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

[yamamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (YAMAMOTO Takashi)]

hi,

> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> 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
>>>
>>> 5. XCP  0.1.1 doesn't put the host's debug web site stuff back in the
>> right place. If you install or upgrade to 0.1.1 and connect to the host, you
>> get a page with two XenServer links and nothing else. To restore the debug
>> stuff so you can use the virtual machine console functionality, do the
>> following:
>>
>> mv /opt/xensource/www /opt/xensource/www.old
>> ln -s /opt/xensource/debug/www /opt/xensource/www

thanks, it seems to work.

> You could also install openxencenter, it provides for console also

i've tried openxencenter but no luck.  i got only the black console.
it might or might not be related to our network configuration, which
uses static nat between xcp and openxencenter.

i guess i'll try to avoid java/javascript/etc and stick with ssh+vncviewer.
anyway, thanks!

YAMAMOTO Takashi

>> >
>>> > Vern
>>> > Sent from my BlackBerryョ wireless device from U.S. Cellular
>>> >
>>> > -----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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>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> wBR,George.
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