On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Luis Fernandez Alvarez <luis.fernandez.alva...@cern.ch> wrote: > Hi Curtis, > > If you're planning to use Windows 7 images with KVM hypervisors, the main > steps I follow are: > > 1- Modify your Windows 7 image to inject virtio drivers > (http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/WindowsGuestDrivers/Download_Drivers). > To do that in a stylish way... you can use the Windows AIK that includes > DISM.exe and IMAGEX.exe that > let you inject drivers to the WIM files included in Windows 7 > installation media. > I don't know if you have experiencie with it...but...after mounting the > wim files with imagex, you should run > something like: "dism /image:C:\path\mount /add-driver > /driver:c:\virtiodrivers\win7\x86"
Hi, Yeah, I will not be able to do anything stylish with Windows b/c of my lack of experience with Windows. :) > * Alternatively: you can just add it during installation from an external > media. That I have done. I definitely get the need for the virtio drivers. > 2- Use a tool like Aeolus Oz to create the image (you can automate it with > unattend.xml files) or the graphical KVM/qemu interface. So once I create the image I should use something like virt-manager to set it up? Maybe that's the step I'm missing. > 3- Convert it to qcow2 and send it to glance. Right. > > If you need further information, do not hesitate to contact me. > I very well may have to, thanks for the offer. :) I will checkout setting up the image after the initial install with virt-manager. Thanks, Curtis. > Cheers, > > Luis. > > PS: You can also test the HyperV support, this way, you could use VHD images. > > > ________________________________________ > De: openstack-bounces+luis.fernandez.alvarez=cern...@lists.launchpad.net > [openstack-bounces+luis.fernandez.alvarez=cern...@lists.launchpad.net] en > nombre de Curtis C. [serverasc...@gmail.com] > Enviado el: domingo, 21 de octubre de 2012 1:56 > Para: openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Asunto: [Openstack] Finding/Making Windows 7 Images for OpenStack > > Hi, > > Has anyone seen any recent documentation on creating Windows 7 images > for OpenStack? I know it's supposed to be as easy as using kvm to > install it initially (as per the OpenStack docs) then importing that > image into glance, but there are some subtle things that I might be > missing because I haven't really used Windows in a decade. I've > certainly done a lot of searching so if it's a link on the first ten > pages page of google I've probably seen it already. :) > > Perhaps the best thing would be if anyone knew of a virtualbox/vagrant > or similar methodology for automatically creating Windows 7 images > that I could start from. Someone must be generating new Win 7 images > daily for their private cloud somewhere/somehow... :) > > Any pointers much appreciated. > > Thanks, > Curtis. > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack > Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp -- Twitter: @serverascode Blog: serverascode.com _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp