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