[Users] noVNC server disconnects

[Michal Skrivanek]

On Oct 15, 2013, at 09:34 , Alon Bar-Lev <alonbl at redhat.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mitja Mihelič" <mitja.mihelic at arnes.si>
>> To: "Nicolas Ecarnot" <nicolas at ecarnot.net>, users at ovirt.org
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:25:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Users] noVNC server disconnects
>> 
>> On 10/14/2013 05:08 PM, Nicolas Ecarnot wrote:
>>> Le 14/10/2013 16:57, Mitja Mihelič a écrit :
>>>> Hi!
>>>> 
>>>> I am trying to setup noVNC. As I try to open a console I get a red bar
>>>> at the top of the page saying "Server disconnected (code: 1006)".
>>>> I have followed the instructions here:
>>>> http://www.ovirt.org/Features/noVNC_console (Setup Websocket Proxy on
>>>> the Enging Post Install).
>>>> I have imported the https://server.example.com/ca.crt into my browser
>>>> (Firefox and Chrome).
>>>> 
>>>> The only thing that gets logged to server.log when I try to open the
>>>> noVNC console is:
>>>> 2013-10-14 16:39:51,803 INFO
>>>> [org.ovirt.engine.core.bll.SetVmTicketCommand] (ajp--127.0.0.1-8702-3)
>>>> Running command: SetVmTicketCommand internal: false. Entities affected
>>>> :  ID: 43efe22e-67c2-4bb2-a089-05dc8770efd6 Type: VM
>>>> 2013-10-14 16:39:51,807 INFO
>>>> [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.vdsbroker.SetVmTicketVDSCommand]
>>>> (ajp--127.0.0.1-8702-3) START, SetVmTicketVDSCommand(HostName =
>>>> server.example.com, HostId = bf21cb8f-9a63-40b9-9f18-4f6fc74f74f1,
>>>> vmId=43efe22e-67c2-4bb2-a089-05dc8770efd6, ticket=aicJH+Rf0F/C,
>>>> validTime=120,m userName=myuser,
>>>> userId=fa4c5381-04d8-11e3-9045-b4f33f63d7d4), log id: 3504f642
>>>> 2013-10-14 16:39:51,848 INFO
>>>> [org.ovirt.engine.core.vdsbroker.vdsbroker.SetVmTicketVDSCommand]
>>>> (ajp--127.0.0.1-8702-3) FINISH, SetVmTicketVDSCommand, log id: 3504f642
>>>> 
>>>> We are running a fresh oVirt 3.3 on CentOS 6.4 with the following
>>>> versions of packages:
>>>> ovirt-engine-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-backend-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-cli-3.3.0.4-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-dbscripts-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-lib-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-restapi-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-sdk-python-3.3.0.6-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-setup-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-setup-plugin-allinone-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-tools-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-userportal-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy-3.3.0-4.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-host-deploy-1.1.1-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-host-deploy-java-1.1.1-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-host-deploy-offline-1.1.1-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-image-uploader-3.3.0-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-iso-uploader-3.3.0-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-log-collector-3.3.0-1.el6.noarch
>>>> ovirt-release-el6-8-1.noarch
>>>> novnc-0.4-2.el6.noarch
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Mitja
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> Don't know if it could help, but I restarted engine-setup on the
>>> manager and let it manage the websocketproxy settings.
>>> Restarted it, and has to accept the certificate on my browser, and it
>>> worked. (https://fqdn:port_number)
>>> 
>> Thank you Nicolas. After following your advice noVNC console connection
>> works.
>> 
>> The steps required to make it work still seem a bit confusing for the
>> users. Go to the fqdn:port, accept certificate, go back to the user
>> portal, start console.
> 
> Best to trust the engine internal CA and not per certificate.
> 
> Go to http://engine/ca.crt, download the certificate and add to trusted certificate authority for web sites.

There is a documentation [1] mentioning it. The link is added to following places:
 - landing page (new section)
 - (basic) user portal right-hand (details) pane
 - console options dialog.
but the patch didn't make it for 3.3 I think. It's going to be in 3.3.1

Thanks,
michal

[1] http://www.ovirt.org/Console_Client_Resources

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>> 
>> Regards,
>> Mitja
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