cannot see fs0 at EFI shell

[Rajasekhar Raman]

I am trying to install Windows 2003 as a guest machine. I created the machine using the following command:
hpvmcreate -P aidjcw21 -o windows -a disk:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c2t1d0 -a dvd:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0 -a network:lan::vswitch:dlan1

started the VM using
hpvmconsole -P aidjcw21 -i -cc "pc -on"

When I get to the EFI shell, I type

map -r
and I see only block devices e.g.

Shell> map -r
Device mapping table
blk0 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)
blk1 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun1,Lun0)
blk2 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun1,Lun0)/CDROM(Entry0)

I don't see fs0.

Any ideas?

-SR

[Torsten.]

Hi,

fs0 is a file system in the EFI partition.

You don't have a EFI partition and you don't have a filesystem so far - just empty disks.

The install programm will ceate both on the disk.
Just map a CDROM, install the OS and you will fins your fs0.

[Rajasekhar Raman]

The server is an rx4640 with the IVM software already installed. It has two guest machines installed and running, both are HP-UX. I am trying to install a Windows Guest on this VM host using a spare (unused) disk on the system.

Do I need to do something before the "hpvmcreate" ?

-SR

[Torsten.]

Maybe more clear:

fs0 is a file system in the EFI partition on the disk assigned to the VM.

You don't have a EFI partition created yet and you don't have a filesystem so far - just an empty disks assigned to this VM.

The install programm will create both on the disk.
Just map a CDROM to the VM, install the OS and you will find your fs0 (probably the loaded CD) and a fs1 (on the assigned disk) inside this VM.

[Rajasekhar Raman]

I see your point, but what I do not understand is, I have a CDROM (physical) mapped to this VM and the install media on it. How do i install the Windows OS from there on ? From the boot menu, if I add the CDROM device, it complains with "load failed" when I try to boot off the CDROM drive.

-SR

[Torsten.]

Are you using the correct media?

"HP Integrity Windows 2003 software media with Service Pack 1."

compare with page 47 - install guide

[Rajasekhar Raman]

I am not using the media you have stated. Instead, I have a licensed copy from Microsoft of the Windows 2003 64-bit.

-SR

[Torsten.]

You need the Integrity (ia64) version for an Integrity server, any x64 won't work.

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

This:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/64bit/itanium/enterprise.mspx

[Rajasekhar Raman]

Thanks..thats probably it.

-SR

[Torsten.]

Just to check your config:

put in the HP-UX install DVD and you will see your fs0.

[Rajasekhar Raman]

I did try that and it did work with the HPUX media.

Thanks. we will acquire the required media.

-SR