6.268.3. remoteviewerconnectionfile POST

POST /ovirt-engine/api/vms/123/graphicsconsoles/456/remoteviewerconnectionfile

POST /ovirt-engine/api/vms/123/graphicsconsoles/456/remoteviewerconnectionfile

<action/>

<action/>

<action>
  <remote_viewer_connection_file>
    [virt-viewer]
    type=spice
    host=192.168.1.101
    port=-1
    password=123456789
    delete-this-file=1
    fullscreen=0
    toggle-fullscreen=shift+f11
    release-cursor=shift+f12
    secure-attention=ctrl+alt+end
    tls-port=5900
    enable-smartcard=0
    enable-usb-autoshare=0
    usb-filter=null
    tls-ciphers=DEFAULT
    host-subject=O=local,CN=example.com
    ca=...
  </remote_viewer_connection_file>
</action>

<action>
  <remote_viewer_connection_file>
    [virt-viewer]
    type=spice
    host=192.168.1.101
    port=-1
    password=123456789
    delete-this-file=1
    fullscreen=0
    toggle-fullscreen=shift+f11
    release-cursor=shift+f12
    secure-attention=ctrl+alt+end
    tls-port=5900
    enable-smartcard=0
    enable-usb-autoshare=0
    usb-filter=null
    tls-ciphers=DEFAULT
    host-subject=O=local,CN=example.com
    ca=...
  </remote_viewer_connection_file>
</action>

Find the virtual machine:
Locate the service that manages the virtual machine, as that is where
the locators are defined:
Find the graphic console of the virtual machine:
Generate the remote viewer connection file:
Write the content to file "/tmp/remote_viewer_connection_file.vv"

# Find the virtual machine:
vm = vms_service.list(search='name=myvm')[0]

# Locate the service that manages the virtual machine, as that is where
# the locators are defined:
vm_service = vms_service.vm_service(vm.id)

# Find the graphic console of the virtual machine:
graphics_consoles_service = vm_service.graphics_consoles_service()
graphics_console = graphics_consoles_service.list()[0]

# Generate the remote viewer connection file:
console_service = graphics_consoles_service.console_service(graphics_console.id)
remote_viewer_connection_file = console_service.remote_viewer_connection_file()

# Write the content to file "/tmp/remote_viewer_connection_file.vv"
path = "/tmp/remote_viewer_connection_file.vv"
with open(path, "w") as f:
    f.write(remote_viewer_connection_file)

#!/bin/sh -ex

remote-viewer --ovirt-ca-file=/etc/pki/ovirt-engine/ca.pem /tmp/remote_viewer_connection_file.vv

#!/bin/sh -ex

remote-viewer --ovirt-ca-file=/etc/pki/ovirt-engine/ca.pem /tmp/remote_viewer_connection_file.vv