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

To: Jonathan Ludlam <Jonathan.Ludlam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, alberto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Xen-API] XCP 1.0 Beta - Unable to create Windows 2008 R2 64 vm
From: Chris Percol <chris.percol@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:25:18 +0000
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Thanks guys,

Here's the output of vbd-list params after recreating same issue.

Does it help diagnose?

uuid ( RO)                        : c51b981e-937f-5291-1709-5cf90bcb5669
                     vm-uuid ( RO): 0c99c71c-c07f-57a8-ff20-449bdca29ba1
               vm-name-label ( RO): Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) (Vanilla)
                    vdi-uuid ( RO): 7333c73d-c088-4ed9-a78c-4d39a9b63007
              vdi-name-label ( RO): SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_2008_R2_x64_ENG_1_ProdAct_X15-50365.ISO
          allowed-operations (SRO): attach; eject
          current-operations (SRO): 
                       empty ( RO): false
                      device ( RO): hdd
                  userdevice ( RW): 3
                    bootable ( RW): true
                        mode ( RW): RO
                        type ( RW): CD
                 unpluggable ( RW): true
          currently-attached ( RO): false
                  attachable ( RO): <expensive field>
                storage-lock ( RO): false
                 status-code ( RO): 0
               status-detail ( RO): 
          qos_algorithm_type ( RW): 
        qos_algorithm_params (MRW): 
    qos_supported_algorithms (SRO): 
                other-config (MRW): 
                 io_read_kbs ( RO): <expensive field>
                io_write_kbs ( RO): <expensive field>


uuid ( RO)                        : 630e7dd2-c3b6-dde8-79ef-1af36ac2c53e
                     vm-uuid ( RO): 0c99c71c-c07f-57a8-ff20-449bdca29ba1
               vm-name-label ( RO): Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) (Vanilla)
                    vdi-uuid ( RO): 79c20307-fbaf-4c9a-9dd1-1c996d248874
              vdi-name-label ( RO): Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) (Vanilla) 0
          allowed-operations (SRO): attach
          current-operations (SRO): 
                       empty ( RO): false
                      device ( RO): hda
                  userdevice ( RW): 0
                    bootable ( RW): false
                        mode ( RW): RW
                        type ( RW): Disk
                 unpluggable ( RW): false
          currently-attached ( RO): false
                  attachable ( RO): <expensive field>
                storage-lock ( RO): false
                 status-code ( RO): 0
               status-detail ( RO): 
          qos_algorithm_type ( RW): 
        qos_algorithm_params (MRW): 
    qos_supported_algorithms (SRO): 
                other-config (MRW): owner: 
                 io_read_kbs ( RO): <expensive field>
                io_write_kbs ( RO): <expensive field>

Thanks,

Chris

2010/12/21 Jonathan Ludlam <Jonathan.Ludlam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hmm, yep, mine is installing OK as well (installed via XenCenter). 

Chris: Can you please reproduce this, then paste in the results of doing an 'xe vbd-list params=all vm-uuid=<uuid of the failed VM>'

Cheers,

Jon

On 21 Dec 2010, at 14:39, Alberto González Rodríguez wrote:

i installed a windows server 2008 r2 x64 days ago without problem on xcp 1 beta,

using SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_DC_EE_SE_Web_2008R2_64 iso from microsoft

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Jonathan Ludlam <Jonathan.Ludlam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Chris,

I'll try to reproduce this now. It should work...!

Jon

On 21 Dec 2010, at 14:25, Chris Percol wrote:

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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