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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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version="5.0"
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xml:id="getting-started-with-vnc-proxy">
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<title>VNC console proxy</title>
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<para>The VNC proxy is an OpenStack component that enables compute
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service users to access their instances through VNC
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clients.</para>
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<para>The VNC console connection works as follows:</para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>A user connects to the API and gets an
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<literal>access_url</literal> such as,
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<literal>http://<replaceable>ip:port</replaceable>/?token=xyz</literal>.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The user pastes the URL in a browser or uses it as a
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client parameter.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The browser or client connects to the proxy.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The proxy talks to <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem> to authorize the token for
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the user, and maps the token to the
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<emphasis>private</emphasis> host and port of the VNC server
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for an instance.</para>
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<para>The compute host specifies the address that the proxy
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should use to connect through the
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<filename>nova.conf</filename> file option,
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<option>vncserver_proxyclient_address</option>. In this way,
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the VNC proxy works as a bridge between the public network and
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private host network.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>The proxy initiates the connection to VNC server and
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continues to proxy until the session ends.</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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<para>The proxy also tunnels the VNC protocol over WebSockets so that the
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<systemitem>noVNC</systemitem> client can talk to VNC servers. In general, the VNC
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proxy:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Bridges between the public network where the clients live and the private network where
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VNC servers live.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Mediates token authentication.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Transparently deals with hypervisor-specific connection
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details to provide a uniform client experience.</para>
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<figure xml:id="novnc-process">
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<title>noVNC process</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata
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fileref="../common/figures/novnc/SCH_5009_V00_NUAC-VNC_OpenStack.png"
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format="PNG" width="5in"/>
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</imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<section xml:id="about-nova-consoleauth">
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<info>
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<title>About nova-consoleauth</title>
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</info>
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<para>Both client proxies leverage a shared service to manage
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token authentication called <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem>. This service must be running
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for either proxy to work. Many proxies of either type can be run
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against a single <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem> service in a cluster
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configuration.</para>
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<para>Do not confuse the <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem> shared service with
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<literal>nova-console</literal>, which is a XenAPI-specific
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service that most recent VNC proxy architectures do not
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use.</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="typical-deployment">
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<title>Typical deployment</title>
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<para>A typical deployment has the following components:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>A <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem> process. Typically runs on
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the controller host.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>One or more <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-novncproxy</systemitem> services. Supports
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browser-based noVNC clients. For simple deployments, this
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service typically runs on the same machine as <systemitem
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class="service">nova-api</systemitem> because it operates
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as a proxy between the public network and the private
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compute host network.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>One or more <literal>nova-xvpvncproxy</literal>
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services. Supports the special Java client discussed here.
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For simple deployments, this service typically runs on the
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same machine as <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-api</systemitem> because it acts as a proxy between
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the public network and the private compute host
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network.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>One or more compute hosts. These compute hosts must have
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correctly configured options, as follows.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="vnc-configuration-options">
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<title>VNC configuration options</title>
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<para>To customize the VNC console, use the following configuration options:</para>
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<xi:include href="../common/tables/nova-vnc.xml"/>
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<note>
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<para>To support <link
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xlink:href="http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/config-reference/content/configuring-openstack-compute-basics.html#section_configuring-compute-migrations"
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>live migration</link>, you cannot specify a specific IP
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address for <literal>vncserver_listen</literal>, because that
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IP address does not exist on the destination host.</para>
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</note>
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<note>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>The <literal>vncserver_proxyclient_address</literal> defaults to
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<literal>127.0.0.1</literal>, which is the address of the compute host that
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Compute instructs proxies to use when connecting to instance servers.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem><para>For all-in-one XenServer domU deployments, set this to 169.254.0.1.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>For multi-host XenServer domU deployments, set to a dom0 management IP on the
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same network as the proxies.</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>For multi-host libvirt deployments, set to a host management IP on the same
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network as the proxies.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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</note>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="nova-vncproxy-replaced-with-nova-novncproxy">
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<info>
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<title>nova-novncproxy (noVNC)</title>
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</info>
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<para>You must install the <package>noVNC</package> package, which contains the <systemitem
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class="service">nova-novncproxy</systemitem> service. As root, run the following
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command:</para>
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<programlisting language="bash" role="gutter: false"><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>apt-get install novnc</userinput></programlisting>
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<para>The service starts automatically on installation.</para>
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<para>To restart the service, run:</para>
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<programlisting language="bash" role="gutter: false"><prompt>#</prompt> <userinput>service novnc restart</userinput></programlisting>
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<para>The configuration option parameter should point to your
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<filename>nova.conf</filename> file, which includes the
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message queue server address and credentials.</para>
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<para>By default, <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-novncproxy</systemitem> binds on
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<literal>0.0.0.0:6080</literal>.</para>
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<para>To connect the service to your Compute deployment, add the following configuration options
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to your <filename>nova.conf</filename> file:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>vncserver_listen</literal>=<replaceable>0.0.0.0</replaceable>
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</para>
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<para>Specifies the address on which the VNC service should
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bind. Make sure it is assigned one of the compute node
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interfaces. This address is the one used by your domain
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file.</para>
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<programlisting language="bash" role="gutter: false"> <graphics type="vnc" autoport="yes" keymap="en-us" listen="0.0.0.0"/></programlisting>
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<note>
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<para>To use live migration, use the
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<replaceable>0.0.0.0</replaceable> address.</para>
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</note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<literal>vncserver_proxyclient_address</literal>=<replaceable>127.0.0.1</replaceable>
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</para>
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<para>The address of the compute host that Compute instructs proxies to use when connecting
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to instance <literal>vncservers</literal>.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="faq-about-vnc">
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<info>
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<title>Frequently asked questions about VNC access to virtual
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machines</title>
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</info>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Q: What is the difference between
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<literal>nova-xvpvncproxy</literal> and <systemitem
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class="service">nova-novncproxy</systemitem>?</emphasis>
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</para>
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<para>A: <literal>nova-xvpvncproxy</literal>, which ships with OpenStack Compute, is a proxy
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that supports a simple Java client. <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-novncproxy</systemitem> uses noVNC to provide VNC support through a web
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browser.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Q: I want VNC support in the OpenStack dashboard. What services
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do I need? </emphasis></para>
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<para>A: You need <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-novncproxy</systemitem>, <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem>, and correctly configured
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compute hosts.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Q: When I use <command>nova get-vnc-console</command> or click
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on the VNC tab of the OpenStack dashboard, it hangs. Why? </emphasis></para>
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<para>A: Make sure you are running <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem> (in addition to <systemitem
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class="service">nova-novncproxy</systemitem>). The proxies
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rely on <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-consoleauth</systemitem> to validate tokens, and
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waits for a reply from them until a timeout is reached.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><emphasis role="bold">Q: My VNC proxy worked fine during
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my all-in-one test, but now it doesn't work on multi host.
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Why? </emphasis></para>
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<para>A: The default options work for an all-in-one install,
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but changes must be made on your compute hosts once you
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start to build a cluster. As an example, suppose you have
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two servers:</para>
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<programlisting language="bash" role="gutter: false">PROXYSERVER (public_ip=172.24.1.1, management_ip=192.168.1.1)
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COMPUTESERVER (management_ip=192.168.1.2)</programlisting>
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<para>Your <systemitem class="service"
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>nova-compute</systemitem> configuration file must set the
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following values:</para>
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<programlisting language="bash" role="gutter: false"># These flags help construct a connection data structure
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vncserver_proxyclient_address=192.168.1.2
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novncproxy_base_url=http://172.24.1.1:6080/vnc_auto.html
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xvpvncproxy_base_url=http://172.24.1.1:6081/console
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# This is the address where the underlying vncserver (not the proxy)
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# will listen for connections.
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vncserver_listen=192.168.1.2</programlisting>
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<note>
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<para><literal>novncproxy_base_url</literal> and
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<literal>xvpvncproxy_base_url</literal> use a public IP;
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this is the URL that is ultimately returned to clients,
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which generally do not have access to your private
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network. Your PROXYSERVER must be able to reach
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<literal>vncserver_proxyclient_address</literal>,
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because that is the address over which the VNC connection
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is proxied.</para>
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</note>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bold">Q: My noVNC does not work with recent
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versions of web browsers. Why?</emphasis>
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</para>
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<para>A: Make sure you have installed
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<literal>python-numpy</literal>, which is required to
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support a newer version of the WebSocket protocol
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(HyBi-07+).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<emphasis role="bold">Q: How do I adjust the dimensions of
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the VNC window image in the OpenStack
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dashboard?</emphasis></para>
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<para>A: These values are hard-coded in a Django HTML
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template. To alter them, edit the
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<filename>_detail_vnc.html</filename> template file. The
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location of this file varies based on Linux distribution. On
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Ubuntu 14.04, the file is at
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<filename>/usr/share/pyshared/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances/templates/instances/_detail_vnc.html</filename>.</para>
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<para>Modify the <option>width</option> and
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<option>height</option> options, as follows:</para>
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<programlisting language="bash" role="gutter: false"><iframe src="{{ vnc_url }}" width="720" height="430"></iframe></programlisting>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</section>
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</section>
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