[Ovirt-devel] [PATCH server] allow admin to setup iptables port forwarding on server for a vm's vnc port

[David Lutterkort]

On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 18:28 -0500, Mohammed Morsi wrote:
> David Lutterkort wrote:
> > Why does the user need to allocate the port manually ? Couldn't we do
> > that internally when the VM is started and release the allocation when
> > it's taken down ?
> >   
> This is just allowing a vm admin to set the option via the wui. I'd
> think we'd want the ability not to forward the vnc for deployments when
> forwarding is unecessary.

Sorry, I was a litttle obtuse in my comment: what I meant was: the user
should just have a check box 'Forward VNC port locally' to turn
forwarding on/off, and we'll allocate the port when the VM is started,
and report it on the VM details screen. Otherwise, the admin has to find
some way to track assigned VNC ports to avoid collisions.

David