[Users] how do you connect to a host's serial console

[Antoni Segura Puimedon]

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michal Skrivanek" <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
> To: "Jeremiah Jahn" <jeremiah at goodinassociates.com>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org
> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2014 4:31:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] how do you connect to a host's serial console
> 
> 
> On Apr 7, 2014, at 16:23 , Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah at goodinassociates.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > thx, So dumb question at this point. I'm in the process of moving from
> > virt-manager to ovirt.  virsh has an edit domain function, or I can
> > edit the xml by hand. I'm able to locate the xml on the host, but
> > obviously if I edit it by hand it will be replaced by vdsm. I'm having
> > a hell of a time trying to find the xml on the engine, so that I can
> > try modifying the xml to add a serial console.  Based on that code
> > that's all that's really going on with that patch. So I'd think I can
> > wing it by modifying the db or xml directly.  Just not sure where to
> > go to do so.  I'm guessing I could go into vm_device and replace
> > device='virtio-serial' with 'serial'  but that seems to easy. Any
> > pointers you've got on how the xml is stored or produced would be
> > great.
> 
> It's a bit more complicated than that….there's no XML stored in the backend.
> You'd be better off applying the patch over and compile yourself:)
> The supported way of how to amend the libvirt XML is via VDSM hooks. You need
> to intercept the created XML and add whatever is needed, see
> http://www.ovirt.org/VDSM-Hooks, some of the examples can be used as a base
> for what you're trying to do...

Yup, before_vm_start before_vm_migrate should allow you to do what you want.

> 
> Thanks,
> michal
> 
> > 
> > On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Michal Skrivanek
> > <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> On Apr 7, 2014, at 15:57 , Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah at goodinassociates.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> 
> >>> So do you think this is a 3.5 thing or a 3.4.1 thing? It's exactly
> >>> what I need, just curious how long I'll have to wait. I know this is
> >>> every developers favorite question.
> >> 
> >> one needs to nag Vinzenz frequently enough....:-D
> >> 
> >> ....but should be 3.4.1
> >> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> michal
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 5:58 AM, Michal Skrivanek
> >>> <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>> On Apr 6, 2014, at 21:50 , Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah at goodinassociates.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> 
> >>>>> I just can't seem to figure this out.  I've enabled 'VirtIO Console
> >>>>> Device' yet I can't seem to find anyplace that will let me get there.
> >>>>> If I go to virsh on the host and try ttyconsoe that doesn't  work
> >>>>> either.  thanks for any help.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Does not work. Pending this[1] patch to get in.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> michal
> >>>> 
> >>>> [1] http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/25979/
> >>>> 
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> >> 
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