[Xen-API] VNC access to HVM Windows guest

[Dawid Kowalski <dkadds2@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Would you please be so kind and advise how to properly set parameters 
for Windows 7 HVM?
Seems like i can start it, however can't get access to console via VNC.

All docs available online use different toolstack and I'm not sure how 
to properly translate it to xapi settings.

Starting VM brings up qemu with following parameters
/usr/bin/qemu-system-i386 -xen-domid 33 -chardev 
socket,id=libxl-cmd,path=/var/run/xen/qmp-libxl-33,server,nowait -mon 
chardev=libxl-cmd,mode=control -nodefaults -name video -vnc 
unix:/var/run/nonpersistent/xenopsd/xenlight/vnc/3ae49d0d-d255-b3ef-2bf4-80214a00f2c8,to=99 
-display none -k en-us -serial pty -device cirrus-vga -global 
vga.vram_size_mb=16 -boot order=dc -usb -usbdevice tablet -device 
rtl8139,id=nic0,netdev=net0,mac=bb:bb:bb:81:bd:33 -netdev 
type=tap,id=net0,ifname=vif33.0-emu,script=no,downscript=no -machine 
xenfv -m 16368 -drive 
file=/dev/xen/blktap-2/tapdev5,if=ide,index=0,media=disk,format=raw,cache=writeback 
-drive 
file=/dev/sm/backend/0e141376-6525-ff18-ffee-862446f5a617/0902f522-0e10-42c1-a438-fa5e7a17ba4c,if=ide,index=1,readonly=on,media=cdrom,format=raw,cache=writeback,id=ide-832
The important part is probably
video -vnc 
unix:/var/run/nonpersistent/xenopsd/xenlight/vnc/3ae49d0d-d255-b3ef-2bf4-80214a00f2c8,to=99 
-display none
And platform settings are showing VNC:
platform (MRW): timeoffset: 0; sdl: 0; vnc: 1; videoram: 16; vga: std; 
nx: true; acpi: 1; apic: true; pae: true; viridian: true; device_id: 0002
Yet, I can't find system listening on any port.

