Bart Coninckx
2010-Oct-28 17:40 UTC
[Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
Hi, trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on opensuse 11.2. The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows: boot mgr is missing When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or something. Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an issue. R2 was of course. This is my config file: name="win1" uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" memory=8192 maxmem=8192 vcpus=2 on_poweroff="destroy" on_reboot="restart" on_crash="destroy" localtime=1 builder="hvm" extid=1 device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" boot="d" #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] stdvga=0 vnc=1 vncunused=1 apic=1 acpi=1 pae=1 usb=1 usbdevice=''tablet'' serial="pty" Thx! Bart _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Teck Choon Giam
2010-Oct-28 18:10 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
Your boot option doesn''t include c. Something like below will work for you I guess: boot = ''cd'' On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be> wrote:> Hi, > > trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on > opensuse 11.2. > > The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows: > > boot mgr is missing > > When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the previously > installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or something. > > Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently > installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an issue. > R2 was of course. > > This is my config file: > > name="win1" > uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" > memory=8192 > maxmem=8192 > vcpus=2 > on_poweroff="destroy" > on_reboot="restart" > on_crash="destroy" > localtime=1 > > builder="hvm" > extid=1 > device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" > kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > boot="d" > #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] > > > stdvga=0 > vnc=1 > vncunused=1 > apic=1 > acpi=1 > pae=1 > > usb=1 > usbdevice=''tablet'' > > serial="pty" > > > Thx! > > Bart > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Bart Coninckx
2010-Oct-28 18:12 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
Well, this is the config after some experimenting, one with just "c" did not work either. Thx anyway, B. On Thursday 28 October 2010 20:10:22 Teck Choon Giam wrote:> Your boot option doesn''t include c. Something like below will work > for you I guess: > > boot = ''cd'' > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 1:40 AM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be>wrote:> > Hi, > > > > trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on > > opensuse 11.2. > > > > The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows: > > > > boot mgr is missing > > > > When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the > > previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or > > something. > > > > Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently > > installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an > > issue. R2 was of course. > > > > This is my config file: > > > > name="win1" > > uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" > > memory=8192 > > maxmem=8192 > > vcpus=2 > > on_poweroff="destroy" > > on_reboot="restart" > > on_crash="destroy" > > localtime=1 > > > > builder="hvm" > > extid=1 > > device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" > > kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > > boot="d" > > #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', > > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > > disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', > > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > > vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] > > > > > > stdvga=0 > > vnc=1 > > vncunused=1 > > apic=1 > > acpi=1 > > pae=1 > > > > usb=1 > > usbdevice=''tablet'' > > > > serial="pty" > > > > > > Thx! > > > > Bart > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Bart Coninckx
2010-Oct-29 08:45 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
On Thursday 28 October 2010 19:40:32 Bart Coninckx wrote:> Hi, > > trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on > opensuse 11.2. > > The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows: > > boot mgr is missing > > When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the previously > installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or something. > > Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently > installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an > issue. R2 was of course. > > This is my config file: > > name="win1" > uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" > memory=8192 > maxmem=8192 > vcpus=2 > on_poweroff="destroy" > on_reboot="restart" > on_crash="destroy" > localtime=1 > > builder="hvm" > extid=1 > device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" > kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > boot="d" > #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] > > > stdvga=0 > vnc=1 > vncunused=1 > apic=1 > acpi=1 > pae=1 > > usb=1 > usbdevice=''tablet'' > > serial="pty" > > > Thx! > > Bart > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-usersFurther investigation revealed that the installation reboots while extracting files, so the installation does not get to finish entirely. I''m testing now on Xen 4.0. Up till now it gets simpley stuck while extracting the files, once at 16%, once at 74%. Trying to see if this has to do with free disk space on my test machine. But my guess is it won''t work on Xen 3.4. 4.0 Remains a question. B. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Teck Choon Giam
