[Users] Blank VM Install Console

Itamar Heim iheim at redhat.com
Fri Jan 17 22:53:28 UTC 2014


On 01/18/2014 12:49 AM, David Li wrote:
> The node is up and running. I can ssh in no problem. VM is started and running ok with 0% CPU 3% memory.
>
> I don't know how to connect VNC to it, my VNC console option is grayed out.

stop the VM. edit it, change console from spice to vnc, start VM, 
connect to it again with vnc.

>
> I also tried " browser plugin" option by installing spice-xpi on my RHEL6 (which runs the firefox browser). Now when the console is launched, a popup window shows up but then an error " Unable to connect to the graphic server".
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com>
>> To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>; Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek at redhat.com>
>> Cc: "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 2:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   ----- 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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