[Users] How to connect VNC console ?

[Itamar Heim]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at ovirt.org [mailto:users-bounces at ovirt.org] On Behalf
Of Adam Litke
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2011 20:57 PM
> To: Phattanon Duangdara
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Subject: Re: [Users] How to connect VNC console ?
> 
> On Sat, Dec 03, 2011 at 01:10:55AM +0700, Phattanon Duangdara wrote:
> > I just finished setup oVirt on FC16 (same host run vdsmd)
> >
> > I can start VM but cannot connect console using VNC. No information
> > for connecting VNC available.
> > Although I can figure out which port VNC running, I don't know
> > password and it cannot be set or view from webadmin or userportal
> > console.
> 
> VDSM has a SetVmTicket API that you can use to set a VNC password.  If
your host
> has the vdsClient program installed, try:
> 
> vdsClient 0.0.0.0 setVmTicket <vm UUID> abc123 60
> 
> This will set the password to 'abc123' for 60 seconds.  That being said,
I think
> the oVirt supported display mode is spice.  You may have an easier time
> connecting via spice.

The user portal and webadmin don't support VNC currently.
You can use the REST API of ovirt engine to set the ticket (vnc password)
and connect.