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 <[email protected]> > To: Michal Skrivanek <[email protected]> > Cc: David Li <[email protected]>; "[email protected] List" > <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> >>>> To: David Li <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: Itamar Heim <[email protected]>; "[email protected] > List" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 9:24 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install Console >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 21 Jan 2014, at 18:20, David Li <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: David Li <[email protected]>; Michal > Skrivanek >>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> Cc: "[email protected] List" > <[email protected]> >>>>>> 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 <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> To: David Li <[email protected]>; Michal > Skrivanek >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Cc: "[email protected] List" > <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> 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 >>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> To: David Li > <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> Cc: Meital Avital > <[email protected]>; Einav >>>> Cohen >>>>>>>> <[email protected]>; Omer Frenkel >>>> <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>> "[email protected] List" > <[email protected]>; >>>>>> "[email protected] >>>>>>>> Ron" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 1:12 AM >>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Users] Blank VM Install > Console >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Jan 17, 2014, at 09:59 , Dafna Ron >>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>> 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 >>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> To: David Li >>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: Madhav V Diwan >>>>>> <[email protected]>; >>>>>>>>>> "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: David Li >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: >>>> "[email protected]" >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reply-to: David > Li >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: Madhav V > Diwan >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: > [email protected] >>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: David > Li >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: >>>> "[email protected]" >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reply-to: > David Li >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: > Madhav V Diwan >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: > [email protected] >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: > David Li >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cc: >>>>>> "[email protected]" >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 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 >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Users mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Dafna Ron >>>>>>>>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> Users mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>>>> > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Users mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>>>>>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > -- > Dafna Ron > _______________________________________________ Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