The question is how to enable VNC on a specific port or next available 
port as it is by default for PVMs?
uuid ( RO)                          : 3ae49d0d-d255-b3ef-2bf4-80214a00f2c8
                    name-label ( RW): video
              name-description ( RW): Installed via xe CLI
                  user-version ( RW): 1
                 is-a-template ( RW): false
                 is-a-snapshot ( RO): false
                   snapshot-of ( RO): <not in database>
                     snapshots ( RO):
                 snapshot-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z
                 snapshot-info ( RO):
                        parent ( RO): <not in database>
                      children ( RO):
             is-control-domain ( RO): false
                   power-state ( RO): halted
                 memory-actual ( RO): 8151224320
                 memory-target ( RO): 0
               memory-overhead ( RO): 137363456
             memory-static-max ( RW): 17179869184
            memory-dynamic-max ( RW): 17179869184
            memory-dynamic-min ( RW): 268435456
             memory-static-min ( RW): 134217728
              suspend-VDI-uuid ( RW): <not in database>
               suspend-SR-uuid ( RW): 467d7c1a-fa33-0f44-4421-a8f261099153
                  VCPUs-params (MRW):
                     VCPUs-max ( RW): 1
              VCPUs-at-startup ( RW): 1
        actions-after-shutdown ( RW): Destroy
          actions-after-reboot ( RW): Restart
           actions-after-crash ( RW): Restart
                 console-uuids (SRO):
                      platform (MRW): timeoffset: 0; sdl: 0; vnc: 1; 
videoram: 16; vga: std; nx: true; acpi: 1; apic: true; pae: true; 
viridian: true; device_id: 0002
            allowed-operations (SRO): changing_dynamic_range; 
changing_shadow_memory; changing_static_range; make_into_template; 
destroy; export; start_on; start; clone; copy; snapshot
            current-operations (SRO):
            blocked-operations (MRW):
           allowed-VBD-devices (SRO): 0; 2; 3
           allowed-VIF-devices (SRO): 1; 2; 3
                possible-hosts ( RO): 0d83e699-df0b-40db-9934-b5cbc9e5eafe
               HVM-boot-policy ( RW): BIOS order
               HVM-boot-params (MRW): order: dc
         HVM-shadow-multiplier ( RW): 1.000
                     PV-kernel ( RW):
                    PV-ramdisk ( RW):
                       PV-args ( RW):
                PV-legacy-args ( RW):
                 PV-bootloader ( RW):
            PV-bootloader-args ( RW):
           last-boot-CPU-flags ( RO): vendor: GenuineIntel; features: 
00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000
              last-boot-record ( RO): '('struct' ('uuid' 
'3ae49d0d-d255-b3ef-2bf4-80214a00f2c8') ('allowed_operations' ('array')) 
('current_operations' ('struct' 
('OpaqueRef:d2ae69ab-771c-eeeb-ab57-2c620729e0b4' 'start'))) 
('power_state' 'Halted') ('name_label' 'video') ('name_description' 
'Installed via xe CLI') ('user_version' '1') ('is_a_template' ('boolean' 
'0')) ('suspend_VDI' 'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('resident_on' 'OpaqueRef:NULL') 
('affinity' 'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('memory_overhead' '137363456') 
('memory_target' '0') ('memory_static_max' '17179869184') 
('memory_dynamic_max' '17179869184') ('memory_dynamic_min' '268435456') 
('memory_static_min' '134217728') ('VCPUs_params' ('struct')) 
('VCPUs_max' '1') ('VCPUs_at_startup' '1') ('actions_after_shutdown' 
'destroy') ('actions_after_reboot' 'restart') ('actions_after_crash' 
'restart') ('consoles' ('array')) ('VIFs' ('array' 
'OpaqueRef:c560f5b6-898f-bd04-185d-7dcd84df84f8')) ('VBDs' ('array' 
'OpaqueRef:c4bf94b4-aae2-c460-aca9-d9ac626e89eb' 
'OpaqueRef:1ae68818-38ed-f2f1-803c-ced439a41f8b')) ('crash_dumps' 
('array')) ('VTPMs' ('array')) ('PV_bootloader' '') ('PV_kernel' '') 
('PV_ramdisk' '') ('PV_args' '') ('PV_bootloader_args' '') 
('PV_legacy_args' '') ('HVM_boot_policy' 'BIOS order') 
('HVM_boot_params' ('struct' ('order' 'dc'))) ('HVM_shadow_multiplier' 
('double' '1')) ('platform' ('struct' ('sdl' '0') ('vnc' '1') 
('videoram' '16') ('timeoffset' '0') ('vga' 'std') ('nx' 'true') ('acpi' 
'1') ('apic' 'true') ('pae' 'true') ('viridian' 'true') ('device_id' 
'0002'))) ('PCI_bus' '') ('other_config' ('struct' ('vgpu_pci' '') 
('base_template_name' 'Windows 7 (64-bit)') ('mac_seed' 
'4bcfee66-be47-72c7-c9b4-4a15b478e0d6') ('install-methods' 'cdrom'))) 
('domid' '-1') ('domarch' '') ('last_boot_CPU_flags' ('struct' ('vendor' 
'GenuineIntel') ('features' '00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000'))) 
('is_control_domain' ('boolean' '0')) ('metrics' 
'OpaqueRef:5cab581a-3cae-61d9-0f5c-be0c240d7e3c') ('guest_metrics' 
'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('last_booted_record' '') ('recommendations' 
'<restrictions><restriction field=\"memory-static-max\" 
max=\"137438953472\" /><restriction field=\"vcpus-max\" max=\"16\" 
/><restriction property=\"number-of-vbds\" max=\"7\" /><restriction 
property=\"number-of-vifs\" max=\"7\" /></restrictions>') 
('xenstore_data' ('struct' ('vm-data' '') ('vm-data/dm' 'mypn.eu') 
('vm-data/ns' '1.1.1.1') ('vm-data/nm' '255.255.255.0') ('vm-data/gw' 
'10.99.99.1') ('vm-data/ip' '10.99.99.9'))) ('ha_always_run' ('boolean' 
'0')) ('ha_restart_priority' '') ('is_a_snapshot' ('boolean' '0')) 
('snapshot_of' 'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('snapshots' ('array')) 
('snapshot_time' ('dateTime.iso8601' '19700101T00:00:00Z')) 
('transportable_snapshot_id' '') ('blobs' ('struct')) ('tags' ('array')) 
('blocked_operations' ('struct')) ('snapshot_info' ('struct')) 
('snapshot_metadata' '') ('parent' 'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('children' 
('array')) ('bios_strings' ('struct')) ('protection_policy' 
'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('is_snapshot_from_vmpp' ('boolean' '0')) ('appliance' 
'OpaqueRef:NULL') ('start_delay' '0') ('shutdown_delay' '0') ('order' 
'0') ('VGPUs' ('array')) ('attached_PCIs' ('array')) ('suspend_SR' 
'OpaqueRef:5a8661f9-9111-23bb-c163-addc3ef7427c') ('version' '0') 
('generation_id' '8412189938873372947:7481581773609000478'))'
                   resident-on ( RO): <not in database>
                      affinity ( RW): <not in database>
                  other-config (MRW): vgpu_pci: ; base_template_name: 
Windows 7 (64-bit); mac_seed: 4bcfee66-be47-72c7-c9b4-4a15b478e0d6; 
install-methods: cdrom
                        dom-id ( RO): -1
               recommendations ( RO): <restrictions><restriction 
field="memory-static-max" max="137438953472" /><restriction 
field="vcpus-max" max="16" /><restriction property="number-of-vbds" 
max="7" /><restriction property="number-of-vifs" max="7" /></restrictions>
                 xenstore-data (MRW): vm-data: ; vm-data/dm: mypn.eu; 
vm-data/ns: 1.1.1.1; vm-data/nm: 255.255.255.0; vm-data/gw: 10.99.99.1; 
vm-data/ip: 10.99.99.9
    ha-always-run ( RW) [DEPRECATED]: false
           ha-restart-priority ( RW):
                         blobs ( RO):
                    start-time ( RO): 19700101T00:00:00Z
                  install-time ( RO): 20151209T23:29:15Z
                  VCPUs-number ( RO): 0
             VCPUs-utilisation (MRO):
                    os-version (MRO): <not in database>
            PV-drivers-version (MRO): <not in database>
         PV-drivers-up-to-date ( RO): <not in database>
                        memory (MRO): <not in database>
                         disks (MRO): <not in database>
                      networks (MRO): <not in database>
                         other (MRO): <not in database>
                          live ( RO): <not in database>
    guest-metrics-last-updated ( RO): <not in database>
      cooperative ( RO) [DEPRECATED]: true
                          tags (SRW):
                     appliance ( RW): <not in database>
                   start-delay ( RW): 0
                shutdown-delay ( RW): 0
                         order ( RW): 0
                       version ( RO): 0
                 generation-id ( RO): 
8412189938873372947:7481581773609000478

Thanks in advance,
Dawid


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