[Users] SpiceHTML5, noVNC console and Spice Proxy mixable?

[Alon Bar-Lev]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frantisek Kobzik" <fkobzik at redhat.com>
> To: "Gianluca Cecchi" <gianluca.cecchi at gmail.com>
> Cc: "users" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 12:08:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] SpiceHTML5, noVNC console and Spice Proxy mixable?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> the answer to the 1st question is 'yes'. You can use both SPICE-HTML5 and
> noVNC with a single proxy setup.
> 
> Coming to next questions:
> - is it mixable with the two above or are they mutually exclusive?
>  - IMHO it should work. the data flow would look like this:
>    client <--> websocket proxy <--> spice proxy <--> VM
>    I'm not sure if this is what you want.

I am unsure spice-html5 supports spice proxy[1], and it is not required as websocket protocol is http already.

Gianluca, the engine-setup of 3.3.1 will setup the spice proxy per default on the engine, it should be sufficient to what you need.

[1] http://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/spice-html5/tree/spiceconn.js

> - can I configure the engine itself to be the proxy, installing squid on it?
>    I cannot tell for sure, but IMHO it shouldn't be a problem.
> - If yes, what would be correct parameter for SpiceProxyDefault (localhost
> vs. fqdn):
>    I believe 'localhost' is wrong since this value is sent to the client. And
>    this client can misinterpret this value and try to connect to itself. In
>    short, the spice proxy value should be correctly resolvable from client
>    machines.
> 
> (Adding Tomas to verify the last answer.)
> 
> Cheers,
> Frank.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gianluca Cecchi" <gianluca.cecchi at gmail.com>
> To: "users" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:15:38 PM
> Subject: [Users] SpiceHTML5, noVNC console and Spice Proxy mixable?
> 
> Hello,
> I already have a thread regarding SpiceHTML5 open and where I'm going
> to give further feedback as requested.
> In the mean time I would like to ask if the three features in the
> subject are completely mixable or not, as in the next days I'm going
> to test them all and I would like to start from consistent setup and
> not to give wrong answers based on wrong initial setup.
> 
> If I understood correctly, both SpiceHTML5 and noVNC console are based
> on websocket proxy through the config parameter called WebSocketProxy
> and I can consolidate this proxy on the engine. SO that I can in the
> same environment use both.
> Correct?
> 
> Coming then to Spice Proxy, managed by config parameter
> "SpiceProxyDefault", my questions are:
> - is it mixable with the two above or are they mutually exclusive?
> - can I configure the engine itself to be the proxy, installing squid on it?
> - If yes, what would be correct parameter for SpiceProxyDefault:
> localhost:3128 or engine_hostname.domainname:3128?
> If both are ok, I think it is more convenient to use localhost, correct?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Gianluca
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