Re: [Users] how do you connect to a host's serial console

> On 07 Apr 2014, at 22:25, Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah(a)goodinassociates.com&gt; wrote: > > And just to verify... All hooking scripts have to be placed on each > host by hand? Yes > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Antoni Segura Puimedon > <asegurap(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Michal Skrivanek" <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com&gt; >>> To: "Jeremiah Jahn" <jeremiah(a)goodinassociates.com&gt; >>> Cc: users(a)ovirt.org >>> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 4:31:11 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Users] how do you connect to a host's serial console >>> >>> >>> On Apr 7, 2014, at 16:23 , Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah(a)goodinassociates.com&gt; >>> wrote: >>> >>>> thx, So dumb question at this point. I'm in the process of moving from >>>> virt-manager to ovirt. virsh has an edit domain function, or I can >>>> edit the xml by hand. I'm able to locate the xml on the host, but >>>> obviously if I edit it by hand it will be replaced by vdsm. I'm having >>>> a hell of a time trying to find the xml on the engine, so that I can >>>> try modifying the xml to add a serial console. Based on that code >>>> that's all that's really going on with that patch. So I'd think I can >>>> wing it by modifying the db or xml directly. Just not sure where to >>>> go to do so. I'm guessing I could go into vm_device and replace >>>> device='virtio-serial' with 'serial' but that seems to easy. Any >>>> pointers you've got on how the xml is stored or produced would be >>>> great. >>> >>> It's a bit more complicated than that....there's no XML stored in the backend. >>> You'd be better off applying the patch over and compile yourself:) >>> The supported way of how to amend the libvirt XML is via VDSM hooks. You need >>> to intercept the created XML and add whatever is needed, see >>> http://www.ovirt.org/VDSM-Hooks, some of the examples can be used as a base >>> for what you're trying to do... >> >> Yup, before_vm_start before_vm_migrate should allow you to do what you want. >> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> michal >>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Michal Skrivanek >>>> <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 7, 2014, at 15:57 , Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah(a)goodinassociates.com&gt; >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> So do you think this is a 3.5 thing or a 3.4.1 thing? It's exactly >>>>>> what I need, just curious how long I'll have to wait. I know this is >>>>>> every developers favorite question. >>>>> >>>>> one needs to nag Vinzenz frequently enough....:-D >>>>> >>>>> ....but should be 3.4.1 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> michal >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 5:58 AM, Michal Skrivanek >>>>>> <michal.skrivanek(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 6, 2014, at 21:50 , Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah(a)goodinassociates.com&gt; >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I just can't seem to figure this out. I've enabled 'VirtIO Console >>>>>>>> Device' yet I can't seem to find anyplace that will let me get there. >>>>>>>> If I go to virsh on the host and try ttyconsoe that doesn't work >>>>>>>> either. thanks for any help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Does not work. Pending this[1] patch to get in. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>> michal >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [1] http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/25979/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>