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From: michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com
Date: Tue=2C 3 Dec 2013 14:23:19 +0100
To: Blaster(a)556nato.com
CC: users(a)ovirt.org
Subject: Re: [Users] What agents are needed?
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On Dec 3=2C 2013=2C at 10:52 =2C Vinzenz Feenstra <vfeenstr(a)redhat.com> w=
rote:
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> On 11/30/2013 09:49 PM=2C Blaster wrote:
>> There doesn't seem to be a single "tools" or "agent"
install like ther=
e is under ESXi=2C that's required to be installed under
ovirt=2C instead I=
've seen references to
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>> 1) virtio drivers
>> 2) Spice drivers
>> 3) qemu agent
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>> What's really needed under both Windows and Linux to get guests workin=
g properly?
> Well it depends on what you consider 'working properly'
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> Mainly you will need to have the VirtIO drivers=2C the Spice Drivers an=
d the
Spice VDAgent
> For additional features supported by oVirt you'll also need
the ovirt-g=
uest-agent
> The qemu agent is currently optional=2C however will be required
togeth=
er with the ovirt-guest-agent at some point to support some additional
feat=
ures.
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>> Are all these agents included in Fedora?
> Yes they are.
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btw the virtio drivers are already in kernel so for a bare minimum functi=
onality
you're ready to go without any additional sw on Fedora. If you want=
copy&paste in SPICE you need vdagent=2C if you need detailed utilization s=
tatistics=2C app list=2C guest IP reporting=2C SSO you need ovirt-guest-ag=
ent. If you need the new backup API and hotplug CPU in the future you'll ne=
ed qemu-ga as well
Michal=2C thank you for sharing this information. I am going to try
and =
get this into added to the wiki. Blaster if this helps:For Fedora=2C you ca=
n get the guest agent and spice drivers by running "yum install ovirt-guest=
-agent spice-vdagent" . Additional steps for the ovirt-guest-agent install =
here ( http://www.ovirt.org/How_to_install_the_guest_agent_in_Fedora) but I=
wasn't aware of the spice-vdagent. For Windows- you can get the VirtIO dri=
vers by downloading the iso from http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virti=
o-win/latest/images/=2C upload it to your ISO store=2C change the CD on the=
vm=2C and then install the drivers through device manager. That will solve=
virtio-serial and virtio-scsi- you can get the spice drivers by downloadin=
g the windows binary from http://www.spice-space.org/download.html (I added=
this to the wiki this week). Note: Win7 and lower right now.- you can get =
the ovirt-guest-agent by following these directions: http://www.ovirt.org/O=
Virt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows=20
Thanks=2C
michal
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> Regards=2C
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> Vinzenz Feenstra | Senior Software Engineer
> RedHat Engineering Virtualization R & D
> Phone: +420 532 294 625
> IRC: vfeenstr or evilissimo
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dir=3D'ltr'> =3B<BR><div>>=3B From: mi=
chal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com<br>&gt=3B Date: Tue=2C 3 Dec 2013 14:23:19 +0100<=
br>>=3B To: Blaster(a)556nato.com<br>&gt=3B CC:
users(a)ovirt.org<br>&gt=3B S=
ubject: Re: [Users] What agents are needed?<br>>=3B <br>>=3B
<br>>=3B=
On Dec 3=2C 2013=2C at 10:52 =2C Vinzenz Feenstra &lt=3Bvfeenstr(a)redhat.co=
m>=3B wrote:<br>>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B On 11/30/2013 09:49
PM=2C Blaste=
r wrote:<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B There doesn't seem to be a single
"tools" o=
r "agent" install like there is under ESXi=2C that's required to be
install=
ed under ovirt=2C instead I've seen references to<br>>=3B
>=3B>=3B <b=
r>>=3B >=3B>=3B 1) virtio drivers<br>>=3B
>=3B>=3B 2) Spice dri=
vers<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B 3) qemu agent<br>>=3B
>=3B>=3B <br>>=3B=
>=3B>=3B What's really needed under both Windows and Linux to get gues=
ts working properly?<br>>=3B >=3B Well it depends on what you consider
=
'working properly'<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B
Mainly you will need =
to have the VirtIO drivers=2C the Spice Drivers and the Spice VDAgent<br>&g=
t=3B >=3B For additional features supported by oVirt you'll also need the=
ovirt-guest-agent<br>>=3B >=3B The qemu agent is currently
optional=2C=
however will be required together with the ovirt-guest-agent at some point=
to support some additional features.<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B
>=3B>=
=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B Are all these agents included in
Fedora?<br>>=
=3B >=3B Yes they are.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B btw the virtio
drivers are al=
ready in kernel so for a bare minimum functionality you're ready to go with=
out any additional sw on Fedora. If you want copy&=3Bpaste in SPICE you =
need vdagent=2C if you need detailed utilization statistics=2C app list=2C =
guest IP reporting=2C SSO you need ovirt-guest-agent. If you need the new =
backup API and hotplug CPU in the future you'll need qemu-ga as
well<br>>=
=3B </div><div> =3B</div><div>Michal=2C thank you for
sharing this info=
rmation. I am going to try and get this into added to the
wiki.</div><div>&=
nbsp=3B</div><div>Blaster if this helps:</div><div>For Fedora=2C
you can ge=
t the guest agent and spice drivers by running "yum install ovirt-guest-age=
nt <font size=3D"3">spice-vdagent" . Additional steps
for =3Bthe ovirt-=
guest-agent install here ( <a href=3D"http://www.ovirt.org/How_to_install_t=
he_guest_agent_in_Fedora">http://www.ovirt.org/How_to_install_the...
nt_in_Fedora</a>) but I wasn't aware of the
spice-vdagent.</font></div><div=
 =3B</div><div>For Windows</div><div>-
you can get the =3BVirtIO d=
rivers =3Bby downloading the iso from
<a href=3D"http://alt.fedoraproje=
ct.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/latest/images/">http://alt.fedoraprojec...
alt/virtio-win/latest/images/</a>=2C upload it to your ISO store=2C change =
the CD on the vm=2C and then install the drivers through device manager. Th=
at will solve virtio-serial and virtio-scsi</div><div>- you can get the spi=
ce drivers by downloading the windows binary from <a href=3D"http://www.spi=
ce-space.org/download.html">http://www.spice-space.org/download.h...
(I=
added this to the wiki this week). Note: Win7 and lower right now.</div><d=
iv>- you can get the ovirt-guest-agent by following these directions: <a hr=
ef=3D"http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows">ht...
org/OVirt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows</a></div> =3B<BR><div><br>>=3B
Than=
ks=2C<br>>=3B michal<br>>=3B <br>>=3B
>=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B&=
gt=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B
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rs<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B
>=3B -- <br>>=3B >=
=3B Regards=2C<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B Vinzenz
Feenstra | Senior=
Software Engineer<br>>=3B >=3B RedHat Engineering Virtualization R
&am=
p=3B D<br>>=3B >=3B Phone: +420 532 294 625<br>>=3B
>=3B IRC: vfeen=
str or evilissimo<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B Better
technology. Fas=
ter innovation. Powered by community collaboration.<br>>=3B >=3B See
ho=
w it works at redhat.com<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B
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