[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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