Thanks for the reply!
On CS 4.1 based Xen host , specifying Other PV for a windows VM in which
PV drivers have been installed, doesn't cause the VM to crash; the VM boots
and runs OK.. Though specifying or not specifying Other PV doesn't have
any effect on a Windows VM. Specifying Other PV however for a KVM host
affects both Linux and Windows guests, in regards to PV (virtio) drivers.
Cheers.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Kirk Kosinski kirkkosin...@gmail.comwrote:
Hi, no, you should continue to use the applicable Windows OS Types for
Windows VMs. The PV drivers will work correctly with the correct
Windows OS Type. Furthermore, on XenServer hosts a Windows VM won't
work at all with a PV mode OS Type such as Other PV. Those OS Types
are only for OSs with PV support in the kernel (i.e. Linux).
Best regards,
Kirk
On 03/20/2014 08:24 AM, Junaid Shahid wrote:
Hi,
If a Windows VM is spun from a template that is not marked as Other PV,
rather it is marked as Windows R2 Std. etc, and we install Xen PV
drivers
in that VM by attaching xstools.iso, and reboot it, would the VM start
using new PV drivers or do we have to mark it as Other PV?
In our exp. Windows VMs don't need to be marked as Other PV, and they
still start using PV drivers when and if they are installed.
In KVM for example, the windows VM has to be marked as Other PV (in
addition to other necessary steps of course) before the VM starts using
PV
drivers (for KVM of course the drivers are different).
