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

[Chris Percol <chris.percol@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi guys,

Can I ask again (whine, whine), should I be able to create a Windows 2008 R2 (64) vm from the corresponding template using XCP 1 beta and Citrix Xencentre 5.6 fp1?

I have tried hard to read any help available but I can't get over the fact that during install from iso or cdrom the hard drive can't be detected and install looks for drivers. Is there some gotchas with this template and R2? If it's the case I need to add pv drivers after installation how do I get windows installed in the first place from iso? I tried other install template with the same result.

Any help appreciated.

Chris

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Chris Percol <chris.percol@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Pasi,

First of all thanks, have been scratching my head over this one.

Does this mean that I can't use the Windows 2008 R2 64 template provided in XCP 1 when installing the same os?

Do I need to do 'other install media' and then sort out drivers?

If so, why is the template there?

Thanks again,

Chris

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:

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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