We create a WinXP Prof HVM guest
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Creation of the HVM guest: see Xen book 194pp

Survey:
1) create virtual device
2) create HVM guest config
3) Provide the Windows install CD as ISO image
4) install via CD ISO image into virtual HD
5) Boot guest again from virtual HD


Details

1) create virtual device

mkdir -p /export/data1/XenGuestImages/WinSrv2003_64_G1
cd /export/data1/XenGuestImages/WinSrv2003_64_G1

# create a 10GB disk image (using seek creates a so-called sparse file)

dd if=/dev/zero of=WinSrv2003_64_G1.disk bs=1024 count=1 seek=10240k conv=notrunc

2) create HVM guest config
See file /etc/xen/WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm

# NOTE
# This prints the condensed config file without comments and empty lines
# perl -n -e 'if (! /(^#)|(^\s*\n$)/ ) {print;}' /etc/xen/WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm

import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search('64', arch):
    arch_libdir = 'lib64'
else:
    arch_libdir = 'lib'
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
builder='hvm'
memory = 1024
name = "WinSrv2003_64_G1"
vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=AA:AA:01:00:02:01, bridge=xenbr2, model=rtl8139' ]
disk = [ 'file:/export/data1/XenGuestImages/WinSrv2003_64_G1/WinSrv2003_64_G1.disk,hda,w',
         'file:/export/data1/OsImages/WindowsServer2003/WinServer2003R2x64-1of2.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]
device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
boot="d"
sdl=0
opengl=1
vnc=1
vnclisten="0.0.0.0"
vncdisplay=12
vncunused=0
vncpasswd=''
stdvga=0
serial='pty'
usb=1
usbdevice='tablet'
keymap='de'

3) insert Windows boot CD
Note: we specified the iso image of the installer CD in the 'disk' parameter.
No mount is needed.

4) install Guest via CD into virtual HD

xm create WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm

# Now the guest boots from the WinCD
# Connect from the Xen host or some other host to the vncserver 
# Maybe your Xen host has no X11 desktop.

#Find out the port to connect to
# Due to our config this should be 5912 since we set 'vncdisplay=12'

#At the Xen host

netstat -nat
...
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:5912            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN

regensbu@wicki:/export/home/regensbu
=> vncviewer susi::5912

You see the display of the windows client

Follow the install dialog.

Note: the mouse in the VNC windows behaves strange. There is a divergence between the
real mouse pointer and the VNC mouse.

Solution: use the USB tablet option
usb=1
usbdevice='tablet'


If you are disconnected, just connect again via vnc client.
Note: the client reboots automaticaly after HD partitioning.

At the end of the installation of CD1 shutdown the guest

5) Reconfigure the boot parameters.

Specify the second ISO image

Change the client config /etc/xen/WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm
disk = [ 'file:/export/data1/XenGuestImages/WinSrv2003_64_G1/WinSrv2003_64_G1.disk,hda,w',
	 'file:/export/data1/OsImages/WindowsServer2003/WinServer2003R2x64-2of2.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ]

and

boot="c"

6) Boot guest again and continue installation from CD 2

xm create WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm

Run the d:\CMPNENTS\R2\SETUP2.EXE

After the installation from CD2 has completed, shutdown again

7) Reconfigure the boot parameters (final)

Specify the physical CDrom

Change the client config /etc/xen/WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm
disk = [ 'file:/export/data1/XenGuestImages/WinSrv2003_64_G1/WinSrv2003_64_G1.disk,hda,w',
         'phy:/dev/cdrom,hdc:cdrom,r' ]

8) Boot guest again and confingure your server (post inst)

xm create WinSrv2003_64_G1.hvm

Run the post install tasks

Activate RDesktop ControlPanel/System/Remote

Activate other services

Howto connect to the HVM guest via VNC or RDesktop
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use 'netstat -nat' on the xen host to find out the vnc listening ports

=> vncviewer susi::5912 

regensbu@wicki:/export/home/regensbu
=> rdesktop WinSrv2003-64G1 &

Note:
In contrast to XPPro the Win2003 server is acessible via rdesktop after boot.
There is no need to log in first via vncserver.
In addition, you also may shutdown the server via rdesktop!