[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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