Console access
Since one of the key differentiators when compared to the public cloud is the console, and as, in this section, we will also install the console components, let's take a look at how the console subsystem works.
Later in the book, when we install the dashboard component, we will then be able generate the console URL right from the dashboard. However, we can also generate the URL using the nova CLI command:
nova get-vnc-console
This will generate the VNC URL that points to the proxy. The URL will be of the following format: http://ProxyIP:Port/?token=axyasaas. The proxy IP address is set in the nova.conf files in the previous configuration, as shown in the following figure:
The following happens when the console URL is accessed:
- Browser/Client ...
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