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 < [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]>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 <[email protected]> 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 >>> >>> >> > <ATT00001..txt> > > > > _______________________________________________ > xen-api mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-api > >
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