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

[Michal Skrivanek]

> On 07 Apr 2014, at 22:25, Jeremiah Jahn <jeremiah at goodinassociates.com> wrote:
> 
> And just to verify... All hooking scripts have to be placed on each
> host by hand?

Yes

> 
> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Antoni Segura Puimedon
> <asegurap at redhat.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> ----- 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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