[olug] TTY problem

[Aric Aasgaard]

I think that the console in xencenter uses a VNC like video hook like a java
web browser VNC client. 
 
I almost never use it since the port forwarding for it is too much work for
the benefit and I think it is goofy to graphically display (send a bunch of
screenshots) of a character based console.

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of
Christopher Cashell
Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 12:42 AM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] TTY problem

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Aric Aasgaard <aric at omahax.com> wrote:
> You're not supposed to use the screen and keyboard hooked to the host to
> work with guests.  I run xenserver boxes headless, they don't even need a
> video card.
> I am not saying that you can't do this with some hackery but it isn't how
it
> is designed.

I think you're misunderstanding what he's trying to do.

> Use xencenter/putty/nomachine/rdp etc from a remote desktop to access the
> guests.

I'm pretty sure this is what he's referring to.  When he brings up
XenCenter and goes to the Console tab for a machine, he's not getting
a session he can access.  He can only get to the guest via ssh.

I actually ran into this same issue, or something very similar, a year
or two ago when working with Xen and moving guest images.
Unfortunately, it was at my previous job, so I don't have easy access
to my notes or configs to lookup how I resolved it.  I will poke
around and see if I can figure it out, though.

> -Aric

-- 
Christopher
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