Description of problem: This page: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_virtualization/4.1/html/virtual_machine_management_guide/sect-starting_the_virtual_machine#Opening_a_Serial_Console_to_a_Virtual_Machine contains this command: # ssh -t -p 2222 ovirt-vmconsole@MANAGER_IP --vm-name vm1 This will fail as it's interpreted as an option to ssh The correct command should be: # ssh -t -p 2222 ovirt-vmconsole@MANAGER_IP connect --vm-name vm1 The same applies to: # ssh -t -p 2222 ovirt-vmconsole@MANAGER_IP --vm-id vmid1 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 4.1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Follow documented procedure 2. Get error 3. Actual results: ssh error message Expected results: system console or rhev error message Additional info: http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2016-April/072699.html