2010-Oct-29 19:52 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
May I know your Xen is installed via source or ? Actually you need to set boot = ''cd'' as the boot will boot drive c then followed by drive d. Without the c after successfully installation, it will still go and boot to your drive d. It is like setting your BIOS boot order. Someone correct me if I am wrong. My configuration never change during installation of any windows guest OSes and after. It works fine for xen-3.3.x, xen-3.4.x and xen-4.0.x. I have tested such installation for windows 2008, windows 2008 R2, windows 7, windows XP, windows vista and RHEL6. However, my host is CentOS 5 though. Thanks. Kindest regards, Giam Teck Choon On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be> wrote:> On Thursday 28 October 2010 19:40:32 Bart Coninckx wrote: >> Hi, >> >> trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on >> opensuse 11.2. >> >> The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows: >> >> boot mgr is missing >> >> When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the previously >> installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or something. >> >> Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently >> installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an >> issue. R2 was of course. >> >> This is my config file: >> >> name="win1" >> uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" >> memory=8192 >> maxmem=8192 >> vcpus=2 >> on_poweroff="destroy" >> on_reboot="restart" >> on_crash="destroy" >> localtime=1 >> >> builder="hvm" >> extid=1 >> device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" >> kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" >> boot="d" >> #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] >> disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] >> vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] >> >> >> stdvga=0 >> vnc=1 >> vncunused=1 >> apic=1 >> acpi=1 >> pae=1 >> >> usb=1 >> usbdevice=''tablet'' >> >> serial="pty" >> >> >> Thx! >> >> Bart >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-users mailing list >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > Further investigation revealed that the installation reboots while extracting > files, so the installation does not get to finish entirely. I''m testing now on > Xen 4.0. Up till now it gets simpley stuck while extracting the files, once at > 16%, once at 74%. Trying to see if this has to do with free disk space on my > test machine. But my guess is it won''t work on Xen 3.4. 4.0 Remains a > question. > > B. > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Bart Coninckx
2010-Oct-29 20:00 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
Hi, I''m using the OpenSuse packages (on OpenSuse obviously). I get the "boot" thing, no worries. I''ve managed to install it on my laptop using Xen 4.0. Didn''t work with a sparse file though, had to alocate all space before hand. On my production hypervisors I upgraded to 4.0 as well, but for now it doesn''t work there. I suspect however that this has something to do with the underlying storage (iSCSI) so I''m now testing with local storage. I''m happy to hear that Al these versions are supposed to run fine. So what version of Xen do you prefer for running M$? thx! B. On Friday 29 October 2010 21:52:15 Teck Choon Giam wrote:> May I know your Xen is installed via source or ? > > Actually you need to set boot = ''cd'' as the boot will boot drive c > then followed by drive d. Without the c after successfully > installation, it will still go and boot to your drive d. It is like > setting your BIOS boot order. Someone correct me if I am wrong. My > configuration never change during installation of any windows guest > OSes and after. It works fine for xen-3.3.x, xen-3.4.x and xen-4.0.x. > I have tested such installation for windows 2008, windows 2008 R2, > windows 7, windows XP, windows vista and RHEL6. However, my host is > CentOS 5 though. > > Thanks. > > Kindest regards, > Giam Teck Choon > > On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be>wrote:> > On Thursday 28 October 2010 19:40:32 Bart Coninckx wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on > >> opensuse 11.2. > >> > >> The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console > >> shows: > >> > >> boot mgr is missing > >> > >> When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the > >> previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or > >> something. > >> > >> Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently > >> installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an > >> issue. R2 was of course. > >> > >> This is my config file: > >> > >> name="win1" > >> uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" > >> memory=8192 > >> maxmem=8192 > >> vcpus=2 > >> on_poweroff="destroy" > >> on_reboot="restart" > >> on_crash="destroy" > >> localtime=1 > >> > >> builder="hvm" > >> extid=1 > >> device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" > >> kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > >> boot="d" > >> #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', > >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > >> disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', > >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > >> vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] > >> > >> > >> stdvga=0 > >> vnc=1 > >> vncunused=1 > >> apic=1 > >> acpi=1 > >> pae=1 > >> > >> usb=1 > >> usbdevice=''tablet'' > >> > >> serial="pty" > >> > >> > >> Thx! > >> > >> Bart > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Xen-users mailing list > >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > > > Further investigation revealed that the installation reboots while > > extracting files, so the installation does not get to finish entirely. > > I''m testing now on Xen 4.0. Up till now it gets simpley stuck while > > extracting the files, once at 16%, once at 74%. Trying to see if this > > has to do with free disk space on my test machine. But my guess is it > > won''t work on Xen 3.4. 4.0 Remains a question. > > > > B. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Teck Choon Giam
2010-Oct-29 20:25 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
Sorry, not sure about OpenSuse package related to Xen. Each Xen version will have its correspond qemu git tree (qemu-xen-3.3-testing.git, qemu-xen-3.4-testing.git, qemu-xen-4.0-testing.git etc... ...) that can be updated over time. Perhaps it might be the qemu related issue? Not sure just wild guess :p Anyone? Personally I preferred to run xen-3.4.x or xen-4.0.x with xenlinux 2.6.18.8 for HVM related. Don''t try pvops kernel if you just intend to run HVM guests in production at least for now. One thing about pvops kernel is that you can''t allocate dom0 mem to 512MB or even less... that will cause memory oops prior to start your first HVM or even PV guest. I set mine to 1GB in order not to cause memory oops or else the host is so slow until ssh session disconnected and a reboot is required :( Whereby for xenlinux (http://xenbits.xen.org/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg) as dom0, I can allocate dom0 mem to 256MB and it run fine and stable for months! Even with 6 HVMs with windows 2K3 guests without issue. Just personal experience. Sorry for being off-topic :p Thanks. Kindest regards, Giam Teck Choon On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be> wrote:> Hi, > > I''m using the OpenSuse packages (on OpenSuse obviously). I get the "boot" > thing, no worries. I''ve managed to install it on my laptop using Xen 4.0. > Didn''t work with a sparse file though, had to alocate all space before hand. > On my production hypervisors I upgraded to 4.0 as well, but for now it doesn''t > work there. I suspect however that this has something to do with the > underlying storage (iSCSI) so I''m now testing with local storage. > > I''m happy to hear that Al these versions are supposed to run fine. > So what version of Xen do you prefer for running M$? > > > thx! > > > B. > > On Friday 29 October 2010 21:52:15 Teck Choon Giam wrote: >> May I know your Xen is installed via source or ? >> >> Actually you need to set boot = ''cd'' as the boot will boot drive c >> then followed by drive d. Without the c after successfully >> installation, it will still go and boot to your drive d. It is like >> setting your BIOS boot order. Someone correct me if I am wrong. My >> configuration never change during installation of any windows guest >> OSes and after. It works fine for xen-3.3.x, xen-3.4.x and xen-4.0.x. >> I have tested such installation for windows 2008, windows 2008 R2, >> windows 7, windows XP, windows vista and RHEL6. However, my host is >> CentOS 5 though. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Kindest regards, >> Giam Teck Choon >> >> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be> > wrote: >> > On Thursday 28 October 2010 19:40:32 Bart Coninckx wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on >> >> opensuse 11.2. >> >> >> >> The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console >> >> shows: >> >> >> >> boot mgr is missing >> >> >> >> When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the >> >> previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or >> >> something. >> >> >> >> Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently >> >> installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an >> >> issue. R2 was of course. >> >> >> >> This is my config file: >> >> >> >> name="win1" >> >> uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" >> >> memory=8192 >> >> maxmem=8192 >> >> vcpus=2 >> >> on_poweroff="destroy" >> >> on_reboot="restart" >> >> on_crash="destroy" >> >> localtime=1 >> >> >> >> builder="hvm" >> >> extid=1 >> >> device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" >> >> kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" >> >> boot="d" >> >> #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', >> >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] >> >> disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', >> >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] >> >> vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] >> >> >> >> >> >> stdvga=0 >> >> vnc=1 >> >> vncunused=1 >> >> apic=1 >> >> acpi=1 >> >> pae=1 >> >> >> >> usb=1 >> >> usbdevice=''tablet'' >> >> >> >> serial="pty" >> >> >> >> >> >> Thx! >> >> >> >> Bart >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Xen-users mailing list >> >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >> > >> > Further investigation revealed that the installation reboots while >> > extracting files, so the installation does not get to finish entirely. >> > I''m testing now on Xen 4.0. Up till now it gets simpley stuck while >> > extracting the files, once at 16%, once at 74%. Trying to see if this >> > has to do with free disk space on my test machine. But my guess is it >> > won''t work on Xen 3.4. 4.0 Remains a question. >> > >> > B. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Xen-users mailing list >> > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Bart Coninckx
2010-Oct-29 20:49 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
I don''t think I''m using the pvops kernel, I don''t even think it''s available for OpenSuse. Since I''m using Pacemaker and stuff on top of Xen, I''m a bit hesitant of getting away from the standard delivered Xen kernel from OpenSuse. But as I said, I strongly suspect an issue with storage. Testing as we speak (type). Thx for your input! B. On Friday 29 October 2010 22:25:06 Teck Choon Giam wrote:> Sorry, not sure about OpenSuse package related to Xen. Each Xen > version will have its correspond qemu git tree > (qemu-xen-3.3-testing.git, qemu-xen-3.4-testing.git, > qemu-xen-4.0-testing.git etc... ...) that can be updated over time. > Perhaps it might be the qemu related issue? Not sure just wild guess > > :p Anyone? > > Personally I preferred to run xen-3.4.x or xen-4.0.x with xenlinux > 2.6.18.8 for HVM related. Don''t try pvops kernel if you just intend > to run HVM guests in production at least for now. One thing about > pvops kernel is that you can''t allocate dom0 mem to 512MB or even > less... that will cause memory oops prior to start your first HVM or > even PV guest. I set mine to 1GB in order not to cause memory oops or > else the host is so slow until ssh session disconnected and a reboot > is required :( Whereby for xenlinux > (http://xenbits.xen.org/linux-2.6.18-xen.hg) as dom0, I can allocate > dom0 mem to 256MB and it run fine and stable for months! Even with 6 > HVMs with windows 2K3 guests without issue. Just personal experience. > Sorry for being off-topic :p > > Thanks. > > Kindest regards, > Giam Teck Choon > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@telenet.be>wrote:> > Hi, > > > > I''m using the OpenSuse packages (on OpenSuse obviously). I get the "boot" > > thing, no worries. I''ve managed to install it on my laptop using Xen 4.0. > > Didn''t work with a sparse file though, had to alocate all space before > > hand. On my production hypervisors I upgraded to 4.0 as well, but for > > now it doesn''t work there. I suspect however that this has something to > > do with the underlying storage (iSCSI) so I''m now testing with local > > storage. > > > > I''m happy to hear that Al these versions are supposed to run fine. > > So what version of Xen do you prefer for running M$? > > > > > > thx! > > > > > > B. > > > > On Friday 29 October 2010 21:52:15 Teck Choon Giam wrote: > >> May I know your Xen is installed via source or ? > >> > >> Actually you need to set boot = ''cd'' as the boot will boot drive c > >> then followed by drive d. Without the c after successfully > >> installation, it will still go and boot to your drive d. It is like > >> setting your BIOS boot order. Someone correct me if I am wrong. My > >> configuration never change during installation of any windows guest > >> OSes and after. It works fine for xen-3.3.x, xen-3.4.x and xen-4.0.x. > >> I have tested such installation for windows 2008, windows 2008 R2, > >> windows 7, windows XP, windows vista and RHEL6. However, my host is > >> CentOS 5 though. > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> Kindest regards, > >> Giam Teck Choon > >> > >> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Bart Coninckx > >> <bart.coninckx@telenet.be> > > > > wrote: > >> > On Thursday 28 October 2010 19:40:32 Bart Coninckx wrote: > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 > >> >> on opensuse 11.2. > >> >> > >> >> The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console > >> >> shows: > >> >> > >> >> boot mgr is missing > >> >> > >> >> When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the > >> >> previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or > >> >> something. > >> >> > >> >> Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve > >> >> recently installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that > >> >> was not an issue. R2 was of course. > >> >> > >> >> This is my config file: > >> >> > >> >> name="win1" > >> >> uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" > >> >> memory=8192 > >> >> maxmem=8192 > >> >> vcpus=2 > >> >> on_poweroff="destroy" > >> >> on_reboot="restart" > >> >> on_crash="destroy" > >> >> localtime=1 > >> >> > >> >> builder="hvm" > >> >> extid=1 > >> >> device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" > >> >> kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > >> >> boot="d" > >> >> #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', > >> >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > >> >> disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', > >> >> ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > >> >> vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> stdvga=0 > >> >> vnc=1 > >> >> vncunused=1 > >> >> apic=1 > >> >> acpi=1 > >> >> pae=1 > >> >> > >> >> usb=1 > >> >> usbdevice=''tablet'' > >> >> > >> >> serial="pty" > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Thx! > >> >> > >> >> Bart > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> Xen-users mailing list > >> >> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > >> >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > >> > > >> > Further investigation revealed that the installation reboots while > >> > extracting files, so the installation does not get to finish entirely. > >> > I''m testing now on Xen 4.0. Up till now it gets simpley stuck while > >> > extracting the files, once at 16%, once at 74%. Trying to see if this > >> > has to do with free disk space on my test machine. But my guess is it > >> > won''t work on Xen 3.4. 4.0 Remains a question. > >> > > >> > B. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Xen-users mailing list > >> > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > >> > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users_______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users
Bart Coninckx
2010-Nov-18 15:54 UTC
Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install
On Friday 29 October 2010 10:45:26 Bart Coninckx wrote:> On Thursday 28 October 2010 19:40:32 Bart Coninckx wrote: > > Hi, > > > > trying to install Windows 2008 Small Business Server 64bit on Xen 3.4 on > > opensuse 11.2. > > > > The install runs fine, but after the first reboot, the VNC console shows: > > > > boot mgr is missing > > > > When I try to repair that with the install CD, I cannot see the > > previously installed C: partition, as if drivers are missing or > > something. > > > > Does any know of Windows 2008 SBS is installable at all? I''ve recently > > installed a regular Windows 2008 Server on Xen 3.2 and that was not an > > issue. R2 was of course. > > > > This is my config file: > > > > name="win1" > > uuid="c157bc27-b978-0e46-c799-3b7bc64eb0ac" > > memory=8192 > > maxmem=8192 > > vcpus=2 > > on_poweroff="destroy" > > on_reboot="restart" > > on_crash="destroy" > > localtime=1 > > > > builder="hvm" > > extid=1 > > device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm" > > kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader" > > boot="d" > > #disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1d,hdb,w'', > > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > > disk=[ ''phy:/dev/mapper/win1c,hda,w'', > > ''file:/mnt/nfs1/DVD1_Installation.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'', ] > > vif=[ ''bridge=br0,model=rtl8139'', ] > > > > > > stdvga=0 > > vnc=1 > > vncunused=1 > > apic=1 > > acpi=1 > > pae=1 > > > > usb=1 > > usbdevice=''tablet'' > > > > serial="pty" > > > > > > Thx! > > > > Bart > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-users mailing list > > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users > > Further investigation revealed that the installation reboots while > extracting files, so the installation does not get to finish entirely. I''m > testing now on Xen 4.0. Up till now it gets simpley stuck while extracting > the files, once at 16%, once at 74%. Trying to see if this has to do with > free disk space on my test machine. But my guess is it won''t work on Xen > 3.4. 4.0 Remains a question. > > B. > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-users mailing list > Xen-users@lists.xensource.com > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-usersHi all, further testing showed that Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2008 SBS all show the same before: during installation and while expanding files, the DomU''s reboot all of a sudden. I discovered this in the qemu log files: xc_map_foreign_batch: mmap failed: Cannot allocate memory xc_map_foreign_batch error 12 Googling this does not provide me with a lot more info. Anyone ever seen these messages and able to give a workaround? thx, B. _______________________________________________ Xen-users mailing list Xen-users@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users