[Users] HowTo: Spice ActiveX Plugin/Virt Viewer Console on oVirt 3.1
Itamar Heim
iheim at redhat.com
Tue Mar 12 14:52:48 UTC 2013
On 03/12/2013 03:47 PM, Karli Sjöberg wrote:
> tis 2013-03-12 klockan 15:33 +0200 skrev Itamar Heim:
>> On 03/12/2013 03:29 PM, Karli Sjöberg wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > we´ve been using the spice page to make users install the ActiveX
>> > plugin for a while now, and have had no complaints so far. But while it
>> > does it´s job, you really noticed it wasn´t quite part of oVirt as a
>> > whole with it´s rather...spartan design:) So I have taken a little time
>> > to make it look just a little prettier, and feel more like a part of the
>> > product.
>>
>> thanks for improving this.
>> I could appreciate it more if you send a screenshot :)
>
> And here I thought you guys were like in the Matrix, /"You get used to
> it. I don't even see the code. All I see is blonde, brunette, redhead..."/;)
looks good - how about making an rpm out of it and the spice deps so it
can be part of the ovirt release instead of a manual process?
(and for the activex as well)?
>
> /Karli
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Itamar
>>
>> >
>> > /usr/share/ovirt-engine/engine.ear/root.war/spice.html:
>> >http://pastebin.com/hjK3MtMH
>> >
>> > /usr/share/ovirt-engine/engine.ear/root.war/spice.css:
>> >http://pastebin.com/dtQZ1kif
>> >
>> > Hope someone enjoys it.
>> >
>> > Best Regards
>> > Karli Sjöberg
>> >
>> > tor 2012-09-06 klockan 15:36 -0500 skrev Dead Horse:
>> >> Wiki page added. Feel free to change/edit/contribute or provide feedback.
>> >> Link:
>> >>http://wiki.ovirt.org/wiki/How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal
>> >>
>> >> - DHC
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Robert Middleswarth
>> >> <robert at middleswarth.net <mailto:robert at middleswarth.net> <mailto:robert at middleswarth.net>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> You should be able to create an ID. Once you create it several
>> >> people can update your account I am one of them.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Robert
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 08/30/2012 11:17 PM, Dead Horse wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I would be happy to wiki'fy it ;)
>> >>> I have requested a wiki account so I will just need someone to
>> >>> grant the proper create/edit page access or create a stub page
>> >>> and allow edit access to it.
>> >>> - DHC
>> >>>
>> >>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Douglas Landgraf
>> >>> <dougsland at redhat.com <mailto:dougsland at redhat.com> <mailto:dougsland at redhat.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On 08/30/2012 02:22 AM, Yaniv Kaul wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Thanks!
>> >>>
>> >>>> Can you wiki'fy it (@ wiki.ovirt.org <http://wiki.ovirt.org>) ?
>> >>>
>> >>>> Y.
>> >>>>
>> >>> +1
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I have seen this question asked many times on this list
>> >>>> and the spice-devel list. Now having figured out how to
>> >>>> make it work I will provide the answer to the rest of
>> >>>> the community.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> *NOTE* this only applies to Windows/Internet Explorer
>> >>>> users. There exists no other option other than the html5
>> >>>> spice console (still beta/in development) for windows
>> >>>> users ATM. This will also only work with Internet Explorer.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Basic Steps:
>> >>>> - Install an oVirt server.
>> >>>> - Add at least one node
>> >>>> - Setup storage/iso/export domains
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Advanced steps
>> >>>> - Start by downloading:
>> >>>>http://elmarco.fedorapeople.org/spice.cab
>> >>>> - Create a directory for it oVirt looks by default in
>> >>>> /usr/share/spice
>> >>>> - Rename spice.cab to SpiceX.cab and copy it into
>> >>>> /usr/share/spice
>> >>>> - Now edit
>> >>>> /usr/share/ovirt-engine/engine.ear/root.war/WEB-INF and
>> >>>> add the following:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> <!-- SpiceX.cab -->
>> >>>> <servlet>
>> >>>> <servlet-name>SpiceX.cab</servlet-name>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> <servlet-class>org.ovirt.engine.core.FileServlet</servlet-class>
>> >>>> <init-param>
>> >>>> <param-name>type</param-name>
>> >>>> <param-value>application/octet-stream</param-value>
>> >>>> </init-param>
>> >>>> <init-param>
>> >>>> <param-name>file</param-name>
>> >>>> <param-value>/usr/share/spice/SpiceX.cab</param-value>
>> >>>> </init-param>
>> >>>> </servlet>
>> >>>> <servlet-mapping>
>> >>>> <servlet-name>SpiceX.cab</servlet-name>
>> >>>> <url-pattern>/spice/SpiceX.cab</url-pattern>
>> >>>> </servlet-mapping>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> - Next create an html file within
>> >>>> /usr/share/ovirt-engine/engine.ear/root.war
>> >>>> - In the example below an html file called "spice.html"
>> >>>> - Copy/Paste the below into spice.html:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> <!DOCTYPE html>
>> >>>> <html>
>> >>>> <head>
>> >>>> <title>SPICE Plugin Installer</title>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> <script type="text/javascript">
>> >>>> function installSpice()
>> >>>> {
>> >>>> try {
>> >>>> document.getElementById('SpiceX').innerHTML =
>> >>>> '<OBJECT id="SpiceX" codebase="/spice/SpiceX.cab"
>> >>>> classid="clsid:ACD6D89C-938D-49B4-8E81-DDBD13F4B48A"
>> >>>> width="0" height="0"></OBJECT>';
>> >>>> } catch (ex) {
>> >>>> alert("Epic Fail!: " + ex.Description);
>> >>>> }
>> >>>> }
>> >>>> </script>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> </head>
>> >>>> <body>
>> >>>> <p>
>> >>>> <p><b id='SpiceX'>Spice ActiveX Plugin</b> </p>
>> >>>> <button onclick='installSpice()'>Install Spice
>> >>>> Plugin</button>
>> >>>> </p>
>> >>>> </body>
>> >>>> </html>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> - Save the file
>> >>>> - You will now need to restart the ovirt-engine service
>> >>>> EG: systemctl restart ovirt-engine.service OR service
>> >>>> ovirt-engine restart
>> >>>> - The installer page will now be available at
>> >>>> http://<url to ovirt server>/spice.html EX:
>> >>>>http://ovirt.azeroth.net/spice.html
>> >>>> - Navigate to that page and click the install button
>> >>>> - IE will prompt you to deploy/install the SpiceX
>> >>>> cabinet file
>> >>>> - It may gripe about an unsigned or untrusted source,
>> >>>> acknowledge this an proceed anyways
>> >>>> - If the install succeeds the text "Spice ActiveX
>> >>>> Plugin" on the page will change to blank (it's actually
>> >>>> the plugin with null values)
>> >>>> - The console button in the user and webadmin portals
>> >>>> will now launch the new virt-viwer spice based console!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Happy Spice Consoling to your VM's from Windows!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> *NOTE*
>> >>>> To uninstall the plugin:
>> >>>> - The below removes the add-on from IE (EG: removes
>> >>>> knowledge of "application/x-spice")
>> >>>> - pop a command terminal and type:
>> >>>> On Windows XP: regsvr32 /u "C:\Documents and
>> >>>> Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
>> >>>> Data\virt-viewer\bin\SpiceX.dll"
>> >>>> On Windows 7 regsvr32 /u C:\Documents and
>> >>>> Settings\Administrator\Local
>> >>>> Settings\AppData\virt-viewer\bin\SpiceX.dll"
>> >>>> - Next we need to remove the rest of virt-viewer
>> >>>> - Go to add/remove programs and uninstall virt-viewer,
>> >>>> this removes the rest of virt-viewer from the system
>> >>>>
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>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Cheers
>> >>> Douglas
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Robert Middleswarth
>> >> @rmiddle (twitter/Freenode IRC)
>> >> @RobertM (OFTC IRC)
>> >>
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