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Re: [Xen-API] XCP Feature propose - send/receive OS information using introspection


  • To: v.tolstov@xxxxxxxxx
  • From: Marco Sinhoreli <msinhore@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 12:02:09 -0200
  • Cc: Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-api <xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Nice idea to have multiple console support. Is it supported in xen for
paravirt and HVM?

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Vasiliy G Tolstov <v.tolstov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 17:00 -0200, Marco Sinhoreli wrote:
>> Hi Dave:
>>
>> In our case, we need to control if the user requesting a guest remote
>> console will have the xvc0 without a unix user connected. I think to
>> use the xen introspection mechanism and a daemon in-guest to
>> communicate if the console is locked or free. Basically, in our system
>> using the xenapi, we can create a method to request that and receive
>> this information. More important is, maintain this 3rd part open to
>> cloud providers create themselves control systems.
>>
>> Any suggestion?
>
> I like qemu/kvm based solution like virtio-serial. And Stefano provide
> multiply console support - i think this very interesting feature to
> write domU daemon that provides info. Some other solution - XenAccess.
> But it more complicated and i don't know much more about it.
>
>
>



-- 
Marco Sinhoreli

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