Major Description
This issue only affect Linux HVM guests and during the first install process.
Booting the HVM guest with a ISO, e.g Ubuntu or Debian. I got a console without any poblem as you can see in the xensource logfile:
Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|19 heartbeat|Heartbeat D:828e9557dc5b|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|19 heartbeat|Heartbeat D:828e9557dc5b|stunnel] stunnel start Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|19 heartbeat|Heartbeat D:828e9557dc5b|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27873 (cached = false) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|19 heartbeat|Heartbeat D:828e9557dc5b|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27873 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 2188 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=2188 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 2188 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 2188 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=2188 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:3832ea0fd371|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 2188 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:87332e27c535|mscgen] xapi=>xenops [label="VM.stat"]; Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xenopsd: [debug|lab2|19954|Connection to VM console R:87332e27c535|xenops] VM.stat fdcc1ac0-466d-dfb7-4837-2f68caa6427e Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:87332e27c535|console] VM OpaqueRef:e49c72c8-9d38-cd41-927c-8838ca818ba8 console port: Some 5904 Oct 1 18:04:57 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17777 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:87332e27c535|console] Connected; running proxy (between fds: 24 and 29)
Okay so after the initial menu ("Install Ubuntu"), as soon as I pressed the key, the console is cut on XenServer/XAPI side. And the logs are pretty clear:
Oct 1 18:10:09 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17980 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:888266122111|console] Proxy exited Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:7fcc9d8153c4|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:9a9954730ee5|mscgen] xapi=>xenops [label="VM.stat"]; Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xenopsd: [debug|lab2|20112|Connection to VM console R:9a9954730ee5|xenops] VM.stat fdcc1ac0-466d-dfb7-4837-2f68caa6427e Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:9a9954730ee5|console] Not_found Oct 1 18:10:10 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17981 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:9a9954730ee5|console] VM OpaqueRef:e49c72c8-9d38-cd41-927c-8838ca818ba8 console port: None Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|mscgen] xapi=>xapi [label="(XML)"]; Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) connected to 192.168.100.1:443 Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] with_recorded_stunnelpid task_opt=None s_pid=27598 Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|handler:http/connect_console D:49715eaea461|xmlrpc_client] stunnel pid: 27598 (cached = true) returned stunnel to cache Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:50e33bc6ef61|mscgen] xapi=>xenops [label="VM.stat"]; Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xenopsd: [debug|lab2|20113|Connection to VM console R:50e33bc6ef61|xenops] VM.stat fdcc1ac0-466d-dfb7-4837-2f68caa6427e Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:50e33bc6ef61|console] Not_found Oct 1 18:10:13 lab2 xapi: [debug|lab2|17982 INET :::80|Connection to VM console R:50e33bc6ef61|console] VM OpaqueRef:e49c72c8-9d38-cd41-927c-8838ca818ba8 console port: None
As you can see, the proxy exited on XenServer. And then we got a console not found, with console port: None.
Note: I am accessing the console with Xen Orchestra, which is now connecting in RAW HTTP (see https://github.com/vatesfr/xo-server/blob/master/src/proxy-console.js)
But after this error, even XenCenter can't display anything (see attached screenshot)
