Hi all,
I need to install windows streaming media server on one of my xen3.4.2 guest. Is
it possible to create a windows xp paravirtual guest on xen? Like I install
other Linux guest as the paravirtual ones. If yes please give some brief steps
for that.
Regards,
Fasiha Ashraf
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Fajar A. Nugraha
2010-Jan-04 07:24 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] How to create windows xp guest on xen
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@yahoo.co.in> wrote:> > Is it possible to create a windows xp paravirtual guest on xen?No. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Pasi Kärkkäinen
2010-Jan-04 08:37 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] How to create windows xp guest on xen
On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 02:24:25PM +0700, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@yahoo.co.in> wrote: > > > > Is it possible to create a windows xp paravirtual guest on xen? > > No. >Unless you ask Microsoft to port XP kernel to Xen PV model:) -- Pasi _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Fajar A. Nugraha
2010-Jan-04 08:47 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] How to create windows xp guest on xen
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> wrote:> On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 02:24:25PM +0700, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@yahoo.co.in> wrote: >> > >> > Is it possible to create a windows xp paravirtual guest on xen? >> >> No. >> > > Unless you ask Microsoft to port XP kernel to Xen PV model:)Judging from the fact that XP was declared end of life several times, and the fact that even Hyper-V requires VT to run, I highly doubt they will ever create PV-enabled windows :P To Fasiha: If your main concern is performance, you should be able to increase it with PV drivers (like GPLPV). It still requires running Windows as HVM (fully virtualized) domU though. While not as good as PV domU, it''s much better compared to QEMU-emulated drivers. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
If its that easy to convince them to port, I will :p Well, seeing my requirement i agree with Fajar. Regards, Fasiha Ashraf --- On Mon, 4/1/10, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> wrote: From: Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How to create windows xp guest on xen To: "Xen User-List" <xen-users@lists.xensource.com> Date: Monday, 4 January, 2010, 1:47 PM On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi> wrote:> On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 02:24:25PM +0700, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@yahoo.co.in> wrote: >> > >> > Is it possible to create a windows xp paravirtual guest on xen? >> >> No. >> > > Unless you ask Microsoft to port XP kernel to Xen PV model:)Judging from the fact that XP was declared end of life several times, and the fact that even Hyper-V requires VT to run, I highly doubt they will ever create PV-enabled windows :P To Fasiha: If your main concern is performance, you should be able to increase it with PV drivers (like GPLPV). It still requires running Windows as HVM (fully virtualized) domU though. While not as good as PV domU, it''s much better compared to QEMU-emulated drivers. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
I am using this link to create a fully virt guest of windows in xen environment.
Not successful yet. Please explain the highlighted parameters in the following
step.
NB: I would like to install it from cdrom.
disk = [
''file:/home/xen/domains/win01/disk.img,ioemu:hda,w'',
''file:/home/cc/iso-images/WindowsXP-SP2/image.iso,ioemu:hdc:cdrom,r''
]
Regards,
Fasiha Ashraf
--- On Mon, 4/1/10, Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net> wrote:
From: Fajar A. Nugraha <fajar@fajar.net>
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] How to create windows xp guest on xen
To: "Xen User-List" <xen-users@lists.xensource.com>
Date: Monday, 4 January, 2010, 1:47 PM
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@iki.fi>
wrote:> On Mon, Jan 04, 2010 at 02:24:25PM +0700, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Fasiha Ashraf
<feehapk@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>> >
>> > Is it possible to create a windows xp paravirtual guest on xen?
>>
>> No.
>>
>
> Unless you ask Microsoft to port XP kernel to Xen PV model:)
Judging from the fact that XP was declared end of life several times,
and the fact that even Hyper-V requires VT to run, I highly doubt they
will ever create PV-enabled windows :P
To Fasiha: If your main concern is performance, you should be able to
increase it with PV drivers (like GPLPV). It still requires running
Windows as HVM (fully virtualized) domU though. While not as good as
PV domU, it''s much better compared to QEMU-emulated drivers.
--
Fajar
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Fajar A. Nugraha
2010-Jan-04 12:49 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] How to create windows xp guest on xen
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Fasiha Ashraf <feehapk@yahoo.co.in> wrote:> > I am using this link to create a fully virt guest of windows in xen environment. Not successful yet. Please explain the highlighted parameters in the following step.that would be the path to Windows ISO image.> NB: I would like to install it from cdrom. > > disk = [ ''file:/home/xen/domains/win01/disk.img,ioemu:hda,w'', > ''file:/home/cc/iso-images/WindowsXP-SP2/image.iso,ioemu:hdc:cdrom,r'' ]use something like this disk = [ ''tap:aio:/home/xen/domains/win01/disk.img,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/cdrom,hdc:cdrom,r'' ] no need for "ioemu", and tap:aio is recommended over file:/. adjust /dev/cdrom to the path of your cdrom drive. I highly recommend you use ISO image though. -- Fajar _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users