HP-UX 11.23 - installing Win2k3 guest on Integrity VM

[Francis Flan]

I have installed the evaluation software of Integrity VM A03.00 on my server (hpux 11.23) and now want to install a Windows guest OS.

I have 2 iso (windows server 2003 64bit) files and I boot from SAN.
Have created a lun sufficiently large and swapspace also: /dev/dsk/c6t0d4.

hpvmcreate -P Win2k3_VM -O Windows -c 1 -r 5G -a disk:scsi::disk:/dev/rdsk/c0t0d4 -a dvd:scsi::file:/var/win_is/iso_1

When I do: hpvmconsole -P Win2k3_VM -fi -c "pc -on"
It goes to the EFI and gives only these options:
blk0 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)
blk1 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(0|0)/Scsi(Pun1,Lun0)

Is my syntax correct for creating the VM - using "dvd:scsi::file/" etc?
How do I install the OS?

thanks

[Torsten.]

Check if the disk is "loaded" into the virtual drive. Try to eject and insert the disk from the vMP:

Eject a virtual DVD
vMP> ej
Insert a virtual DVD
vMP> in

[Torsten.]

Please note the supported windows versions - from the manual:

"Windows 2003 (Enterprise or Datacenter edition) SP1 and SP2"

[Hasan Atasoy]

hi francis;

w2k installation is done from sac console . you should look at sac documents.

Hasan.

[melvyn burnard]

ok, so you have created the .iso files in a file system on the Host.
And you have definitley got Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition 64 bit SP1?


How did you get the media onto the server?
You should see fs0: and it should show it as a cdrom

[Francis Flan]

Hi Torsten,

I didnt paste the correct info by accident:
In the EFI shell i have:
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 have 2 iso files for the Windows 2k3 OS. Should I specify both when creating the VM?

[Win2k3_VM] vMP> ej

Ejectable Guest Devices
Num Hw-path (Bus,Slot,Tgt) Gdev Pstore Path
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
[1] 0/0/0/0.1.0 (0,0,1) dvd file /var/win_iso/en_win_srv_2003_r2_enterprise_x64_cd1.iso

Enter menu item number or [Q] to Quit:

I was expecting to see fs0 in the EFI shell.

[Torsten.]

You only need to assign 1 virtual DVD drive and "swap" the images during installation.

Otherwise you need to tell the installer something like "now take the second drive to proceed ..." ;-)

Looks like the image is loaded.

How did you create the image?

Maybe it is not bootable?

[melvyn burnard]

well your dvd statement looks ok, PROVIDED that this is indeed just the one file.
If you are looking to setup a directory with the two ISO files in, then this should read:
dvd:scsi::null:/var/win_is/iso_1

assuming iso_1 is the directory.
I am also intrigued that the OS is two iso files, I only ever have one.

Also, what does the output of:
hpvmstatus -P Win2k3_VM -v show?

[Francis Flan]

I have 2 iso's of Windows Server 2003 64bit R2 and not SP1. Is it vital that it be the older version SP1?

# hpvmstatus -P Win2k3_VM -v
Version A.03.00.00
[Virtual Machine Details]
Virtual Machine Name VM # OS Type State
==================== ===== ======= ========
Win2k3_VM 7 WINDOWS On (EFI)

[Authorized Administrators]
Oper Groups:
Admin Groups:
Oper Users:
Admin Users:

[Virtual CPU Details]
#vCPUs Entitlement Maximum
====== =========== =======
1 10.0% 100.0%

[Memory Details]
Total Reserved
Memory Memory
======= ========
5 GB 64 MB

[Storage Interface Details]
Guest Physical
Device Adaptor Bus Dev Ftn Tgt Lun Storage Device
======= ========== === === === === === ========= =========================
disk scsi 0 0 0 0 0 disk /dev/rdsk/c0t0d4
dvd scsi 0 0 0 1 0 file /var/win_iso/en_win_srv_2003_r2_enterprise_x64_cd1.iso

[Network Interface Details]
Interface Adaptor Name/Num PortNum Bus Dev Ftn Mac Address
========= ========== ========== ======= === === === =================

[Misc Interface Details]
Guest Physical
Device Adaptor Bus Dev Ftn Tgt Lun Storage Device
======= ========== === === === === === ========= =========================
serial com1 tty console
#

[melvyn burnard]

I also have to comment here that I have now done MANY Windows guest installs, and the ONLY time I have had no fs0: presented is when the customer gave me media that was NOT w2k3 EE 64bit SP1.

If you follow the manual steps, there should be no problem.

I usually copy the ISO image from my lqaptop to the HOST using ftp in binary mode.

[Francis Flan]

I'll download SP1 x64 enterprise edition (if i can find it) and report back when it's working.

Thanks for your help everyone.
Francis

[melvyn burnard]

currently listed supported versions are:
Windows 2003 (Enterprise or Datacenter edition) SP1 and SP2

[Torsten.]

I don't know how many different versions are there, but a x64 will NOT work.
x64 != ia64

[Francis Flan]

"Ah, i see..." said the blindman
Thanks for the tip!

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

The M$ website lists

x86-, x64- and ia64 images. You need the ia64 image!

[melvyn burnard]

AHA!
Well spotted that man!
Yes, you MUST usethe ia64 bits, the others will not work, and that goes back to my comment earlier around being supplied the incorrect media (it was 32 bit x86)

[Francis Flan]

Many thanks to Torsten and Melvyn

[Torsten.]

Before you start you should consider to download and install the latest HPVM version A.03.50 from here

http://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=integrity_vm

[Francis Flan]

I would but HP have just released the A.03.50 which requires HP-UX 11i v2 0712 (Dec2007) and I don't have it.

Luckily I had downloaded A03.00 a few weeks ago.

[melvyn burnard]

yes, I was about to point that out, and also it does not really give you anything extra for using Windows Guests