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RE: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.



I have not tried it on xen 3.4.2 yet.  I ended up going with widnows 2008 service pack two.

 

 


From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Adam Wilbraham [adam.wilbraham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:04 PM
To: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.

Did anyone ever solve the issue of installing Win 2008 R2 on Xen?

On 24/08/09 18:25, Robbie Garrett wrote:
> I am able to use windows 2003 x64 R2 edition with no problem at all. It
> installs and runs with no issues what so ever.
>
> I am attempting to upgrade the kernel in hopes that it solves the issue with
> windows 2008 x 64 R2.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robbie Garrett [mailto:rgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:33 PM
> To: 'Tait Clarridge'; 'xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.
>
> Hello.
>
> Made your changes and the new file is below.  Still the same issue.
>
>
> import os, re
> arch = os.uname()[4]
>
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
> builder='hvm'
> memory = '1024'
> device_model = '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>
> # Should be at least 2KB per MB of domain memory, plus a few MB per vcpu.
> name = "windows"
> vif         = [ 'ip=204.124.181.89,mac=00:16:3E:FE:C2:02,vifname=windows' ]
> disk =
> ['file:/windows/xenwin2008.img,ioemu:hda,w','file:/windows/winxpSP2.iso,ioem
> u:hdc:cdrom,r']
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> # boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d)
> # default: hard disk, cd-rom, floppy
> boot="dc"
> sdl=0
> vnc=1
> vncconsole=1
> vncpasswd=''
>
> #serial='pty'
> usbdevice='tablet'
>
> acpi=1
> apic=1
> pae=1
> usb=1
>
>
> xend.log file output since command issued xm create windows.cfg
>
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:92)
> XendDomainInfo.create(['vm', ['name', 'windows'], ['memory', '1024'],
> ['vcpus', 1], ['on_xend_start', 'ignore'], ['on_xend_stop', 'ignore'],
> ['image', ['hvm', ['kernel', '/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader'], ['videoram',
> 4], ['device_model', '/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm'], ['pae', 1], ['vcpus',
> 1], ['boot', 'dc'], ['fda', ''], ['fdb', ''], ['timer_mode', 1],
> ['localtime', 0], ['serial', ''], ['stdvga', 0], ['isa', 0], ['nographic',
> 0], ['soundhw', ''], ['vnc', 1], ['vncunused', 1], ['vncconsole', 1],
> ['sdl', 0], ['xauthority', '/root/.Xauthority'], ['rtc_timeoffset', 0],
> ['monitor', 0], ['acpi', 1], ['apic', 1], ['usb', 1], ['usbdevice',
> 'tablet'], ['keymap', ''], ['pci', []], ['hpet', 0], ['guest_os_type',
> 'default'], ['hap', 1], ['cpuid', []], ['cpuid_check', []], ['viridian', 0],
> ['pci_msitranslate', 1], ['vpt_align', 1], ['pci_power_mgmt', 0],
> ['xen_platform_pci', 1], ['vncpasswd', 'XXXXXXXX']]], ['s3_integrity', 1],
> ['device', ['vbd', ['uname', 'file:/windows/xenwin2008.img'], ['dev',
> 'ioemu:hda'], ['mode', 'w']]], ['device', ['vbd', ['uname',
> 'file:/windows/winxpSP2.iso'], ['dev', 'ioemu:hdc:cdrom'], ['mode', 'r']]],
> ['device', ['vif', ['ip', '204.124.181.89'], ['mac', '00:16:3E:FE:C2:02'],
> ['vifname', 'windows']]]])
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:2296)
> XendDomainInfo.constructDomain
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (balloon:166) Balloon: 1071836 KiB free;
> need 4096; done.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomain:452) Adding Domain: 8
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:2497)
> XendDomainInfo.initDomain: 8 256
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:322) No VNC passwd configured for
> vfb access
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: boot, val: dc
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: fda, val: None
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: fdb, val: None
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: soundhw, val: None
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: localtime, val: 0
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: serial, val: None
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: std-vga, val: 0
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: isa, val: 0
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: acpi, val: 1
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: usb, val: 1
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:809) args: usbdevice, val: tablet
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (image:745) Need to create platform
> device.[domid:8]
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:2521)
> _initDomain:shadow_memory=0x0, memory_static_max=0x40000000,
> memory_static_min=0x0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (balloon:166) Balloon: 1070424 KiB free;
> need 1065984; done.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (image:173) buildDomain os=hvm dom=8 vcpus=1
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:862) domid          = 8
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:863) image          =
> /usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:864) store_evtchn   = 2
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:865) memsize        = 1024
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:866) target         = 1024
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:867) vcpus          = 1
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:868) acpi           = 1
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (image:869) apic           = 1
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (XendDomainInfo:2160) createDevice: vfb :
> {'vncunused': 1, 'other_config': {'vncunused': 1, 'vnc': '1'}, 'vnc': '1',
> 'uuid': 'd5521524-f898-0ece-fea0-34f87eb278eb'}
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:95) DevController: writing
> {'state': '1', 'backend-id': '0', 'backend':
> '/local/domain/0/backend/vfb/8/0'} to /local/domain/8/device/vfb/0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:97) DevController: writing
> {'vncunused': '1', 'domain': 'windows', 'frontend':
> '/local/domain/8/device/vfb/0', 'uuid':
> 'd5521524-f898-0ece-fea0-34f87eb278eb', 'frontend-id': '8', 'state': '1',
> 'online': '1', 'vnc': '1'} to /local/domain/0/backend/vfb/8/0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (XendDomainInfo:2160) createDevice: vbd :
> {'uuid': '5c474d98-2d59-91ff-7d0d-0d864ae161dc', 'bootable': 1, 'driver':
> 'ioemu', 'dev': 'ioemu:hda', 'uname': 'file:/windows/xenwin2008.img',
> 'mode': 'w'}
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:95) DevController: writing
> {'backend-id': '0', 'virtual-device': '768', 'device-type': 'disk', 'state':
> '1', 'backend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/768'} to
> /local/domain/8/device/vbd/768.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:97) DevController: writing
> {'domain': 'windows', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vbd/768', 'uuid':
> '5c474d98-2d59-91ff-7d0d-0d864ae161dc', 'bootable': '1', 'dev': 'hda',
> 'state': '1', 'params': '/windows/xenwin2008.img', 'mode': 'w', 'online':
> '1', 'frontend-id': '8', 'type': 'file'} to
> /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/768.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (XendDomainInfo:2160) createDevice: vbd :
> {'uuid': '7dc5970c-8e68-3435-1b6d-176309c78acf', 'bootable': 0, 'driver':
> 'ioemu', 'dev': 'ioemu:hdc:cdrom', 'uname': 'file:/windows/winxpSP2.iso',
> 'mode': 'r'}
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:95) DevController: writing
> {'backend-id': '0', 'virtual-device': '5632', 'device-type': 'cdrom',
> 'state': '1', 'backend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/5632'} to
> /local/domain/8/device/vbd/5632.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:97) DevController: writing
> {'domain': 'windows', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vbd/5632', 'uuid':
> '7dc5970c-8e68-3435-1b6d-176309c78acf', 'bootable': '0', 'dev': 'hdc',
> 'state': '1', 'params': '/windows/winxpSP2.iso', 'mode': 'r', 'online': '1',
> 'frontend-id': '8', 'type': 'file'} to /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/5632.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (XendDomainInfo:2160) createDevice: vif :
> {'ip': '204.124.181.89', 'mac': '00:16:3E:FE:C2:02', 'vifname': 'windows',
> 'uuid': '2103a4f8-dd0c-aecc-3510-c07bb51ff5dd'}
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:95) DevController: writing
> {'backend-id': '0', 'mac': '00:16:3E:FE:C2:02', 'handle': '0', 'state': '1',
> 'backend': '/local/domain/0/backend/vif/8/0'} to
> /local/domain/8/device/vif/0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:97) DevController: writing
> {'domain': 'windows', 'handle': '0', 'uuid':
> '2103a4f8-dd0c-aecc-3510-c07bb51ff5dd', 'script':
> '/etc/xen/scripts/vif-bridge', 'ip': '204.124.181.89', 'mac':
> '00:16:3E:FE:C2:02', 'frontend-id': '8', 'state': '1', 'vifname': 'windows',
> 'online': '1', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/vif/0'} to
> /local/domain/0/backend/vif/8/0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (image:394) spawning device models:
> /usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm ['/usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm', '-d', '8',
> '-domain-name', 'windows', '-videoram', '4', '-vnc', '127.0.0.1:0',
> '-vncunused', '-vcpus', '1', '-boot', 'dc', '-acpi', '-usb', '-usbdevice',
> 'tablet', '-net', 'nic,vlan=1,macaddr=00:16:3E:FE:C2:02,model=rtl8139',
> '-net', 'tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap8.0,bridge=xenbr0', '-M', 'xenfv']
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (image:443) device model pid: 7965
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:3052) Storing VM details:
> {'on_xend_stop': 'ignore', 'shadow_memory': '9', 'uuid':
> 'ed3bbbbc-1e34-27cd-c0eb-c3b203b5e6f8', 'on_reboot': 'restart',
> 'start_time': '1250278174.7', 'on_poweroff': 'destroy', 'bootloader_args':
> '', 'on_xend_start': 'ignore', 'on_crash': 'restart', 'xend/restart_count':
> '0', 'vcpus': '1', 'vcpu_avail': '1', 'bootloader': '', 'image': '(hvm
> (kernel ) (videoram 4) (hpet 0) (stdvga 0) (loader
> /usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader) (vncconsole 1) (vncunused 1) (xen_platform_pci
> 1) (boot dc) (rtc_timeoffset 0) (pci ()) (pae 1) (vpt_align 1) (hap 1)
> (viridian 0) (acpi 1) (localtime 0) (timer_mode 1) (vnc 1) (nographic 0)
> (guest_os_type default) (pci_msitranslate 1) (apic 1) (sdl 0) (monitor 0)
> (usbdevice tablet) (device_model /usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm) (pci_power_mgmt
> 0) (usb 1) (xauthority /root/.Xauthority) (isa 0) (notes (SUSPEND_CANCEL
