Thanks for the help Luis. I was able to bundle the snapshot (vmdk+vmx). I
have a README file also bundled with it which has the steps to start the
desktop agent.
The size of the zip file is 2.79 GB. I have started the upload to gdrive
(dropbox provides only 2.5 GB space), I will share the permalink tomorrow
as soon as the upload is done.
Thanks,
Narendran.
On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 8:03 PM, Luis A. Bastiao Silva <luis....@gmail.com>wrote:
> Not bootable ISOs. We need only bootable VM. Make sense? For instance,
> download the VM in a bundle zip and run Virtual Player or Virtualbox and
> run it.
>
> Important note: the main goal of this package is to bundle our Desktop
> Agent. So please, don't remove the developer tools.
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Narendran Thangarajan <
> narendran.thangara...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Luis. Apart from the size, the "System Image" tool of Windows
>> itself is meant for a different purpose. It just takes a backup of the disk
>> drive, and so its not bootable. But our end-users will need a bootable disk
>> as an ISO file.
>> So we need a tool like Remastersys in the Linux world, which is used for
>> making new distros. I couldn't find any such tool for Windows yet (maybe
>> due to its proprietary nature).
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Narendran.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Luis A. Bastiao Silva <luis....@gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Well, when you create the disk, you can pre-allocate the space, or you
>>> can ajust it dynamically. For us, the second are the best option.
>>>
>>> Moreover, you also can compress the VM (vmx and vmdk).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 3:17 PM, Narendran Thangarajan <
>>> narendran.thangara...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There are a couple of problems with the vmdk image created
>>>>
>>>> 1. System image creation in Windows 7 doesn't take a bootable image
>>>> of the system. Just creates a replica of the C: drive in vhd format.
>>>> 2. Even if its made usable, Its huge in size - 49 GB
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone tried this before? Please suggest a tool for creating
>>>> bootable snapshots of Windows 7 VMs. The working instance is running on
>>>> VMWare player now.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Narendran.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Narendran Thangarajan <
>>>> narendran.thangara...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes I have set that.
>>>>> Now I am trying to create a System image from the windows machine. I
>>>>> am using Windows 7's backup feature to create the image. It creates a
>>>>> system image in vhd format. I am now converting it into vmdk format to
>>>>> check if it can work with VMWare too. I am using WinImage for this.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Narendran.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Jun 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM, Luis A. Bastiao Silva <
>>>>> luis....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> In config file, conf/agent.cfg, use_gui = False
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:59 PM, Adriano Marques <py.adri...@gmail.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is the option of running agent without using gtk. Make sure
>>>>>>> you build it so that it always use that option, and gtk won't be a
>>>>>>> problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Narendran Thangarajan <
>>>>>>> narendran.thangara...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The gtk dependency is pulled in by
>>>>>>>> SoftwareUpdate.py<https://github.com/umitproject/openmonitor-desktop-agent/blob/master/umit/icm/agent/gui/SoftwareUpdate.py#L20>during
>>>>>>>> the the check version flow in
>>>>>>>> aggregator.py<https://github.com/umitproject/openmonitor-desktop-agent/blob/master/umit/icm/agent/rpc/aggregator.py#L505>.
>>>>>>>> Should we just conditionally drop the gtk dependency only on Windows,
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>> which case we need some code changes to be done wherever gtk is pulled
>>>>>>>> in..
