Creating Windows 7 template to upload to Grizzly

asked 2013-04-23 09:28:38 -0600

ThiagoCMC
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updated 2013-07-16 18:34:56 -0600

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Hi!

With Folsom, I used to create a Windows 7 image, with KVM+libvirt and then, uploading it to Glance with the following command:

glance image-create --name "Windows 7 - ULTIMATE - 32 Bits - Pre-Installed Image" --is-public true --container-format bare --disk-format qcow2 < /home/openstack/windows7-template.img

But now, when I repeat this process in Grizzly, the Windows Instance doesn't complete its boot, a Windows Message appear on VNC console:

 "System Recovery Options"

I choose: "Start up repair", doesn't work... I'm trying everything but, doesn't work.

Also, I created this `Windows 7 Template' using exactly the same options of openstack instance, by dumping the instance-xxxxx.xml file and using to create the template in first place. So, the virtual CPU is the same, video board, etc...

What am I missing?

Thanks! Thiago

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answered 2013-05-10 21:56:17 -0600

fifieldt

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updated 2013-07-17 00:35:49 -0600

Hi,

The documentation team recently produced an VM Image Guide to help with these sorts of issues.

http://docs.openstack.org/trunk/openstack-image/content/

has a section on "Creating a Windows Image" that might be able to shed some light.

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With an image created as the above link steps, the Win 7 image can be loaded by glance and launched with an instance. It boots OK, but the IE/Chrome browser can not get any web pages to appear, except bing web. They are all pinned OK. With Ubuntu desktop, the browser shows other webs fine. Any hint?

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answered 2013-08-30 01:59:34 -0600

Anand TS

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I launched windows instance in openstack. The issue with booting (System recovery options) was due to the inappropiate installation of VirtIO drivers. We need to install both redhat ethernet adapter driver as well as red-hat scsi driver in the image before launching. Try this method.

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answered 2013-08-22 03:32:05 -0600

Bhavaniprasad
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try to change the --disk-format qcow2 to --disk-format raw

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answered 2013-08-22 00:50:45 -0600

Anand TS

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Hi Thiago,

Is your problem solved??

I have exactly the same issue that Windows Instance doesn't complete its boot while using grizzly, a Windows Message appear on VNC console:

'System recovery options'.

If you find a solution already, kindly share as for this issue I have been trying to launch windows instance for past two weeks.

I have launched windows2012 using the cloud image from microsoft site. but problem with windows2KR2 and windows7 instance.

Thanks & Regards, Anand

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answered 2013-07-17 06:15:10 -0600

Arminder S Girgla
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Are you using a virtio bus type image in KVM+libvirt? If not, you need to create one with bus type as virtio instead of ide/sata/scsi and add the virtio drivers from iso image at http://alt.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/virtio-win/latest/. Make sure you choose network type too as virtio.

Arminder

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