[ovirt-users] hosted-engine --deploy hanging, vm not responding

[Mark Steckel]

----- Yedidyah Bar David <didi at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 4:46 PM, Mark Steckel <mjs at fix.net> wrote:
> > Log attached.
> >
> > ----- Yedidyah Bar David <didi at redhat.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Mark Steckel <mjs at fix.net> wrote:
> >> > Folks,
> >> >
> >> > I executed "hosted-engine --deploy" on a fresh CentOS 7.2 install. Before executing the cmd I also installed the he-appliance. (Also ran yum update, installed a few packages and rebooted before doing the hosted engine deploy.)
> >> >
> >> > The process seems to go well but then it hangs here:
> >> >
> >> >           The VM has been started.
> >> >           To continue please install OS and shutdown or reboot the VM.
> >> >
> >> >           Make a selection from the options below:
> >> >           (1) Continue setup - OS installation is complete
> >> >           (2) Abort setup
> >> >           (3) Power off and restart the VM
> >> >           (4) Destroy VM and abort setup
> >> >
> >> >           (1, 2, 3, 4)[1]: 1
> >> >
> >> >           Please reboot or shutdown the VM.
> >> >
> >> >           Verifying shutdown...
> >> >
> >> > From another terminal window I tried accessing the console but received the following:
> >> >
> >> >     # hosted-engine --console
> 
> IIRC this now connects you to a serial console, not graphical.

Which is what I was expecting and am comfortable with. (I've very comfortable with using kickstart, virsh, virt-install, et al and and a serial console, but totally new to OVirt and cloud init.)

> It also told you:
> 
> You can also graphically connect to the VM from your system with the
> following command:
> remote-viewer vnc://dev-vm-host:5900
> 
> Did you try this?

In a previous iteration but without success.


> See also:
> 
> http://www.ovirt.org/documentation/admin-guide/hosted-engine-console/
> 
> However, if this is your first installation, with simple/standard needs,
> it's much simpler to use the appliance. Install the package
> 'ovirt-engine-appliance',
> then choose to boot from 'disk'.

Ah.... I did install the ovirt-engine-appliance, but choose cdrom and pointed it to a Centos 7.2 iso.

Let me reset and try again using the appliance and 'disk'.

My needs are simple, so hopefully this will do the trick.

Thanks
Mark



> 
> Best,
> -- 
> Didi