IVM and Windows 2003 boot -revisited

[Tim Nelson]

Cannot seem to get a Windows 2003 EE booted on an IVM 3.0 server.

Have the DVD presented to the vGuest.

The EFI shell only maps Blk devices no FSx devices.

Any suggestions ?

[Duncan Edmonstone]

ok dumb question I know...

but the DVD is a W2003EE for IA64 (Itanium) not for x86?

HTH

Duncan

[Tim Nelson]

It is a good question.

Got a reburned CD from my Windows Admin.


I would of at least assumed that it would boot and then barf..

Maybe the boot records between the two CDs are different..

I will have to check that and post the findings.

Thanks !

[Duncan Edmonstone]

IIRC IA64 DVDs have EFI boot partitions and x86 ones don't...

but then I'm no W2K3 expert so could be wrong.

HTH

Duncan

[Tim Nelson]

You are probably right.

This might just make you a Windows expert now ;)

[Torsten.]

Hi Tim,

I'm not a windows expert at all, but I'm quite sure the DVD has a different layout (El Torito?) and of course different kernels (a special HAL for ia64).
I would put this DVD into a PC to see what it really is.

[Tim Nelson]

Thanks Torsten,

After actually thinking this is kind of a "duh" question.

Of course it needs Windows release for IA. Maybe I blew over that because it was an IVM but the same either way.


Thank you both for keeping me in-line !

T.

[melvyn burnard]

I have seen this before, when given media for Windows 2003, if it is NOT 64 bit for IA architecture it does not show any fs?> options, on Blk devices.

[Tim Nelson]

I was able to boot one of those HP Recovery DVDs for W2K3 IA.

Had to use the actual CD as it did not like a presented ISO image.

Do not have a Genuine Windows 2003 IA cd to test so that answer is still unknown. I will update this thread if that ever happens.


Thanks all.