[Users] Blank VM Install Console
David Li
david_li at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jan 21 20:31:46 UTC 2014
Dafna,
I have restarted the host and now started to install the Vm from scratch. Following Itamar's suggestion this time, I chose VNC as console option.
How can I use vnc viewer to attach to the VM?
David
----- Original Message -----
> From: Dafna Ron <dron at redhat.com>
> To: Michal Skrivanek <mskrivan at redhat.com>
> Cc: David Li <david_li at sbcglobal.net>; "users at ovirt.org List" <users at ovirt.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console
>
> David,
>
> Let's try to debug the issue you have now.
> Can you please attach engine and vdsm logs?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dafna
>
>
> On 01/21/2014 05:32 PM, Michal Skrivanek wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron
>>>>>>>>>>>
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