[Users] Blank VM Install Console
Michal Skrivanek
mskrivan at redhat.com
Tue Jan 21 17:32:38 UTC 2014
On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:26, David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Before the VM install console problem, everything was normal, the cpu, host, storage were done following the quick start guide.
Well, whatever is the reason the symptoms you see suggests something is either crashing (vdsm on the host) or is unreachable or misconfigured now.
Depends what you did...:)
Might be easier to start from scratch if unsure...
>
>
> ----- 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users mailing list
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>
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