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  1. OpenShift Virtualization
  2. CNV-66115

Make the user aware that the new VNC connection might drop an existing one

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      • Opening the console tab in the UI does not kill an existing VNC connection if the user does not request it explicitly
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      New flag introduced to prevent unintentional VNC disconnects:: A new `--preserve-session` flag has been introduced for VMs. This flag prevents an existing VNC console connection from being disconnected if you attempt to start a new session.
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      If you attempt to create a second connection to the VNC console by using the `virtctl` CLI when this flag is set, an error is displayed and the connection fails.
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      If you attempt to create a second connection to the VNC console by using the web console, a warning is displayed, and you are prompted to disconnect the existing session before you create the new session.
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      link:https://issues.redhat.com/browse/CNV-66115[CNV-66115]
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      New flag introduced to prevent unintentional VNC disconnects:: A new `--preserve-session` flag has been introduced for VMs. This flag prevents an existing VNC console connection from being disconnected if you attempt to start a new session. + If you attempt to create a second connection to the VNC console by using the `virtctl` CLI when this flag is set, an error is displayed and the connection fails. + If you attempt to create a second connection to the VNC console by using the web console, a warning is displayed, and you are prompted to disconnect the existing session before you create the new session. + link: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/CNV-66115 [ CNV-66115 ]
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      2025-11-24:
      `preserve-session` VNC flag allows a way to inform the user. Only left UI related work to use this flag....

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      2025-11-24: `preserve-session` VNC flag allows a way to inform the user. Only left UI related work to use this flag....
    • Proposed
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      Goal

      If a user creates a new VNC connection, even without intention by opening the console tab in the UI, would drop an already existing VNC connection.

      User Stories

      • As a UI user, I would like to open the console tab, without unintentionally killing already existing VNC session.

      UX doc

      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MJFOrB512smthxIDl5QeZWT4D0cN0FnhPoFNz19fHkk/edit?usp=sharing

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              victortoso@redhat.com Victor Toso
              dholler@redhat.com Dominik Holler
              Geetika Kapoor Geetika Kapoor
              Ashleigh Brennan Ashleigh Brennan
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