Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console

From: Itamar Heim <iheim(a)redhat.com&gt; To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>; Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com&gt; Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org List" <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 2:38 PM Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console On 01/18/2014 12:30 AM, David Li wrote: > This time I tried to use "spice html5 browser client". I downloaded the cert from http://<my-engine>/ovirt-engine/ca.crt. This time the console window " spice javascript client" showed up in the firefox (24.2.0) but it stays gray. Nothing can be seen. > > So what else am I missing here? just to rule out things: - is the geust working correctly for you (ssh?) - does it happen to consume 100% cpu? - does vnc work for you correctly for this guest? > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com&gt; >> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >> Cc: Meital Avital <mavital(a)redhat.com>; Einav Cohen <ecohen(a)redhat.com>; Omer Frenkel <ofrenkel(a)redhat.com>; &quot;users(a)ovirt.org List" <users(a)ovirt.org>; &quot;dron(a)redhat.com Ron" <dron(a)redhat.com&gt; >> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 1:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >> >> >> On Jan 17, 2014, at 09:59 , Dafna Ron <dron(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >> >>>   well, I have to admit that it has been a while since I tried logging in to >> a vm console from a Windows OS :) >>>   Adding some people to this which I think can help more than me... >>> >>> >>>   On 01/17/2014 12:58 AM, David Li wrote: >>>>   Well, it didn't even have any traces to tell me if it's >> installed. I am supposed to see these according to the instruction but none of >> them showed up. >>>> >>>>       * IE will prompt you with "This website wants to install the >> following add-on SpiceX.cab... proceed by clicking the arrow on the install >> button and choose "Install for All Users of this computer". >>>>       * Depending on the version of IE a UAC dialog may pop up asking you >> if you want to allow "SpiceX.cab" If it does not Click on the install >> spice button again and it will. >>>>       * In the UAC dialog click on the yes button. >>>>       * The install will now proceed in the background. >>>> >>>> >>>>   I am using W7 64bit with IE11. My engine is running on a RHEL6 machine. >> >> IE11 doesn't really work as of now. >> Try some more reasonable browser, IE10 would be also fine. >> >> activex setup requires some manual work as mentione at >> How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal wiki >> native invocation (that file to download you got) is easier, just associate with >> recent remote viewer and it should open >> it works on Windows, Linux and OSX (needs https://github.com/brianwcook/launchvv >> in addition) >> >> check out http://www.ovirt.org/Console_Client_Resources >> >> Thanks, >> mcihal >> >>>> >>>> >>>>   ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>   From: Dafna Ron <dron(a)redhat.com&gt; >>>>>   To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>   Cc: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com>; >> &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>   Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:16 PM >>>>>   Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>> >>>>>   1. did you restart you're firefox after install? >>>>>   2. what OS are you using? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>   On 01/16/2014 11:40 PM, David Li wrote: >>>>>>     This isn't working for me at this time. I have gone to the >> end of the >>>>>   instructions and clicked on "Install Spice" button in IE >> but nothing >>>>>   happened. >>>>>>     Maybe someone with more knowledge should come out and make >> clarifications. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>     ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>     From: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>>>>     To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>     Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>>>     Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:51 PM >>>>>>>     Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     yuck >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     i dont know why they do not just have this already done in >> an rpm >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     yes it probably works , i have not tested it ,  but >> virt-viewer is >>>>>>>     deprecated in favor of the newer Remote-Viewer >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     by the way >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     worst comes to worst  you can always connect to the ovirt >> vm node >>>>>>>     server via virt-manager gui in linux .. or using macports >> virt-manager >>>>>>>     in OSX >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     and as long as you have a username and password set up in >> libvirt >>>>>>>     password db >>>>>>>     /etc/libvirt/passwd.db >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     use saslpasswd2 -a libvirt $USER  on your ovirt vm host >> node >>>>>>>     to add your user account so you dont mess with ovirt's >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     if you have  winaxe or some other Xwindows on your windows >> machine you >>>>>>>     could probably just ssh with putty.exe to your ovirt node >> server and >>>>>   run >>>>>>>     virt-manager from there while displaying back to your >> windows desktop >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>     From: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>     Reply-to: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>     To: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>>>>     Cc: users(a)ovirt.org <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>>>     Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>>>>     Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:35:02 -0800 (PST) >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     Is this page still applicable to ovirt 3.3.2? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >> http://wiki.ovirt.org/How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal#Add_a_d... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>     ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>       From: Madhav V Diwan >> <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>>>>>       To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>>       Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; >> <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>>>>       Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:28 PM >>>>>>>>       Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       install them wherever your firefox browser is >> installed... >>>>>>>>       whichever machine you are using to browse to the >> portal from >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       unfortunately i believe ovirts' spice viewing >> only works on >>>>>   linux >>>>>>>>       desktops running firefox  currently >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       also the ovirt  vnc implementation assumes you have >>>>>   remote-viewer  which >>>>>>>>       can open that .vv file that pops up.. again >> remote-viewer would >>>>>   only be >>>>>>>>       available on linux desktops.. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       there IS a MAC OS port for remote-viewer , but >> i've never >>>>>   gotten it to >>>>>>>>       work without a lot of manual URL input >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>       From: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>>       Reply-to: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>>       To: Madhav V Diwan >> <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>>>>>       Cc: users(a)ovirt.org <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>>>>       Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>>>>>>       Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:39:20 -0800 (PST) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       Do I need these to be installed on the engine or on >> the machine >>>>>   where the >>>>>>>>       webadmin portal browser is being run? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       Are there any ovirt links describing these? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       david >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>       ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>       From: Madhav V Diwan >> <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com&gt; >>>>>>>>>       To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>>>       Cc: &quot;users(a)ovirt.org&quot; >> <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >>>>>>>>>       Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:35 AM >>>>>>>>>       Subject: Re: [Users] Black VM Install Console >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       you ve probabaly not install teh spice xpi in >> your firefox >>>>>   on linux >>>>>>>     when >>>>>>>>>       you opened the console , or maybe the >> remote-viewer >>>>>   application is >>>>>>>>>       missing >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       use yum to install these >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       -----Original Message-----R >>>>>>>>>       eply-to: David Li >> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net&gt; >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       Subject: [Users] Black VM Install Console >>>>>>>>>       Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:08:13 -0800 (PST) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       My first time to install a VM on ovirt has >> encountered a >>>>>   problem. I >>>>>>>     tried >>>>>>>>       to >>>>>>>>>       open up a console to continue the install >> process. But all I >>>>>   got is a >>>>>>>     blank >>>>>>>>>       window and a request to save a file which I >> did. The window >>>>>   remained >>>>>>>     blank >>>>>>>>       and I >>>>>>>>>       couldn't see any activities. I went to the >> node itself >>>>>   and tried >>>>>>>     to see >>>>>>>>       if I >>>>>>>>>       could use virsh tool to understand what's >> going on. But >>>>>   I was >>>>>>>     asked for >>>>>>>>       a >>>>>>>>>       username and password to perform any actions. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       Any idea what I should do at this time? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       David >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>       _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>       Users mailing list >>>>>>>>>       Users(a)ovirt.org >>>>>>>>>       http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>     _______________________________________________ >>>>>>     Users mailing list >>>>>>     Users(a)ovirt.org >>>>>>     http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>> >>>>>   -- >>>>>   Dafna Ron >>>>> >>> >>> >>>   -- >>>   Dafna Ron >>>   _______________________________________________ >>>   Users mailing list >>>   Users(a)ovirt.org >>>   http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >