Re: [Xen-API] XCP 1.0 Beta - Unable to create Windows 2008 R2 64 vm

[Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 05:45:27PM +0000, Chris Percol wrote:
>    I am using XCP 1.0 beta and xencentre fp1.
>    When I try to install a new W2K8R2 64 vm from iso, from a connected
>    isostore, the install fails because the windows installation can't detect
>    the hard drive and asks for drivers.
>    I noticed the attached drive is /dev/hda, whereas a working ubuntu vm is
>    using /dev/xvda. Is this the problem and if so what can I do to fix it? I
>    have searched the logs but nothing is leaping out at me.
>

Ubuntu VM is PV (paravirtualized), so it uses /dev/xvd* disks automatically.

Windows VM is HVM (fully virtualized), so it has emulated IDE disks, which are 
/dev/hd*.
(You can use optimized PV disks when you're done installing windows and you 
have 
installed optimized Xen PV drivers).

-- Pasi


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