>>>>>>>> Alternatively, we can ignore this error and go ahead with bundling
>>>>>>>> since it doesn't affect the functionality of the desktop agent. ie. the
>>>>>>>> reports are sent to aggregator and I can see the alert on east1.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Narendran.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 6:40 PM, Adriano Marques <
>>>>>>>> py.adri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Try to drop the gtk dependency. Trying to get gtk on windows, and
>>>>>>>>> in a bundle is a huge PAIN.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 6:21 AM, Narendran Thangarajan <
>>>>>>>>> narendran.thangara...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Adriano and Luis,
>>>>>>>>>> Based on the stats from
>>>>>>>>>> wikipedia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems>
>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> w3schools <http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp>, I
>>>>>>>>>> feel Windows 7 will be the best choice as it is holds the largest
>>>>>>>>>> usage
>>>>>>>>>> share. So I am starting with the Windows 7 VM. Currently I have
>>>>>>>>>> setup a
>>>>>>>>>> Win7 VM in VMWare, installed the required dependencies and have the
>>>>>>>>>> desktop
>>>>>>>>>> agent working talking to the east1 instance. But I see a couple of
>>>>>>>>>> issues
>>>>>>>>>> while running the desktop agent :
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> * 1. Aggregator failure: [Failure instance: Traceback: <type
>>>>>>>>>> 'exceptions.ImportError'>: No module named gtk (Happens just once
>>>>>>>>>> during
>>>>>>>>>> the desktop agent startup)*
>>>>>>>>>> [ERROR] - 2013-06-06 16:33:04,125 - Aggregator failure: [Failure
>>>>>>>>>> instance: Traceback: <type 'exceptions.ImportError'>: No module
>>>>>>>>>> named gtk
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\twisted\internet\tcp.py:299:connectionLost
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\twisted\web\client.py:206:connectionLost
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\twisted\internet\defer.py:380:callback
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\twisted\internet\defer.py:488:_startRunCallbacks
>>>>>>>>>> --- <exception caught here> ---
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\twisted\internet\defer.py:575:_runCallbacks
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Users\narendran\Downloads\openmonitor-desktop-agent\openmonitor-desktop-agent\umit\icm\agent\rpc\aggregator.py:505:_handle_check_version_response
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> C:\Users\narendran\Downloads\openmonitor-desktop-agent\openmonitor-desktop-agent\umit\icm\agent\gui\SoftwareUpdate.py:20:<module>
>>>>>>>>>> ]
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2. *Malformed message received. Connection tear down. (Multiple
>>>>>>>>>> occurrences after the AuthenticatePeer phase)*
>>>>>>>>>> [WARNING] - 2013-06-06 16:33:05,608 - Malformed message received.
>>>>>>>>>> Connection tear down. IPv4Address(TCP, u'210.210.41.202', 80)
>>>>>>>>>> HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
>>>>>>>>>> Cache-Control: no-cache
>>>>>>>>>> Pragma: no-cache
>>>>>>>>>> Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
>>>>>>>>>> Connection: close
>>>>>>>>>> Content-Length: 713
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Once we solve these two issues, the Windows snapshot VM will be
>>>>>>>>>> usable.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>> Narendran.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 7:06 PM, Adriano Marques <
>>>>>>>>>> py.adri...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Great idea Narendran! What windows version are you going to use?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Luis A. Bastiao Silva <
>>>>>>>>>>> luis....@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Narendran,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you get any progress with it? Probably during the bundling
>>>>>>>>>>>> there are several issues that will raise. Please, keep us posted
>>>>>>>>>>>> and keep
>>>>>>>>>>>> the discussion in the loop.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Narendran Thangarajan <
>>>>>>>>>>>> narendran.thangara...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I discussed with Luis regarding bundling of desktop agent so
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that its easier to use for our users. Following are the steps
>>>>>>>>>>>>> which I have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> identified as the top level activities involved in bundling.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Create a plain Windows VM.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Install the required dependencies for OpenMonitor
>>>>>>>>>>>>> desktop agent.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Get the desktop agent to run on the VM.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Prepare a vdx or vdmk file so that end-users can use it
>>>>>>>>>>>>> like a snapshot.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let me know if you have suggestions around this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Narendran Thangarajan.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Adriano Monteiro Marques
>>>>>>>>> http://about.me/adrianommarques
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Adriano Monteiro Marques
>>>>>>> http://about.me/adrianommarques
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
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>>>>>> Skype: koplabs
>>>>>> http://www.bastiao.org
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Luís A. Bastião Silva
>>> Skype: koplabs
>>> http://www.bastiao.org
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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> http://www.bastiao.org
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