The Ultimate KVM setup
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@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
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@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
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@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
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Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
Who resurrected MEEEEE and this thread, I WILL BURY YOU ALL.
seriously no you cant, cockpit is very simple and meant to be simple, and currently you can only view.
Regarding this setup it involves basically a Fedora machine in the cloud for management and you connect it and do anything/everything, it works but only if you are the only IT person. (my idea is making Fedora a Virt Manager program, like Vsphere C# or Hyper-V manager, and you can connect to it using web interface thanks to NoVNC)
I love it and use it, cause it keeps the KVM servers basic and simple, however cockpit for me can be the cherry topping, after I setup everything I can connect via cockpit and quickly edit, but if I want to do management I will use Virt Manager
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@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
No, but you can connect to your KVM host via virt-manager from another Linux PC.
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@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
No, but you can connect to your KVM host via virt-manager from another Linux PC.
Or do a search for my Kimchi guide:
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14675/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi
Guide is here:
https://www.timothygruber.com/linux/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi-part-1/I have tried connecting virt manger to my KVM host but I get all kinds of errors. Not sure if I am doing it right. Do you have a guide for connecting to a remote KVM host with virt manger for a non-root user? I get lots of accessed denied. I did end up finding your guide after searching cockpit on the forum.
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@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
No, but you can connect to your KVM host via virt-manager from another Linux PC.
Or do a search for my Kimchi guide:
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14675/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi
Guide is here:
https://www.timothygruber.com/linux/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi-part-1/I have tried connecting virt manger to my KVM host but I get all kinds of errors. Not sure if I am doing it right. Do you have a guide for connecting to a remote KVM host with virt manger for a non-root user? I get lots of accessed denied. I did end up finding your guide after searching cockpit on the forum.
You have to put your user in the virtual manager group. Forget the proper name of the group.
@stacksofplates knows it
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@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
No, but you can connect to your KVM host via virt-manager from another Linux PC.
Or do a search for my Kimchi guide:
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14675/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi
Guide is here:
https://www.timothygruber.com/linux/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi-part-1/I have tried connecting virt manger to my KVM host but I get all kinds of errors. Not sure if I am doing it right. Do you have a guide for connecting to a remote KVM host with virt manger for a non-root user? I get lots of accessed denied. I did end up finding your guide after searching cockpit on the forum.
I dont' know, I follow my guides exactly, from start to finish, before I post them (unless otherwise mentioned). So I know they work. I don't get any errors when connecting and I don't do anythign different than what's on my guide.
On the computer you are trying to connect from (not the KVM host), you might need to install
dnf install openssh-askpass.Then you may be prompted to input the password like 8 times and type the word yes. But after that you should be connected.
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@jaredbusch said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@tim_g said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
@mattbagan said in The Ultimate KVM setup:
I'm having a hard time following this. So we have one(two) KVM host, fedora instance running virt manger, another fedora running vnc server?
Install Cockpit:
dnf install cockpit cockpit-machines
Then do adnf group install "Virtualization".Set each VM to use SPICE and VNC. You can get VM console access via Cockpit and the VNC display.
cockpit gets installed on the KVM host?
Yes.
Can I create VMs within cockpit? I do not see an option for that.
No, but you can connect to your KVM host via virt-manager from another Linux PC.
Or do a search for my Kimchi guide:
https://mangolassi.it/topic/14675/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi
Guide is here:
https://www.timothygruber.com/linux/fedora-26-kvm-html5-remote-access-with-web-console-via-kimchi-part-1/I have tried connecting virt manger to my KVM host but I get all kinds of errors. Not sure if I am doing it right. Do you have a guide for connecting to a remote KVM host with virt manger for a non-root user? I get lots of accessed denied. I did end up finding your guide after searching cockpit on the forum.
You have to put your user in the virtual manager group. Forget the proper name of the group.
@stacksofplates knows it
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