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

[DJ-Pfulio]

Or run a desktop Linux inside a VM, load x2go and use that as your management
interface from whatever OS you like with x2go client to connect to virt-manager.
There must be 20 ways to skin this cat with X, vnc, virt-manager, x2go, freenx,
Or load a small distro under virtualbox on Windows, load virt-manager into that
and manage your VMs that way.

There must be other ways too ... oh - and CLI interfaces.

I have to say, I'm laughing a little ... feels like vsphere all over again,
except this time is isn't a $130 Windows desktop license+install that is
mandated. I suppose it isn't THAT funny if you are a Windows shop.

I rarely use the console access for any VMs. Really just during installs. Once
that is done, it is ssh or x2go for me.  The setup of new VMs is where
virt-manager makes life easy.  Starting and stopping existing VMs is easily
handled through ssh/CLI controls.



On 03/12/2015 12:15 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> Get a vm to run on windows that has Linux. VMware player is free and there
> are many Linux VMs for it. Or install enough X to have vnc work and run
> from the windows box. Or get real good real fast with kvm cli :-)
> On Mar 11, 2015 8:05 PM, "Narahari 'n' Savitha" <savithari at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> DJ/Jim:
>>
>> I followed your suggestions and viola I am able to connect to the kvm
>> console and complete my VM install.
>>
>> Thank You for the inputs and very much appreciated.
>>
>> Now that it works, I have the following questions.
>>
>> How to setup KVM and put VM's inside that if all I have is  2 machines
>>
>> Machine 1 : Windows machine that cannot be disturbed however VNC or nx
>> canbe installed.
>>
>> Machine 2 : SLES 11 SP3 box which has no UI or 'X' but only kvm has been
>> installed.
>>
>> Since kvm interface says its console can be accessed via VNC, how would I
>> do a pure non-girt-manager approach ?
>> The reason I ask is because I don't have a 'X' machine from which I can
>> user virt-manager to connect to kvm.
>>
>> -N
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 11:02 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes. I'd forgotten about the remote feature in manager. It's cool and
>>> very usefull.
>>> On Mar 11, 2015 9:31 AM, "DJ-Pfulio" <djpfulio at jdpfu.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 03/11/2015 09:23 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>>>>> Install the base X stuff then ssh -X user at machine virt-manager
>>>>
>>>> Not necessary.
>>>> ANY Linux desktop can run virt-manager locally and connect to the VM
>>>> server.
>>>> virt-manager has that built into the GUI. Just setup ssh keys before.
>>>> See my
>>>> other reply for how-to links.
>>>>
>>>> Or ... http://blog.jdpfu.com/ALE/ALE-NW/2014_05-vbox.html or
>>>>
>>>> http://blog.jdpfu.com/2013/11/03/setup-kvm-virtualization - click on
>>>> the diagram
>>>> virt-manager on the KVM host is completely optional - I don't run that
>>>> way. Only
>>>> my desktops have virt-manager loaded.
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