[Users] Blank VM Install Console

David Li david_li at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jan 21 17:18:21 UTC 2014


Itamar,

I tried what you suggested. Now when I restart the VM, it ends up in unknown state. Moreover, all storage domains and the host are all down. What do I need to do to recover from here?


----- 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 2:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
> 
> 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
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>      --
>>>>>>      Dafna Ron
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