[ale] KVM, the vm install on SLES and the port issues

[Jim Kinney]

Install the base X stuff then ssh -X user at machine virt-manager
On Mar 11, 2015 9:14 AM, "Narahari 'n' Savitha" <savithari at gmail.com> wrote:

> There is no UI on the machine.  There is no X.  Hence I have to use
> vm-install to get going.
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 2:12 AM, DJ-Pfulio <DJPfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>
>> I don't know anything about SLES ... or default firewall rules on it.
>>
>> Why not use virt-manager when you are just starting? It will help you
>> create,
>> start, stop, manage VMs with a GUI that can be accesses over an ssh
>> tunnel from
>> anywhere in the world.
>>
>> Run virt-manager from any Linux desktop to control any libvirt supported
>> hypervisor local or remote and to get console access. Console access may
>> be a
>> GUI as well - the GUI session will be tunnelled thru ssh.
>>
>>
>> On 03/10/2015 08:54 PM, Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:
>> > Friends:
>> >
>> > I installed KVM on SLES 11SP3.  I then tried to create a VM with KVM.
>> The host
>> > ip is 25.16.214.41
>> >
>> >     vm-install --os-type "other" --name "ASB_CD_VM1" --vcpus 2 --memory
>> 3072
>> >     --max-memory 3072 --disk
>> >     /var/lib/kvm/images/ASB_CD_VM1/hda,0,disk,w,21000,sparse=0 --disk
>> >     /tmp/SLES11SP2_.x86_64-0.0.3.install.iso,1,cdrom --nic
>> >     mac=52:54:00:05:11:11,model=virtio --graphics cirrus --config-dir
>> >     "/etc/libvirt/qemu"
>> >
>> >
>> >  It starts the VM creation but then I see this error.
>> >
>> >         Preparing to start the installation...
>> >
>> >
>> >         Installing...
>> >
>> >
>> >         Failed to display the VM's console because DISPLAY is not set.
>> Please
>> >         connect a VNC viewer to localhost:5900.
>> >
>> >
>> > It says that I should be able to connect to port number 5900 using
>> vnc.  I went
>> > to my windows box and used  vncviewer
>> > vncviewer 25.16.214.41
>> >
>> > However I get connection refused.
>> >
>> > I did the following.
>> >
>> > I see
>> > virtual at chris-adp-sec:~> telnet localhost 5900
>> > Trying 127.0.0.1...
>> > Connected to localhost.
>> > Escape character is '^]'.
>> > RFB 003.008
>> >
>> > but if I type
>> > roselcdv0068958:~ nlakshmi$ telnet 25.16.214.41 5900
>> > Trying 25.16.214.41...
>> > telnet: connect to address 25.16.214.41 <http://25.16.214.41>:
>> Connection refused
>> > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
>> >
>> > So the VM install cannot be seen or interacted with, this is causing
>> issues.
>> >
>> > My host machine is also a SLES 11SP3 but does not have a display aka
>> 'X' on it
>> > so I have to use vm-install to install but I have to connect to the
>> console
>> > using VNC but port is not exposed to outside the machine.
>> >
>> > Can you folks help and suggest any ideas ?
>> >
>> > -N
>> >
>> >
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