Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2008 SBS on Xen 3.4 does not install

[Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxxx> 
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@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > 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
> >> >> 
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> >> > 
> >> > 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.
> >> > 
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