How to view installation logging output (switch between consoles) when installing a VM managed via VNC session
by Shaggy1 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5GJF4)
System info
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Server on which VNC is running:
Code:CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core)
$ uname -a
Linux lb-cam-bca-12 3.10.0-1062.1.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Sep 13 22:55:44 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/LinuxESXi version:
Code:6.7.0 Update 2 (Build 13006603)(Attempting to install Centos release 6.9(Final) on VM)
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Hi
I am running a VNC session on a centos 7 machine and connect to it from my windows client
From my vnc server I run firefox and connect to the ESXi web host and from there I manage the virtual machines
I currently have a problem where the kickstart install of centos 6 on my created VM (via pxe boot) is hanging - just stops at a certain point in the install.
Usually (on a bare metal install), in a situation like this I would try to get more information by looking at the console output by pressing Alt-2/3/4.
However I cannot do this using my VNC server/ESXi setup. Simply pressing Alt-2/3/4 results in the event being caught and processed (I think) by the VNC session. All I can see is a progress box with a percentage on it.
Note:
I have also tried Shift-Alt-2/3/4, but that does not seem to do anything
This same install works fine on a bare metal machine, so I need to debug this particular problem from the VM
Does anyone know how I can look at the installation logging/output when installing an OS on a VM when using ESXi web host from a vnc session ?
Possibly I can somehow configure VNC to ignore Atl-2/3/4 or forward them to the application ?
Or is there a different way to do this when using a virtual machine ?
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Server on which VNC is running:
Code:CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core)
$ uname -a
Linux lb-cam-bca-12 3.10.0-1062.1.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Sep 13 22:55:44 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/LinuxESXi version:
Code:6.7.0 Update 2 (Build 13006603)(Attempting to install Centos release 6.9(Final) on VM)
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Hi
I am running a VNC session on a centos 7 machine and connect to it from my windows client
From my vnc server I run firefox and connect to the ESXi web host and from there I manage the virtual machines
I currently have a problem where the kickstart install of centos 6 on my created VM (via pxe boot) is hanging - just stops at a certain point in the install.
Usually (on a bare metal install), in a situation like this I would try to get more information by looking at the console output by pressing Alt-2/3/4.
However I cannot do this using my VNC server/ESXi setup. Simply pressing Alt-2/3/4 results in the event being caught and processed (I think) by the VNC session. All I can see is a progress box with a percentage on it.
Note:
I have also tried Shift-Alt-2/3/4, but that does not seem to do anything
This same install works fine on a bare metal machine, so I need to debug this particular problem from the VM
Does anyone know how I can look at the installation logging/output when installing an OS on a VM when using ESXi web host from a vnc session ?
Possibly I can somehow configure VNC to ignore Atl-2/3/4 or forward them to the application ?
Or is there a different way to do this when using a virtual machine ?