RE: [Xen-users] Installing Windows 2008 server

[Guido Hecken <guido.hecken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With nearly the same config we did a successfull install of Windows 2008
Server 
on centos 5.3 with xen 3.3.1 64 bit host.

Here some of our configuration parts

vfb = [ "type=vnc, vncdisplay=1, vnclisten=127.0.0.1" ]
keymap = "de"
# Since we use local network connectivity for this machine we have 
vif = [ 'mac=00:16:3e:00:00:10, type=ioemu' ]
# Instead of using sda/hda, xvdx is the naming convention one should use
# Starting with booting from iso
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/virt_vm_vg/w2k8_std,xvda,w',
'file:/mnt/os/OS-CDS-ORI/W2K8_STD_X86_64_SB.ISO,xvdc:cdrom,r' ]
# Continue after succesfull install with this stanza 
disk = [ 'phy:/dev/virt_vm_vg/w2k8_std,xvda,w' ]

I think you should be fine with your config but don't forget the part in
your config, 
which chooses the correct device_model, something like this:

import os, re
arch = os.uname()[4]
if re.search('64', arch):
    arch_libdir = 'lib64'
else:
    arch_libdir = 'lib'

# Kernel image file.
kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
# Device Model to be used
device_model = '/usr/' + arch_libdir + '/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
builder = 'hvm'

Regards and good luck,

Guido


> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Pozzi, Jean-Paul [mailto:jean-paul.pozzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Gesendet: Freitag, 15. Mai 2009 12:05
> An: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: [Xen-users] Installing Windows 2008 server
> 
>  Hello,
> 
> We are planning to install a Windows 2008 DomU in one of our
> servers (SUSE 10/SP2, XEN 3.2).
> Does someone have some experience in installing 2008 ?
> Are they some know problems (and solutions if possible) to
> success in thre process.
> 
> Here is the setup we will use for that DomU :
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> # SR3 MV9
> name="SAP-IDES-ECC"
> memory=2048
> vcpus=2
> uuid="2326539c-4081-dd09-6912-78979d932008"
> on_crash="destroy"
> on_poweroff="destroy"
> on_reboot="restart"
> localtime=1
> 
> builder="hvm"
> extid=0
> device_model="/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm"
> kernel="/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> boot="d"
> disk=[  'file:/SAUVEGARDE/INSTALL/W2K8/DVD.iso,hdd:cdrom,r',
>         'phy:/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.1.16.....,hda,w',
>         'phy:/dev/disk/by-path/ip-192.168.1.16:....,hdb,w',
>      ]
> vif=[   
> 'mac=00:16:3e:30:09:01,bridge=xenbr1,model=rtl8139,type=ioemu',
> #       
> 'mac=00:16:3e:30:09:03,bridge=xenbr2,model=rtl8139,type=ioemu',
>     ]
> sdl=0
> vnc=1
> vncconsole=1
> apic=1
> acpi=1
> # pae=0
> # usb=1
> usbdevice='tablet'
> serial="pty"
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ----------------------------------
> 
> Thanks for advance
> 
> JP Pozzi
> 
> 
> 
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