Re: [libvirt-users] installing and accessing a VM? - newbie question maybe
wanted to follow up on that part (thanks about all comment suggestion regarding
virt-viewer and vcn, etc. I will test them as well but would prefer the 'console
way' if possible
On August 29, 2016 at 2:44 PM Martin Kletzander <mkletzan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
* When you are connected you don't see anything because the VM
doesn't
have console properly set up, I'd guess.
the xml file of my machines (all of them actually) have the below in the 'console'
section.
...
<console type='pty'>
<target type='serial' port='0'/>
</console>
...
Is it this has to be adjusted in order to 'properly set up the console' ?
any pointers what to put here? tried 'bash' for 'type' but that didn't
work
best ...Gunnar
thanks & best
> On August 29, 2016 at 2:44 PM Martin Kletzander <mkletzan(a)redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Please don't use HTML messages for the list, or at least configure your
> MUA to send both plaintext and HTML messages.
>
> So, here are some pointers:
>
* When you are connected you don't see anything because the VM
doesn't
have console properly set up, I'd guess.
>
> * The string "^]" means "Hold Ctrl and press ]", that's the
usual
> escape character, for more info why it's done this way, you can read
> a bit about terminals if you're interested.
>
> * The command "virsh connect something vm_name" means run virsh, and in
> it execute command "connect something vm_name", but 'connect'
means
> connecting to the daemon (or a driver) and takes one argument, so the
> 'vm_name' there doesn't make sense. You could do virsh console
> vm_name, but that's essentially what virt-install did at the end of
> the installation.
>
> * You might try using virt-manager instead if you're not familiar with
> the terminal (I'm guessing that by the fact that it doesn't look like
> you tried reading the man pages). virt-manager is able to do
> everything virt-install does and it also offers graphics console and
> other options. For you the benefit would be that it is GUI.
>
> * Or if you just want to see the guest, virt-viewer is a lightweight
> viewer that does not have any options to configure the vm, but you
> can use it for accessing the graphics displays.
>
> Hope that helped, have a nice day.
>
> Martin