> 1)))', 'name': 'windows'}
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] INFO (image:531) waiting for sentinel_fifo
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1622) Storing domain
> details: {'console/port': '3', 'name': 'windows', 'console/limit':
> '1048576', 'store/port': '2', 'vm':
> '/vm/ed3bbbbc-1e34-27cd-c0eb-c3b203b5e6f8', 'domid': '8',
> 'image/suspend-cancel': '1', 'cpu/0/availability': 'online',
> 'memory/target': '1048576',
> 'control/platform-feature-multiprocessor-suspend': '1', 'store/ring-ref':
> '1044476', 'console/type': 'ioemu'}
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:95) DevController: writing
> {'state': '1', 'backend-id': '0', 'backend':
> '/local/domain/0/backend/console/8/0'} to /local/domain/8/device/console/0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:97) DevController: writing
> {'domain': 'windows', 'frontend': '/local/domain/8/device/console/0',
> 'uuid': 'fee8beff-7fed-6e8c-caca-a03e0069774c', 'frontend-id': '8', 'state':
> '1', 'location': '3', 'online': '1', 'protocol': 'vt100'} to
> /local/domain/0/backend/console/8/0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (XendDomainInfo:1709)
> XendDomainInfo.handleShutdownWatch
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> vif.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:144) Waiting for 0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:629) hotplugStatusCallback
> /local/domain/0/backend/vif/8/0/hotplug-status.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:629) hotplugStatusCallback
> /local/domain/0/backend/vif/8/0/hotplug-status.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:643) hotplugStatusCallback
> 1.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> vscsi.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> vbd.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:144) Waiting for 768.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:629) hotplugStatusCallback
> /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/768/hotplug-status.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:629) hotplugStatusCallback
> /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/768/hotplug-status.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:643) hotplugStatusCallback
> 1.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:144) Waiting for 5632.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:629) hotplugStatusCallback
> /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/5632/hotplug-status.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:629) hotplugStatusCallback
> /local/domain/0/backend/vbd/8/5632/hotplug-status.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:643) hotplugStatusCallback
> 1.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> irq.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> vkbd.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> vfb.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> console.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:144) Waiting for 0.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> pci.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> ioports.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> tap.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:34 2776] DEBUG (DevController:139) Waiting for devices
> vtpm.
> [2009-08-14 15:29:35 2776] INFO (XendDomain:1180) Domain windows (8)
> unpaused.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tait Clarridge [mailto:Tait.Clarridge@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:14 PM
> To: 'Robbie Garrett'; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robbie Garrett [mailto:rgarrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:07 PM
>> To: Tait Clarridge; xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: [Xen-users] windows 2008 x64 no cdrom.
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have made the changed you requested and below is my config file.
>>
>> I'm using xen 3.4.1 with kernel of 2.6.18.8-xen.  The problem is still
> there
>> for me.
>>
>> import os, re
>> arch = os.uname()[4]
>> if re.search('64', arch):
>>      arch_libdir = 'lib64'
>> else:
>>      arch_libdir = 'lib'
>>
>
> The above code has sometimes caused some problems for us... remove it and
> change the device_model line to have lib64 instead of lib in the path. First
> verify that /usr/lib64/xen/bin/qemu-dm exists...
>
>>
>> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader"
>> builder='hvm'
>> memory = '1024'
>> device_model = '/usr/lib/xen/bin/qemu-dm'
>>
>> # Should be at least 2KB per MB of domain memory, plus a few MB per vcpu.
>> name = "windows"
>> vif         = [ 'ip=204.124.181.89,mac=00:16:3E:FE:C2:02,vifname=windows'
> ]
>> disk =
>> ['file:/windows/xenwin2008.img,ioemu:hda,w','file:/windows/winxpSP2.is
>> o,ioem
>> u:hdc:cdrom,r']
>>
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> --
>> # boot on floppy (a), hard disk (c) or CD-ROM (d)
>> # default: hard disk, cd-rom, floppy
>> boot="dc"
>> sdl=0
>> vnc=1
>> vncconsole=1
>
> Try removing both the above and below lines as well...
>
>> vncpasswd=''
>>
>> #serial='pty'
>> usbdevice='tablet'
>>
>> acpi=1
>> apic=1
>> pae=1
>> usb=1
>
> Try removing the viridian=1 line as well.
>
>> viridian=1
>
> Are there any log entries from qemu-dm or xend that say anything about
> missing files?
>
>
>
>
>
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