[Users] Blank VM Install Console
David Li
david_li at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jan 21 17:26:35 UTC 2014
Before the VM install console problem, everything was normal, the cpu, host, storage were done following the quick start guide.
----- Original Message -----
> From: Michal Skrivanek <mskrivan at redhat.com>
> To: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com>; "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>
>
>
> On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:20, David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> Thos is way beyond graphics issues. You have something wrong with the basic
> setup. Storage connection?
> Can all hosts see the engine and vice versa? Any manual firewall tweaks?
>
> Thanks,
> michal
>>
>>
>> ----- 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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