[ovirt-users] ovirt-guest-agent on windows : what Python env. needed?

[Lev Veyde]

Hi Nicolas,

If the agent is compiled with py2exe (and as you got .exe files it means it was compiled with py2exe) then the executables are self contained, and you don't need to install Python separately in each VM.

All you need is to download and install VC runtime, which you can download from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5582

That should resolve the issue.

BTW, we have oVirt WGT (Windows Guest Tools) RPM, with ISO which contains the installer that will install the oVirt Guest Agent (including VC Runtime), as well as drivers etc. automatically for you.

Thanks in advance,
Lev Veyde.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandro Bonazzola" <sbonazzo at redhat.com>
To: "Lev Veyde" <lveyde at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2014 1:49:00 PM
Subject: Fwd: [ovirt-users] ovirt-guest-agent on windows : what Python env. needed?




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Oggetto: [ovirt-users] ovirt-guest-agent on windows : what Python env. needed?
Data: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 11:49:06 +0100
Mittente: Nicolas Ecarnot <nicolas at ecarnot.net>
Organizzazione: Si peu...
A: Users at ovirt.org <Users at ovirt.org>

Hello,

I read the following page :
http://www.ovirt.org/OVirt_Guest_Agent_For_Windows
and applied it on a server, and it ran very well.

I obtained the two executables, copied them into "program files"
according to the doc, along with the .ini as stated here :
https://www.mail-archive.com/users@ovirt.org/msg18561.html

- the "-install", the start, and the enabling went fine
- rebooting the server runs OK too, and the agent is seen by oVirt

What I don't understand is the following sentence of
https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-guest-agent/blob/master/ovirt-guest-agent/README-windows.txt

"Optionally install py2exe if you want to build an executable file which
doesn't require Python installation for running"

As I don't know python at all, I thought this was building some sort of
"self-executable" binary that I could copy-paste into another VM, and do
the same install/enable/run.

And WITHOUT installing any Python environnement.

I'm sorry for such a weak question, but if this is not the case, does
that mean I have to install a Pyhton env on each of my windows VMs?

BTW, I tried to copy-paste the programfiles/guestagent... into another
server, and when running the install, it gives a message
[in french, :(  ]
L'application n'a pas pu démarrer car sa configuration côte-à-côte est
incorrecte.
That could be translated by :
The application could not start because its side-by-side (?) config is
incorrect.

PS : Time is not anymore at launching windows_vs_linux war, but I just
installed the guest agent on 17 _linux_ VMs in 3 minutes...

-- 
Nicolas Ecarnot
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