Re: [Users] Understanding Console Options

Itamar Heim Fri, 04 Oct 2013 08:13:17 -0700

On 10/04/2013 06:09 PM, Haoyang Haven Liu wrote:

I can appreciate the .vv file for certain platforms in which virt-viewer provides additional 
benefits, but my point was I (and I suspect at least some other) use existing VNC clients in 
Mac/Windows/Linux, and perhaps don't want to use virt-viewer. In those cases, that the  
"download .vv file method" is more needlessly cumbersome as compared to the "popup 
with host/port/password" method, whether it involves writing a wrapper, or just open the 
downloaded text file.


As I said, perhaps instead of the two console options scheme currently, it should be a three console option scheme with 
"VNC", "virt-viewer", "SPICE", because the "download .vv file method" is not at 
all (generic) VNC clients friendly.

it is missing a script for you to associate with your browser, whichwill get the .vv file and launch your favorite vnc client with the infofrom the .vv file?




On Oct 4, 2013, at 4:49 AM, Itamar Heim <ih...@redhat.com> wrote:

On 10/03/2013 02:29 AM, Christian Hernandez wrote:

Since virt-viewer appears to be a linux-only tool, and VNC clients

from Windows or OS X do not recognize the file formats, opening a
console to a VM just became more cumbersome for not apparent >> benefit.
There should at least be an option for those that don't use virt-viewer
to still get the popup.

Agreed

Maybe this is just a ploy to get everyone to use Spice?

...if that's the case; when are we going to get Spice plugin for Mac OSX?


to answer both.
1. its not a ploy, its actually to solve the problem for platforms without 
plugins for spice or vnc (no platform has a plugin for vnc).

2. virt-viewer supports both windows and linux
http://www.spice-space.org/download.html

i remember there is a client for mac as well actually, i suggest asking on:
http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/spice-devel

3. you can write a small wrapper script and associate it with the .vv file 
(hopefully, someone will do this and attach an example for others).
this will work for both vnc of your choice and spice on any platform

HTH,
  Itamar



Thank you,

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On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Haoyang Haven Liu <haven....@ucla.edu
<mailto:haven....@ucla.edu>> wrote:

   The replacement of VNC popup with a .vv file download seems like a
   (or several) step backward. Since virt-viewer appears to be a
   linux-only tool, and VNC clients from Windows or OS X do not
   recognize the file formats, opening a console to a VM just became
   more cumbersome for not apparent benefit. There should at least be
   an option for those that don't use virt-viewer to still get the popup.

   Haven

   On Sep 30, 2013, at 2:08 AM, Frantisek Kobzik <fkob...@redhat.com
   <mailto:fkob...@redhat.com>> wrote:

Hello Nick,

concerning the 3rd screenshot - that was a bug in oVirt, but the

   fix has been already merged.


About the VNC popup - indeed, it has been removed. The only way

   to get the VNC connection information is using 'Native' mode in
   Console options dialog and then open incoming .vv file (e.g. using
   text editor, script...). I suppose the virt-viewer association with
   .vv file must be turned off (otherwise virt-viewer will pop up
   instantly).


Regards,
Frank.

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Subject: [Users] Understanding Console Options

I'm trying to understand the various console options for a wiki

   page. Can someone make sure what I have in the attachments are right?


Also when a VM is set to Spice and I open Console Options (at

   least in IE 10 for me, need to test further), it opens to Remote
   Desktop. Are these active yet? I don't see RDP as an option under
   Edit > Console.


Finally, is there any way to get the VNC option that we had in

   oVirt 3.2 that would pop up with a port number and password to use
   with a local client?


- Nick

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