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    Changing from Dom0 console to a DomU console?

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      LonnieTC
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      Hello,

      I am wondering if it is possible to software switch from the Dom0 (Control Domain) console to a designated running DomU VM console via perhaps the XCP-ng Center, or Web Orchestra?

      If so, then how might this be done?

      Thanks in advance

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        gskger Top contributor @LonnieTC
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        @lonnietc You could SSH into the VM from Dom0 or (manually) switch to the console view of the VM in either XCP-ng Center (XC) or Xen Orchestra (XO). Not sure if that answers your question...

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          LonnieTC @gskger
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          @gskger Yea, I know from what I have read and seen in a few online videos about setting up and running XCP-ng that I could get those views from within XC or XO but those are accessed via another external computer to connect to XCP-ng.

          Currently, when you install XCP-ng it seems that the Dom0 has control of the local console. As Dom0 is just a VM (specialized as it may be to run/manage the virtualization of the drivers for the system), I wanted to be able to switch the local console to a running DomU VM instead of the XCP-ng Control Domain VM on the same physical system so that the DomU would have all of the console.

          Sorry if I did not clarify exactly what I was thinking about.

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            jedimarcus @LonnieTC
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            @lonnietc I understand your idea, but what's your goal?

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              LonnieTC @jedimarcus
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              @jedimarcus Thanks for getting back to me on this. My idea is to have a DomU VM running on the console so that I can display its GUI and interact with that User VM directly. Of course, I do realize that XCP-ng was not strictly designed for that and know that the User DomU VM's are usually remoted into via VNC or possibly RDP, I would like to see if it is possible to get a DomU VM to control the console instead of the Dom0 Control Domain for local and direct use of that DomU at the physical system.

              I think that it is possible, but just have to find out how.
              Thanks agian

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                LonnieTC
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                Hi All,

                Actually what I think that I am looking to patch into XCP-ng is a way to have a "console" Passthrough which I think would do the job perfectly.

                I am developing a PoC project using XCP-ng just for a heads up so some questions may sound non-standard but in my mind I have a rationale for looking in that direction so any help that you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

                Thanks again

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