[Users] Blank VM Install Console

Itamar Heim iheim at redhat.com
Fri Jan 17 22:38:47 UTC 2014 

On 01/18/2014 12:30 AM, David Li wrote:
> This time I tried to use "spice html5 browser client". I downloaded the cert from http://<my-engine>/ovirt-engine/ca.crt. This time the console window " spice javascript client" showed up in the firefox (24.2.0) but it stays gray. Nothing can be seen.
>
> So what else am I missing here?

just to rule out things:
- is the geust working correctly for you (ssh?)
- does it happen to consume 100% cpu?
- does vnc work for you correctly for this guest?

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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
>> To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>> Cc: Meital Avital <mavital at redhat.com>; Einav Cohen <ecohen at redhat.com>; Omer Frenkel <ofrenkel at redhat.com>; "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>; "dron at redhat.com Ron" <dron at redhat.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 1:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>
>>
>> On Jan 17, 2014, at 09:59 , Dafna Ron <dron at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>>>   well, I have to admit that it has been a while since I tried logging in to
>> a vm console from a Windows OS :)
>>>   Adding some people to this which I think can help more than me...
>>>
>>>
>>>   On 01/17/2014 12:58 AM, David Li wrote:
>>>>   Well, it didn't even have any traces to tell me if it's
>> installed. I am supposed to see these according to the instruction but none of
>> them showed up.
>>>>
>>>>       * IE will prompt you with "This website wants to install the
>> following add-on SpiceX.cab... proceed by clicking the arrow on the install
>> button and choose "Install for All Users of this computer".
>>>>       * Depending on the version of IE a UAC dialog may pop up asking you
>> if you want to allow "SpiceX.cab" If it does not Click on the install
>> spice button again and it will.
>>>>       * In the UAC dialog click on the yes button.
>>>>       * The install will now proceed in the background.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   I am using W7 64bit with IE11. My engine is running on a RHEL6 machine.
>>
>> IE11 doesn't really work as of now.
>> Try some more reasonable browser, IE10 would be also fine.
>>
>> activex setup requires some manual work as mentione at
>> How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal wiki
>> native invocation (that file to download you got) is easier, just associate with
>> recent remote viewer and it should open
>> it works on Windows, Linux and OSX (needs https://github.com/brianwcook/launchvv
>> in addition)
>>
>> check out http://www.ovirt.org/Console_Client_Resources
>>
>> Thanks,
>> mcihal
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>   From: Dafna Ron <dron at redhat.com>
>>>>>   To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>   Cc: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>;
>> "users at ovirt.org" <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>   Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:16 PM
>>>>>   Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>
>>>>>   1. did you restart you're firefox after install?
>>>>>   2. what OS are you using?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   On 01/16/2014 11:40 PM, David Li wrote:
>>>>>>    This isn't working for me at this time. I have gone to the
>> end of the
>>>>>   instructions and clicked on "Install Spice" button in IE
>> but nothing
>>>>>   happened.
>>>>>>    Maybe someone with more knowledge should come out and make
>> clarifications.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>    From: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>    To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>    Cc: "users at ovirt.org" <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>    Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:51 PM
>>>>>>>    Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    yuck
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    i dont know why they do not just have this already done in
>> an rpm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    yes it probably works , i have not tested it ,  but
>> virt-viewer is
>>>>>>>    deprecated in favor of the newer Remote-Viewer
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    by the way
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    worst comes to worst  you can always connect to the ovirt
>> vm node
>>>>>>>    server via virt-manager gui in linux .. or using macports
>> virt-manager
>>>>>>>    in OSX
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    and as long as you have a username and password set up in
>> libvirt
>>>>>>>    password db
>>>>>>>    /etc/libvirt/passwd.db
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    use saslpasswd2 -a libvirt $USER  on your ovirt vm host
>> node
>>>>>>>    to add your user account so you dont mess with ovirt's
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    if you have  winaxe or some other Xwindows on your windows
>> machine you
>>>>>>>    could probably just ssh with putty.exe to your ovirt node
>> server and
>>>>>   run
>>>>>>>    virt-manager from there while displaying back to your
>> windows desktop
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>    From: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>    Reply-to: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>    To: Madhav V Diwan <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>    Cc: users at ovirt.org <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>    Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>>>    Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:35:02 -0800 (PST)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    Is this page still applicable to ovirt 3.3.2?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>> http://wiki.ovirt.org/How_to_Connect_to_SPICE_Console_With_Portal#Add_a_deployment_method_Server_Side
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>      From: Madhav V Diwan
>> <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>      To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>      Cc: "users at ovirt.org"
>> <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>      Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 1:28 PM
>>>>>>>>      Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      install them wherever your firefox browser is
>> installed...
>>>>>>>>      whichever machine you are using to browse to the
>> portal from
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      unfortunately i believe ovirts' spice viewing
>> only works on
>>>>>   linux
>>>>>>>>      desktops running firefox  currently
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      also the ovirt  vnc implementation assumes you have
>>>>>   remote-viewer  which
>>>>>>>>      can open that .vv file that pops up.. again
>> remote-viewer would
>>>>>   only be
>>>>>>>>      available on linux desktops..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      there IS a MAC OS port for remote-viewer , but
>> i've never
>>>>>   gotten it to
>>>>>>>>      work without a lot of manual URL input
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>      From: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>      Reply-to: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>      To: Madhav V Diwan
>> <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>      Cc: users at ovirt.org <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>      Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>>>>>>>      Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:39:20 -0800 (PST)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      Do I need these to be installed on the engine or on
>> the machine
>>>>>   where the
>>>>>>>>      webadmin portal browser is being run?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      Are there any ovirt links describing these?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      david
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>       From: Madhav V Diwan
>> <mdiwan at diwanconsulting.com>
>>>>>>>>>       To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>       Cc: "users at ovirt.org"
>> <users at ovirt.org>
>>>>>>>>>       Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:35 AM
>>>>>>>>>       Subject: Re: [Users] Black VM Install Console
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       you ve probabaly not install teh spice xpi in
>> your firefox
>>>>>   on linux
>>>>>>>    when
>>>>>>>>>       you opened the console , or maybe the
>> remote-viewer
>>>>>   application is
>>>>>>>>>       missing
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       use yum to install these
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       -----Original Message-----R
>>>>>>>>>       eply-to: David Li
>> <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       Subject: [Users] Black VM Install Console
>>>>>>>>>       Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 10:08:13 -0800 (PST)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       My first time to install a VM on ovirt has
>> encountered a
>>>>>   problem. I
>>>>>>>    tried
>>>>>>>>      to
>>>>>>>>>       open up a console to continue the install
>> process. But all I
>>>>>   got is a
>>>>>>>    blank
>>>>>>>>>       window and a request to save a file which I
>> did. The window
>>>>>   remained
>>>>>>>    blank
>>>>>>>>      and I
>>>>>>>>>       couldn't see any activities. I went to the
>> node itself
>>>>>   and tried
>>>>>>>    to see
>>>>>>>>      if I
>>>>>>>>>       could use virsh tool to understand what's
>> going on. But
>>>>>   I was
>>>>>>>    asked for
>>>>>>>>      a
>>>>>>>>>       username and password to perform any actions.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       Any idea what I should do at this time?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>       David
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>   --
>>>>>   Dafna Ron
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
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