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[Mike Scherbakov <mihgen@xxxxxxxxx>]

It should.
We have tested this functionality only with KVM,
but if libvirt provides it the same way for other hypervisors, it should be
Ok.

Regards,
Mike Scherbakov
www.mirantis.com

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Donal Lafferty
<donal.lafferty@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Cool.  Does this work with any VMM?  E.g. KVM & Xen?
>
>
>
> *From:* Mike Scherbakov [mailto:mihgen@xxxxxxxxx]
> *Sent:* 18 May 2011 12:08
> *To:* Donal Lafferty
> *Cc:* openstack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: [Openstack] Graphical Console for VMs w/o Network Stacks
>
>
>
> Hi,
> there is a VNC button if you click on instance link in Dashboard.
>
> Instructions on how to make it work are below.
>
>    1. Get Nova
>
> mkdir ~/src
>
> bzr branch lp:nova
>
>    1. Get noVNC
>
> cd ~/src
>
> git clone https://github.com/openstack/noVNC.git
>
>    1. Get and install my branch of dashboard
>
> cd ~/src
>
> bzr branch lp:openstack-dashboard
>
> cd openstack-dashboard/openstack-dashboard
>
> python tools/install_venv.py
>
> cp local/local_settings.py.example local/local_settings.py
>
>    1. Install and run Nova
>
> cd ~/src/nova
>
> sudo contrib/nova.sh install .
>
> sudo contrib/nova.sh run .
>
>    1. Run vncproxy
>    Create new screen window with <ctrl>-a <ctrl>-c
>
> bin/nova-vncproxy --vncproxy_wwwroot ~/src/noVNC
>
>    1. Run dashboard
>
> Create new screen window with <ctrl>-a <ctrl>-c
> Prepare dashboard's db (once):
>
> cd ~/src/openstack-dashboard/openstack-dashboard
>
> tools/with_venv.sh dashboard/manage.py syncdb
>
> When asked to create superuser, type "yes" and create user with name adminand any email and password.
>
> cd ~/src/openstack-dashboard/openstack-dashboard
>
> tools/with_venv.sh dashboard/manage.py runserver 8080
>
> Now you can navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8080, login with user admin and
> specified password and have fun.
>
> Regards,
> Mike Scherbakov
> www.mirantis.com
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Donal Lafferty <donal.lafferty@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Sorry if this is a repeat question, but I was wondering whether there were
> any blueprints completed or afoot to provide a graphical console for VMs
> that don’t have their network stacks configured.  E.g.
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/nova/+spec/web-based-serial-consoleoffers the ability to interact with VMs whose network is dead.  I’m looking
> for something similar, but with a graphical console rather than a text-based
> version.
>
>
>
> Any information would be most appreciated,
>
>
>
> DL
>
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