Re: [Users] test day help -- console

From: "Michal Skrivanek" <mskrivan(a)redhat.com&gt; To: "Yedidyah Bar David" <didi(a)redhat.com&gt; Cc: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com&gt;, "users" <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:16:42 PM Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console On 12 Feb 2014, at 10:09, Yedidyah Bar David <didi(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Michal Skrivanek" <mskrivan(a)redhat.com&gt; >> To: "Greg Sheremeta" <gshereme(a)redhat.com&gt; >> Cc: "users" <users(a)ovirt.org&gt; >> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 10:43:18 AM >> Subject: Re: [Users] test day help -- console >> >> >> >> On 11 Feb 2014, at 23:57, Greg Sheremeta <gshereme(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >> >>> I'm having a tough time getting a VM console working via VNC. I set a VM >>> to >>> use VNC, and I installed virt-viewer. >>> >>> 1. When I try to open a .vv file with virt-viewer, I get an error "Cannot >>> find guest domain /var/tmp/console.vv" >> >> Old virt-viewer. Where did you get it from? > > It's built into current debian, I use it too. Does it support vv files? > Didn't know that. The same package also has 'remote-viewer', which works > for me with: > remote-viewer vnc://host:port Yep. For some reason only remote-viewer works. No idea why > >> >>> 2. Using a VNC client to connect to the host with the password in the .vv >>> file just immediately disconnects it -- no error message. > > For vv files I use the following script: > > ========================================================================= > #!/bin/sh > > LOG=$HOME/vv1.log > echo ===================== $(date) >> $LOG > echo params "$@" >> $LOG > > vvfile="$1" > host=$(sed -n 's/^host=\([a-zA-Z0-9-]*\).*/\1/p' "$vvfile") > port=$(sed -n 's/^port=\([0-9]*\).*/\1/p' "$vvfile") > echo "$host" >> $LOG > echo "$port" >> $LOG > sed -n 's/^password=\(.*\)/\1/p' "$vvfile" | vncviewer -autopass > "${host}::${port}" & > > sleep 2 > /bin/rm -f "$vvfile" > ========================================================================= > > Verified now that it works (I seldom use it because the default is spice > which works for me). Remote-viewer should work the same for VNC. For cclient of choice yes, your script is the one to use > >> >> Did you make it in 120s? > > That was the main reason for this script :-) > >> Certificates? > > Didn't bother with that. Alon would be happy to hear that I'm sure:-D I agree, in reality noone bothers.

> >> >>> 3. noVNC just gives me an empty popup with a gray background. >> >> You didn't import the engine's CA, did you? >> >>> >>> Any ideas? >> >> The Console Downloads page has all the info to get it work, did you check >> it >> out? (linked from main landing page, display options, user portal...so you >> shouldn't moss it;) > > You refer to 'Console Client Resources', which links to [1]? > I had to do some manual work to get spice-xpi working on Debian as it's not > packaged for it (and iirc neither are some of the dependencies). Yes. If you have some handy tips for Debian please feel free to update the page > > [1] http://www.ovirt.org/Console_Client_Resources > -- > Didi