Gareth, Happy to hear this. Regarding VNC clients: I am using the OS X built-in screen sharing (again) instead of third party. Works great - all you need to do is set a VNC password.
vmadm update <VM-UUID> vnc_password=<password> Of course you could also specify a password in the JSON file that you pass on to vmadm create… Best regards, Peter > Am 29.09.2015 um 18:44 schrieb Gareth Howell <[email protected]>: > > Thanks Peter > I had parked this for a while, but your reply prompted me to try again. It > worked and the problem turned out not to be with SmartOS as such. The problem > was the VNC client I was using on my Mac. > > I had been using TightVNC, but a problem with another zone caused me to > change to Chicken; which works perfectly. > > Thanks for prompting me and confirming that what i was trying to do was > actually OK. > > Gareth > > On 25 September 2015 at 11:34, Peter Kelm <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Gareth, > > Sorry for the late reply. Your JSON file looks fine to me. Nevertheless > please find below what I am using (successfully). > > { > "brand": "kvm", > "vcpus": 1, > "autoboot": false, > „alias": "whs11", > "ram": 4096, > „resolvers": ["172.29.12.7", "8.8.8.8"], > "disks": [ > { > "boot": true, > "model": "virtio", > "size": 102400 > } > ], > "nics": [ > { > "nic_tag": "admin", > "model": "virtio", > "ip": "172.29.12.16", > "netmask": "255.255.255.0", > "gateway": "172.29.12.1" > } > ] > } > > Your vmadm command line looks okay too. > "vmadm boot 093499d8-ab9e-4d8d-aa85-4006c883a193 order=cd,once=d > cdrom=/whs11.iso,ide cdrom=/me-ws2008std-20130417.iso,ide" > > Same for the boot log you put on pastebin. It might make sense to test > whether your iso files are okay. Maybe by trying to boot e.g. a (mini) linux > distribution? > > Best regards, > > Peter > smartos-discuss | Archives > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25252853-72390e47> | > Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com/> ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
