # Windows10x64 >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.id.value = 27 >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.name.value = Windows 10 x64 >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.derivedFrom.value = windows_8x64 >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.productKey.value = >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.resources.maximum.ram.value = 2097152 >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.cpu.unsupported.value = conroe, >> opteron_g1 >> > > > >> > > > > > os.windows_10x64.sysprepPath.value = >> > > > >> > > > > > ${ENGINE_USR}/conf/sysprep/sysprep.w10x64 >> > > > >> > > > > > *os.windows_10x64.devices.display.vramMultiplier.value >> = 2* >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > The vm has the "Windows10x64" profile configured >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > Restarted the ovirt-engine vm, powered on the Windows >> 10 vm. >> > > > >> Not any >> > > > >> > > > > > difference...The console is very slow, almost unusable. >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > Also, tried to upgrade spice-server on the node, but it >> > > seems >> > > > >> that >> > > > >> > > there >> > > > >> > > > > > aeno updates available. At the moment, it is installed: >> > > > >> > > > > > spice-server.x86_64 >> > > 0.14.0-2.el7_5.3 >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Just for reference, the patch in spice-server that should >> > > help is >> > > > >> > > > > from the mail thread >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/spice-devel/2018-June/044237.html >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Merged as >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> >> > > >> https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/spice/commit/ca4984570f425e87e92abe5... >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Looking at the repo with git tag --contains >> > > ca4984570f425e87e92 >> > > > >> > > > > it shows v0.14.1. >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > 0.14.0-2 probably does not contain that. Either update to >> > > 0.14.1 >> > > > >> > > > > or backport the patch. It does need to shutdown and >> start the >> > > VM >> > > > >> > > > > again. >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > Any thoughts ? >> > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > Thank you ! >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > I hope it helps ;) >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > Cheers, >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > -- >> > > > >> > Best regards, Leo David >> > > > >> >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > Best regards, Leo David >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Best regards, Leo David >> > -- Best regards, Leo David