February 2014 - Users - oVirt List Archives

[Users] Can't open ovirt console using Spice or VNC - help!
by Drew Showers 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

Hello, I'm a nube with ovirt, but have the ovirt-engine and 1 remote host up and running (separate physical servers, same subnet). The network, DNS. NFS all work. I can create VM's, install the ISO OS with no problems. Here is were I get stuck. After a frustrating few hours trying to get a console to launch on my mac, I broke down and created a new Centos 6.4 Desktop VM using Fusion. I've installed - spice-xpi (yum install spice-xpi) virt-manager (yum install virt-manager) Using Firefox, if I try to open the console from the ovirt admin using Spice browser plugin or native client options, nothing happens (no errors either), other than message saying the user is initiating a console session. If using VNC, then it wants to either download the console.vv or open it with the default viewer, which throws and error "Unable to connect to the graphics server file" So, I'm stuck in going any further until I get this worked out. No VM IP or host name (unless I'm missing something)... I actually find this quite unfriendly. I know similar issues have been discussed previously, but none have solved my problem. BTW: I'm running Centos 6.5 on both the engine and host. I'm not sure if I'm missing additional packages or what. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Drew

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[Users] A/B network setup
by Pat Pierson 10 Feb '14

10 Feb '14

I am having some issues wrapping my head around this but what I am trying to setup is a A/B testing environment with a 3node cluster. Each node has 2 nics, 1 for ovirtmgmt and 1 for vlaned A/B network. I guess what I am trying to understand is if ovirt is tagging the vlan's I setup and is properly passing that to the switch? This would allow me to have multiple subnets on a host that the switch also can see as multiple vlans. Right? I would still have to configure the switch to allow that port access to both vlans. -- Patrick Pierson

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[Users] FOSDEM slides + recordings available
by Doron Fediuck 09 Feb '14

09 Feb '14

http://www.ovirt.org/FOSDEM_2014#Sessions I will continue to update with recordings (and last slides) as it becomes available. This is also a good chance to thank everyone involved. People who practiced, spoke, volunteered for stand shifts, Video handling, helping with the oVirt-live, carrying maps, laptops, handout-sheets, poster-sign to/from UBL and other logistics. Special thanks to Joop, René, Jorick, Robert and Alexander who joined us in ULB . We got a big and very positive exposure for oVirt, which as you'll be able to hear is getting a lot of community attention now. See you in FOSDEM 2015 ;) Doron

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[Users] Best way to request a new feature?
by Bob Doolittle 09 Feb '14

09 Feb '14

What's the best way to request a new feature? Do we manage a Wiki page for this somewhere? Or should I just open a bug/rfe? The feature I'd like to see: It would be nice if the Admin page had an indication either on the VMs page or in the left navigation frame when everything is in place for starting VMs. Here's an example scenario to illustrate why this would be useful: Every morning I power up my Engine and Host machines. The first thing I have to do is Activate my Host, and then monitor it while it comes up, Contends and eventually assumes SPM responsibility. Then I can change to the tab with my VMs and start up the one(s) I need, and open their consoles. But I have to watch the Host tab until SPM is established, because when looking at the VMs page there's no indication whether they can be started up yet or not. Nothing unless I try to start one, and get a pop-up error. Additional useful features: Is there any way to cause a VM to automatically power on as soon as oVirt is ready to do so? Is there any way to cause a console to automatically open up as soon as a VM is started? -Bob

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[Users] Backups
by Maurice James 09 Feb '14

09 Feb '14

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[Users] Resource question
by Maurice James 09 Feb '14

09 Feb '14

------=_NextPart_000_002F_01CF24EA.83D4EAF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This may seem like a silly question but, I just need to wrap my head around a concept Are my VMs limited by host or cluster resources? 4 hosts with the following resources per host: 2 6 core intel processors (24 cores per host) 32GB memory 1.2TB NFS storage So across the cluster I have 96 cpu cores 128GB memory 4.8TB of NFS storage Can I create a single VM with let's say: 25 cpu cores 64GB of RAM 2TB of storage Am I limited by the host or the cluster? ( Keep in mind that I'm not actually going to create such a ridiculous VM but the question is bothering me). Thanks ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01CF24EA.83D4EAF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" = xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" = xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META = HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 = (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=3DEN-US = link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1>This may seem like a silly question but, I just need = to wrap my head around a concept<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Are my VMs = limited by host or cluster resources?<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>4 hosts with = the following resources per host:<o:p></o:p>2 6 = core intel processors (24  cores per host)<o:p></o:p>32GB memory<o:p></o:p>1.2TB = NFS storage<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>So across the cluster I have<o:p></o:p>96 cpu cores<o:p></o:p>128GB = memory<o:p></o:p>4.8TB of NFS = storage<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Can I create a single VM with let’s = say:<o:p></o:p>25 cpu cores<o:p></o:p>64GB of RAM<o:p></o:p>2TB of = storage<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Am I limited by the host or the cluster? ( Keep in = mind that I’m not actually going to create such a ridiculous VM = but the question is bothering me). = Thanks<o:p></o:p></div></body></html> ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01CF24EA.83D4EAF0--

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[Users] oVirt or RHEV ?
by Martijn Grendelman 08 Feb '14

08 Feb '14

Hi, This may be the wrong place to ask, but I'm looking for input to form an opinion on an "oVirt or RHEV" question within my company. I have been running oVirt for about 5 months now, and I'm quite comfortable with its features and maintenance procedures. We are now planning to build a private virtualization cluster for hosting clients' applications as well as our own. Some people in the company are questioning whether we should buy RHEV, but at this point, I can't see the benefits. Can anyone on this list shed a light on when RHEV might be a better choice than oVirt? What are the benefits? The trade-offs? I am looking for pragmatic, real-world things, not marketing mumbo jumbo. That, I can get from redhat.com ;-) Best regards, Martijn.

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[Users] NAT configuration
by martin.trudel＠cspq.gouv.qc.ca 08 Feb '14

08 Feb '14

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[Users] Timezone Hypervisor/VM
by Markus Stockhausen 08 Feb '14

08 Feb '14

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[Users] translate the project ovirt-docs, need your help
by 适兕 08 Feb '14

08 Feb '14

Hi: oVirt users. I just create a translate project ovirt-docs from zanata.org. the URL: https://translate.zanata.org/zanata/project/view/ovirt-docs&cid=117680 I just can translate to Chinese, So, I need your help. next I will to do blow things: 0、change ovirt-docs zanata.xml in gerrit 1、upload jp and zh-TW . Thanks. -- 独立之思想，自由之精神。 --陈寅恪

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