Hello, please take a look at https://www.ovirt.org/documentation/how-to/hosted- engine/#handle-engine-vm-boot-problems If by any chance you miss the console device completely, add this line to the vm.conf you create: devices={device:vnc,type:graphics,deviceId:f1d0394e- b077-4ea6-99e5-b9b6b8fe073c,address:None} Best regards -- Martin Sivak SLA / oVirt On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 4:40 PM, Nico De Ranter <nico.deranter(a)esaturnus.com > > It seems I messed up my glusterfs filesystem as a result the hosted-engine > didn't start anymore. > > Sigh. > > Nico > > On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 4:10 PM, Nico De Ranter < > nico.deranter(a)esaturnus.com> >> >> I installed 2 Ovirt 4.2.2 servers and installed the >> hosted-engine-appliance on one of them. I used the web interface to add >> storage domains and add the second host but suddenly I lost connection to >> the hosted-engine. >> I tried rebooting the host but the reboot just hangs. The server is still >> pingable but the server console is black. I eventually did a hard reset of >> the server. Currently the host is back up-and-running but the >> hosted-engine seems to be unable to start. >> I am getting lots of e-mails >> >> ovirt-hosted-engine state transition EngineDown-EngineStart >> ovirt-hosted-engine state transition EngineStart-EngineStarting >> ovirt-hosted-engine state transition EngineStarting-EngineForceStop >> ovirt-hosted-engine state transition EngineForceStop-EngineDown >> ... >> ad infinitum >> >> I tried reinstalling the whole setup but the same thing happened again. >> >> I was hoping to be able to access the console of the hosted-engine, but I >> don't know how to access it without using the hosted-engine itself. >> >> Any ideas what might be happening? >> >> Nico >> >> -- >> >> Nico De Ranter >> >> Operations Engineer >> >> T. +32 16 38 72 10 >> >> >> <http://www.esaturnus.com> >> >> <http://www.esaturnus.com> >> >> >> eSATURNUS >> Romeinse straat 12 >> 3001 Leuven – Belgium >> >> T. +32 16 40 12 82 >> F. +32 16 40 84 77 >> www.esaturnus.com >> >> <http://www.esaturnus.com/> >> >> *For Service & Support * >> >> Support Line: +32 16 387210 or via email : support(a)esaturnus.com >> >> >> >> > > > -- > > Nico De Ranter > > Operations Engineer > > T. +32 16 38 72 10 > > > <http://www.esaturnus.com> > > <http://www.esaturnus.com> > > > eSATURNUS > Romeinse straat 12 > 3001 Leuven – Belgium > > T. +32 16 40 12 82 > F. +32 16 40 84 77 > www.esaturnus.com > > <http://www.esaturnus.com/> > > *For Service & Support * > > Support Line: +32 16 387210 or via email : support(a)esaturnus.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users(a)ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > >