<p>Eric is right. You can connect remotely without even installing virt-manager on the server. Only needs to have libvird running.</p>
<p>I did a minimal install of CentOS 6 with the 4 virtual package groups. My system as no startx or run level 5. In my case I have to use X11 forwarding but that doesnt require X on the server. At most I have a few font libraries and X libraries but not the X server. X11 is backwards from the standard client/server model. The X server in the case of X11 forwarding is on my local desktop.</p>
<p>- Trey</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 26, 2011 10:00 PM, "Eric Shubert" <<a href="mailto:ejs@shubes.net">ejs@shubes.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
On 10/26/2011 07:14 PM, Bob Hoffman wrote:<br>
> trey wrote<br>
> ------------------------------<br>
><br>
> You can do virt-manager remotely. Either connect to libvirt remotely<br>
> through a locally running instance of virt-manager or via X11 forwarding. I<br>
> do the 2nd method with no GUI installed on the server. See here for minimal<br>
> packages needed...<br>
> <a href="http://itscblog.tamu.edu/startup-guide-for-kvm-on-centos-6/" target="_blank">http://itscblog.tamu.edu/startup-guide-for-kvm-on-centos-6/</a> . I do that<br>
> from a Mac. My home desktop is Linux so for that i only remote connect to<br>
> libvirt with my user ( not root) account using PolicyKit. Instructions for<br>
> that also on the link above.<br>
> ---------------------<br>
><br>
> Yea, I am afraid going command line only is impossible as suggested by so many. Even you<br>
> have installed X to make it work.<br>
><br>
> I was able to do one install where I did the virtual host package first.<br>
> Then I would install x and desktop. This would allow me to stay in command line<br>
> and go to desktop by using startx...then ctrl-alt-backspace out of it when done.<br>
><br>
> According to a few sources, it is impossible to use local install sources through virt-install<br>
> but virt-manager would work. Locally, not remotely.<br>
><br>
> Since X seems to HAVE to be installed whether you use virt-viewer, virt-manager, vnc, or<br>
> just about anything else, I guess I would have to ask redhat why the virtual host package included<br>
> no gui system at all...<br>
<br>
This is ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE!<br>
You can run virt-manager on a separate machine, connected via network to<br>
the KVM server. The server DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE X INSTALLED AT ALL.<br>
<br>
> I think that is the way I am going to go, just x and desktop via a startx, then get out when done.<br>
> I can see no viable local solution available at all.<br>
><br>
> It seemed to work okay. And it allows a local iso to be used preventing the need for any remote<br>
> programs added....and allowing me to keep port 22 off, closing the host off completely for security<br>
> except for my ipmi card. And that is preferred.<br>
><br>
> thanks for helping all. I guess using command line without x/desktop/etc and being local is not<br>
> possible for rhel/centos yet.<br>
<br>
I just witnessed it being done on Saturday. It is possible, now. This<br>
was a CentOS6 host, with minimal install.<br>
<br>
> C'est live, must move on and go with what works regardless....whee<br>
> on to next problem.<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
-Eric 'shubes'<br>
<br>
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