From: michal.skrivanek@redhat.com Date: Tue=2C 3 Dec 2013 14:23:19 +0100 To: Blaster@556nato.com CC: users@ovirt.org Subject: Re: [Users] What agents are needed? =20 =20 On Dec 3=2C 2013=2C at 10:52 =2C Vinzenz Feenstra <vfeenstr@redhat.com> w= rote: =20
On 11/30/2013 09:49 PM=2C Blaster wrote:
There doesn't seem to be a single "tools" or "agent" install like ther= e is under ESXi=2C that's required to be installed under ovirt=2C instead I= 've seen references to =20 1) virtio drivers 2) Spice drivers 3) qemu agent =20 What's really needed under both Windows and Linux to get guests workin= g properly? Well it depends on what you consider 'working properly' =20 Mainly you will need to have the VirtIO drivers=2C the Spice Drivers an= d the Spice VDAgent For additional features supported by oVirt you'll also need the ovirt-g= uest-agent The qemu agent is currently optional=2C however will be required togeth= er with the ovirt-guest-agent at some point to support some additional feat= ures. =20 =20 Are all these agents included in Fedora? Yes they are. =20 btw the virtio drivers are already in kernel so for a bare minimum functi= onality you're ready to go without any additional sw on Fedora. If you want= copy&paste in SPICE you need vdagent=2C if you need detailed utilization s= tatistics=2C app list=2C guest IP reporting=2C SSO you need ovirt-guest-ag= ent. If you need the new backup API and hotplug CPU in the future you'll ne= ed qemu-ga as well Michal=2C thank you for sharing this information. I am going to try and = get this into added to the wiki. Blaster if this helps:For Fedora=2C you ca= n get the guest agent and spice drivers by running "yum install ovirt-guest= -agent spice-vdagent" . Additional steps for the ovirt-guest-agent install = here ( http://www.ovirt.org/How_to_install_the_guest_agent_in_Fedora) but I= wasn't aware of the spice-vdagent. For Windows- you can get the VirtIO dri= vers by downloading the iso from http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virti= o-win/latest/images/=2C upload it to your ISO store=2C change the CD on the= vm=2C and then install the drivers through device manager. That will solve= virtio-serial and virtio-scsi- you can get the spice drivers by downloadin= g the windows binary from http://www.spice-space.org/download.html (I added=
--_e587dc19-eaf0-41f3-b113-551d826fd384_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 this to the wiki this week). Note: Win7 and lower right now.- you can get = the ovirt-guest-agent by following these directions: http://www.ovirt.org/O= Virt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows=20
Thanks=2C michal =20
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=3B</div><div>For Windows</div><div>- you can get the =3BVirtIO d= rivers =3Bby downloading the iso from <a href=3D"http://alt.fedoraproje= ct.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/latest/images/">http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/= alt/virtio-win/latest/images/</a>=2C upload it to your ISO store=2C change =
--_e587dc19-eaf0-41f3-b113-551d826fd384_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt=3B font-family:Calibri } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'> =3B<BR><div>>=3B From: mi= chal.skrivanek@redhat.com<br>>=3B Date: Tue=2C 3 Dec 2013 14:23:19 +0100<= br>>=3B To: Blaster@556nato.com<br>>=3B CC: users@ovirt.org<br>>=3B S= ubject: Re: [Users] What agents are needed?<br>>=3B <br>>=3B <br>>=3B= On Dec 3=2C 2013=2C at 10:52 =2C Vinzenz Feenstra <=3Bvfeenstr@redhat.co= m>=3B wrote:<br>>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B On 11/30/2013 09:49 PM=2C Blaste= r wrote:<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B There doesn't seem to be a single "tools" o= r "agent" install like there is under ESXi=2C that's required to be install= ed under ovirt=2C instead I've seen references to<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <b= r>>=3B >=3B>=3B 1) virtio drivers<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B 2) Spice dri= vers<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B 3) qemu agent<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B= >=3B>=3B What's really needed under both Windows and Linux to get gues= ts working properly?<br>>=3B >=3B Well it depends on what you consider = 'working properly'<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B Mainly you will need = to have the VirtIO drivers=2C the Spice Drivers and the Spice VDAgent<br>&g= t=3B >=3B For additional features supported by oVirt you'll also need the= ovirt-guest-agent<br>>=3B >=3B The qemu agent is currently optional=2C= however will be required together with the ovirt-guest-agent at some point= to support some additional features.<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>= =3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B Are all these agents included in Fedora?<br>>= =3B >=3B Yes they are.<br>>=3B <br>>=3B btw the virtio drivers are al= ready in kernel so for a bare minimum functionality you're ready to go with= out any additional sw on Fedora. If you want copy&=3Bpaste in SPICE you = need vdagent=2C if you need detailed utilization statistics=2C app list=2C = guest IP reporting=2C SSO you need ovirt-guest-agent. If you need the new = backup API and hotplug CPU in the future you'll need qemu-ga as well<br>>= =3B </div><div> =3B</div><div>Michal=2C thank you for sharing this info= rmation. I am going to try and get this into added to the wiki.</div><div>&= nbsp=3B</div><div>Blaster if this helps:</div><div>For Fedora=2C you can ge= t the guest agent and spice drivers by running "yum install ovirt-guest-age= nt <font size=3D"3">spice-vdagent" . Additional steps for =3Bthe ovirt-= guest-agent install here ( <a href=3D"http://www.ovirt.org/How_to_install_t= he_guest_agent_in_Fedora">http://www.ovirt.org/How_to_install_the_guest_age= nt_in_Fedora</a>) but I wasn't aware of the spice-vdagent.</font></div><div= the CD on the vm=2C and then install the drivers through device manager. Th= at will solve virtio-serial and virtio-scsi</div><div>- you can get the spi= ce drivers by downloading the windows binary from <a href=3D"http://www.spi= ce-space.org/download.html">http://www.spice-space.org/download.html</a> (I= added this to the wiki this week). Note: Win7 and lower right now.</div><d= iv>- you can get the ovirt-guest-agent by following these directions: <a hr= ef=3D"http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows">http://www.ovirt.= org/OVirt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows</a></div> =3B<BR><div><br>>=3B Than= ks=2C<br>>=3B michal<br>>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B <br>>=3B >=3B&= gt=3B <br>>=3B >=3B>=3B _____________________________________________= __<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B Users mailing list<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B Users@o= virt.org<br>>=3B >=3B>=3B http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/use= rs<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B -- <br>>=3B >= =3B Regards=2C<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B Vinzenz Feenstra | Senior= Software Engineer<br>>=3B >=3B RedHat Engineering Virtualization R &am= p=3B D<br>>=3B >=3B Phone: +420 532 294 625<br>>=3B >=3B IRC: vfeen= str or evilissimo<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B Better technology. Fas= ter innovation. Powered by community collaboration.<br>>=3B >=3B See ho= w it works at redhat.com<br>>=3B >=3B <br>>=3B >=3B _______________= ________________________________<br>>=3B >=3B Users mailing list<br>>= =3B >=3B Users@ovirt.org<br>>=3B >=3B http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/= listinfo/users<br>>=3B <br>>=3B _______________________________________= ________<br>>=3B Users mailing list<br>>=3B Users@ovirt.org<br>>=3B h= ttp://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users<br></div> </div></b= ody> </html>= --_e587dc19-eaf0-41f3-b113-551d826fd384_--