Re: [Xen-users] XCP: how to use console?

[Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/5/24 YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

hi,

> Or you could just point your web browser at the XCP host and access the console through the developer's page :).

i heard that it used to work with the previous versions.
does it work with xcp 0.1.1 as well?  as far as i tried, it didn't.

YAMAMOTO Takashi

yes with some quick modifications it does work, looking for the email that explained it now

 

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: yamamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (YAMAMOTO Takashi)
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 10:13:56
> To: <nge@xxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] XCP: how to use console?
>
> hi,
>
>> You need use an ssh tunneling from localhost to you machine.
>>
>> When VM starts it's serial console binding by vncterm to localhost:590X port (you can see it by netstat -l). If you tunnels those ports you can access it by VNC client (n.b. not all vnc displays data correctly, in my case I use tkvnc).
>
> thanks, it seems to work in some extent.  (i tried with vncviewer)
>
> a question; i see only 2 listening ports while i have 3 vm running
> on the host.  is it normal?
>
> another question; which port is for which vm?
>
> [root@s1 ~]# xe vm-list|grep running
>     power-state ( RO): running
>     power-state ( RO): running
>     power-state ( RO): running
> [root@s1 ~]# netstat -l|grep 590
> tcp        0      0 localhost:5900              *:*                         LISTEN
> tcp        0      0 localhost:5901              *:*                         LISTEN
> [root@s1 ~]#
>
>>
>> As alternative you can use /usr/lib/xen/bin/xenconsole X from xcp host shell, but it really buggly. (X is 0, 1,2,3,...etc).
>
> it segfaulted for me, sure. :-)
>
> YAMAMOTO Takashi
>
>>
>> 24.05.10, 12:16, "YAMAMOTO Takashi" <yamamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> hi,
>>>
>>>  i'm trying to create a Debian Lenny 5.0 vm.
>>>  after i run xe vm-install and xe vm-start,
>>>  the vm is shown as "running" by xe vm-list.
>>>  now i have a question; how can i use its console?
>>>
>>>  https://thehost/console doesn't seem to work.  (it says "not found".)
>>>  i'm using xcp 0.1.1 (build20719)
>>>
>>>  if it matters, the following is the exact commands i executed.
>>>
>>>  [root@s1 ~]# xe vm-install template="Debian Lenny 5.0" new-name-label=xxx sr-uuid=ce71910c-c34a-e5fb-e911-c08c633d5406
>>>  4f92b7db-2596-cb95-d585-654a4c545ddd
>>>  [root@s1 ~]# xe vm-param-set uuid=4f92b7db-2596-cb95-d585-654a4c545ddd other-config:install-repository=http://ftp.debian.org/debian
>>>  [root@s1 ~]# xe vm-start uuid=4f92b7db-2596-cb95-d585-654a4c545ddd
>>>  [root@s1 ~]#
>>>
>>>  YAMAMOTO Takashi
>>>
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