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?

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 >>