Eric is right. You can connect remotely without even installing virt-manager on the server. Only needs to have libvird running. 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. - Trey On Oct 26, 2011 10:00 PM, "Eric Shubert" <ejs at shubes.net> wrote: > On 10/26/2011 07:14 PM, Bob Hoffman wrote: > > trey wrote > > ------------------------------ > > > > You can do virt-manager remotely. Either connect to libvirt remotely > > through a locally running instance of virt-manager or via X11 forwarding. > I > > do the 2nd method with no GUI installed on the server. See here for > minimal > > packages needed... > > http://itscblog.tamu.edu/startup-guide-for-kvm-on-centos-6/ . I do > that > > from a Mac. My home desktop is Linux so for that i only remote connect > to > > libvirt with my user ( not root) account using PolicyKit. Instructions > for > > that also on the link above. > > --------------------- > > > > Yea, I am afraid going command line only is impossible as suggested by so > many. Even you > > have installed X to make it work. > > > > I was able to do one install where I did the virtual host package first. > > Then I would install x and desktop. This would allow me to stay in > command line > > and go to desktop by using startx...then ctrl-alt-backspace out of it > when done. > > > > According to a few sources, it is impossible to use local install sources > through virt-install > > but virt-manager would work. Locally, not remotely. > > > > Since X seems to HAVE to be installed whether you use virt-viewer, > virt-manager, vnc, or > > just about anything else, I guess I would have to ask redhat why the > virtual host package included > > no gui system at all... > > This is ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE! > You can run virt-manager on a separate machine, connected via network to > the KVM server. The server DOES NOT NEED TO HAVE X INSTALLED AT ALL. > > > I think that is the way I am going to go, just x and desktop via a > startx, then get out when done. > > I can see no viable local solution available at all. > > > > It seemed to work okay. And it allows a local iso to be used preventing > the need for any remote > > programs added....and allowing me to keep port 22 off, closing the host > off completely for security > > except for my ipmi card. And that is preferred. > > > > thanks for helping all. I guess using command line without x/desktop/etc > and being local is not > > possible for rhel/centos yet. > > I just witnessed it being done on Saturday. It is possible, now. This > was a CentOS6 host, with minimal install. > > > C'est live, must move on and go with what works regardless....whee > > on to next problem. > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-virt mailing list > CentOS-virt at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-virt > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-virt/attachments/20111026/0f4125f8/attachment-0006.html>