installing Win 2008 Server R2 on Proxmox

[npereira]

I've been trying to install server 2008 R2 on Proxmox for 3 days now and getting allways the same issue.

The issue is when the install is finish, it reboots then i change the admin password, then go to windows update and do the initial update. Once the update is installed, the system reboots and never comes back. just a blank black screen on the vnc console.

Here is my info:

proxmox:~# pveversion -v
pve-manager: 1.7-10 (pve-manager/1.7/5323)
running kernel: 2.6.32-4-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.7-28
pve-kernel-2.6.32-4-pve: 2.6.32-28
qemu-server: 1.1-25
pve-firmware: 1.0-9
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-16
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.24-1pve4
vzdump: 1.2-9
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.13.0-2
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-4


Any help would be appreciated.

 

[dswartz]

Have you tried resetting the VM? I've had that happen with windows xp once or twice, and after a reset it came back fine.

 

[npereira]

yes, actually this is the 4th time im re-installing fresh now. is VMDK and IDE ok for the drive?

 

[dswartz]

vmdk? is this an imported vmware disk? ide for the HD sounds fine.

 

[npereira]

im re-installing now, and this time im selecting 1 processor and 1 core. all the other times, I had selected dual cores and 1 socket... Maybe that's the issue. We'll see. Installing now.

 

[npereira]

vmdk is the image format...

What does win 2008 like best?

 

[dswartz]

Oka, good luck.

 

[dswartz]

vmdk is the image format...

What does win 2008 like best?

I don't understand. AFAIK, proxmox will not create a vmdk - either a raw or qcow2 or whatever, so where did the vmdk file come from?

 

[npereira]

that's what I select in Proxmox as the image type. I have a choice of raw, vmdk or cqow2

 

[dswartz]

Oh weird, I never knew that. Well, doubt that is it.

 

[npereira]

still having the same problems... Doesnt matter what file format i choose, win2008 server R2 simply locaks up and cannot access the vnc console.

 

[spirit]

Hi,
do you use virtio disks or scsi disks ?

 

[Adrian Harris]

Hi there npereira,
Did you manage to come right with this issue? I am having the same problem and yours is the closest match that i could find in the forums.
Thank you

 

[MrJacK]

Adrian, are you using virtio devices ?
If so, which version ?

 

[Adrian Harris]

Hi there,
No i used IDE for hardrive and e1000 for network.
I am very new to Proxmox so i don't understand all the terms

Thanks

 

[MrJacK]

Ok things to try :

- Have you already configured the network ? If so, can you ping your VM ?
- What do you have configured for "Video Graphics Adapter" ?
- Can you try to boot in safe mode ?