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

[Narahari 'n' Savitha]

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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