[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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>> >>     Robert Middleswarth
>> >>     @rmiddle (twitter/Freenode IRC)
>> >>     @RobertM (OFTC IRC)
>> >>
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