[Users] Understanding Console Options

[Christian Hernandez]

>> Since virt-viewer appears to be a linux-only tool, and VNC clients from
Windows or OS X do not recognize the file formats, opening a console to a
VM just became more cumbersome for not apparent >> benefit. There should at
least be an option for those that don't use virt-viewer to still get the
popup.

Agreed

Maybe this is just a ploy to get everyone to use Spice?

...if that's the case; when are we going to get Spice plugin for Mac OSX?


Thank you,

Christian Hernandez
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On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Haoyang Haven Liu <haven.liu at ucla.edu>wrote:

> The replacement of VNC popup with a .vv file download seems like a (or
> several) step backward. Since virt-viewer appears to be a linux-only tool,
> and VNC clients from Windows or OS X do not recognize the file formats,
> opening a console to a VM just became more cumbersome for not apparent
> benefit. There should at least be an option for those that don't use
> virt-viewer to still get the popup.
>
> Haven
>
> On Sep 30, 2013, at 2:08 AM, Frantisek Kobzik <fkobzik at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello Nick,
> >
> > concerning the 3rd screenshot - that was a bug in oVirt, but the fix has
> been already merged.
> >
> > About the VNC popup - indeed, it has been removed. The only way to get
> the VNC connection information is using 'Native' mode in Console options
> dialog and then open incoming .vv file (e.g. using text editor, script...).
> I suppose the virt-viewer association with .vv file must be turned off
> (otherwise virt-viewer will pop up instantly).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Frank.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nicholas Kesick" <cybertimber2000 at hotmail.com>
> > To: "oVirt Mailing List" <users at ovirt.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 11:09:14 PM
> > Subject: [Users] Understanding Console Options
> >
> > I'm trying to understand the various console options for a wiki page.
> Can someone make sure what I have in the attachments are right?
> >
> > Also when a VM is set to Spice and I open Console Options (at least in
> IE 10 for me, need to test further), it opens to Remote Desktop. Are these
> active yet? I don't see RDP as an option under Edit > Console.
> >
> > Finally, is there any way to get the VNC option that we had in oVirt 3.2
> that would pop up with a port number and password to use with a local
> client?
> >
> > - Nick
> >
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