[libvirt] Libvirt not able to attach console to VM on ESX hypervisor

[Eric Blake]

On 09/19/2013 11:11 AM, varun bhatnagar wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have started a virtual machine on my ESXi server. I was trying to attach
> a console to it but when I executed the command I got a message saying that
> *"Attaching a console is not supported in the current hypervisor." *Is
> there any way (patch or something) through which I can attach a console to
> my VM.
> The ESX version is 5.1 and I am using latest version of libvirt.

I don't know if ESX is capable of supporting a console connection; if it
is, it is a matter of finding someone willing to write the patch that
interfaces the ESX interface with libvirt.  Are you willing to take on
that task?

-- 
Eric Blake   eblake redhat com    +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org

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