3:31 p.m.
Dafna,
I have restarted the host and now started to install the Vm from scratch. Following
Itamar's suggestion this time, I chose VNC as console option.
How can I use vnc viewer to attach to the VM?
David
----- Original Message -----
From: Dafna Ron <dron(a)redhat.com>
To: Michal Skrivanek <mskrivan(a)redhat.com>
Cc: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>; "users(a)ovirt.org List"
<users(a)ovirt.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
David,
Let's try to debug the issue you have now.
Can you please attach engine and vdsm logs?
Thanks,
Dafna
On 01/21/2014 05:32 PM, Michal Skrivanek wrote:
>
> On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:26, David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Before the VM install console problem, everything was normal, the cpu,
host, storage were done following the quick start guide.
> Well, whatever is the reason the symptoms you see suggests something is
either crashing (vdsm on the host) or is unreachable or misconfigured now.
> Depends what you did...:)
> Might be easier to start from scratch if unsure...
>
>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Michal Skrivanek <mskrivan(a)redhat.com>
>>> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>> Cc: Itamar Heim <iheim(a)redhat.com>; "users(a)ovirt.org
List" <users(a)ovirt.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:24 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:20, David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
>>>
>>>> Itamar,
>>>>
>>>> I tried what you suggested. Now when I restart the VM, it ends
up in
>>> unknown state. Moreover, all storage domains and the host are all
down. What do
>>> I need to do to recover from here?
>>>
>>> Thos is way beyond graphics issues. You have something wrong with
the basic
>>> setup. Storage connection?
>>> Can all hosts see the engine and vice versa? Any manual firewall
tweaks?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> michal
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Itamar Heim <iheim(a)redhat.com>
>>>>> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>; Michal
Skrivanek
>>> <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com>
>>>>> Cc: "users(a)ovirt.org List"
<users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 2:53 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>
>>>>> On 01/18/2014 12:49 AM, David Li wrote:
>>>>>> The node is up and running. I can ssh in no problem. VM
is started
>>> and
>>>>> running ok with 0% CPU 3% memory.
>>>>>> I don't know how to connect VNC to it, my VNC
console option is
>>> grayed
>>>>> out.
>>>>>
>>>>> stop the VM. edit it, change console from spice to vnc,
start VM,
>>>>> connect to it again with vnc.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I also tried " browser plugin" option by
installing
>>> spice-xpi on
>>>>> my RHEL6 (which runs the firefox browser). Now when the
console is
>>> launched, a
>>>>> popup window shows up but then an error " Unable to
connect to the
>>> graphic
>>>>> server".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: Itamar Heim <iheim(a)redhat.com>
>>>>>>> To: David Li <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>; Michal
Skrivanek
>>>>> <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com>
>>>>>>> Cc: "users(a)ovirt.org List"
<users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>> To: David Li
<david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>> Cc: Meital Avital
<mavital(a)redhat.com>; Einav
>>> Cohen
>>>>>>> <ecohen(a)redhat.com>; Omer Frenkel
>>> <ofrenkel(a)redhat.com>;
>>>>>>> "users(a)ovirt.org List"
<users(a)ovirt.org>;
>>>>> "dron(a)redhat.com
>>>>>>> Ron" <dron(a)redhat.com>
>>>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>>>>> To: David Li
>>> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: Madhav V Diwan
>>>>> <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com>;
>>>>>>>>> "users(a)ovirt.org"
<users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: David Li
>>>>> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc:
>>> "users(a)ovirt.org"
>>>>>>> <users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reply-to: David
Li
>>>>>>> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: Madhav V
Diwan
>>>>>>> <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc:
users(a)ovirt.org
>>>>> <users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: David
Li
>>>>>>> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc:
>>> "users(a)ovirt.org"
>>>>>>>>> <users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reply-to:
David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To:
Madhav V Diwan
>>>>>>>>> <mdiwan(a)diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc:
users(a)ovirt.org
>>>>>>> <users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To:
David Li
>>>>>>> <david_li(a)sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc:
>>>>> "users(a)ovirt.org"
>>>>>>>>> <users(a)ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users(a)ovirt.org
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>
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