[Users] serial (COM) port

[Dan Yasny]

A ready hook can be found in http://www.ovirt.org/wiki/Features/Serial_Console_in_CLI#Currently_operational_workaround


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nerijus Baliunas" <nerijus at users.sourceforge.net>
> To: users at ovirt.org
> Cc: "Dan Yasny" <dyasny at redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, 14 May, 2012 2:57:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] serial (COM) port
> 
> Thanks, I tried creating
> /usr/libexec/vdsm/hooks/before_vm_start/60_serial like this:
> 
> #!/usr/bin/python
> 
> import os
> import sys
> import hooking
> import traceback
> 
> domxml = hooking.read_domxml()
> devices = domxml.getElementsByTagName('devices')[0]
> 
> serial = domxml.createElement('serial')
> serial.setAttribute('type', 'dev')
> devices.appendChild(serial)
> 
> source = domxml.createElement('source')
> source.setAttribute('path', '/dev/ttyS0')
> serial.appendChild(source)
> target = domxml.createElement('target')
> target.setAttribute('port', '1')
> serial.appendChild(target)
> 
> hooking.write_domxml(domxml)
> 
> But VM does not start then. I tried to create the script similar to
> http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization/3.0/html/Administration_Guide/ch16s03.html
> What did I do wrong?
> 
> Thanks,
> Nerijus
> 
> On Sun, 13 May 2012 18:21:27 -0400 (EDT) Dan Yasny
> <dyasny at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > A simple vdsm hook
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Nerijus Baliunas" <nerijus at users.sourceforge.net>
> > > To: users at ovirt.org
> > > Sent: Monday, 14 May, 2012 12:13:58 AM
> > > Subject: [Users] serial (COM) port
> > > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > is there a support for serial port (/dev/ttyS0) redirection in
> > > ovirt?
> > > If not,
> > > how do I add "-serial /dev/ttyS0" option to the qemu command
> > > line?
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Nerijus
> 
> 

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Regards, 

Dan Yasny 
Red Hat Israel 
+972 9769 2280