2.3 Installation on a DELL server with existing Windows Server 2008

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Hi All,

I had a running Windows Server 2008 R2 for some time, almost 2 years on a DELL PowerEdgde T110 ii, 8GB RAM, 3 SATA disks:
500GB - Dell boot partition, Windows Server 2008 boot partition, Windows Server 2008 OS partition
500Gb - Data, no bootable
1,5Tb - Data, no bootable

The server is up and running with Sharepoint, SQL Server and other used stuff.

As I´m needing virtual machines for new database instances, I decided to move to Proxmox and transform my server into a virtual machine. The idea is to create a VM to keep my old WS2008 installation and to build new machines for new servers and databases.

So, I bought a brand new 2TB SATA disk and installed on the server. I them installed proxmox on this new disk with the other disks running, booting from a USB Stick.

After reboot, GRUB started working but showing only the Proxmox boot option (as well as some memory test). I´m 12 hours trying to boot Windows again with no success and I need to get my server up again (my next steps would be to live migrate Windows to a VM).

I runned bootinfoscript results and the grub.cfg are shown below. I tried update-grub several times but it continues producing the same grub.cfg with no dell or windows boot on it.

So, I need help on the following questions:

a) How can I fix this situation and let grub recognize my windows installation ?
b) How can I recover the DELL partition option ?
c) How can I re-estabilish the original server boot scheme ?
d) I´ve heard of a boot-repair-disk tool, but I can´t run it on proxmox (add-apt-repository ppa:yannubuntu/boot-repair doesn´t work)

I really appreciate any kind of help as I´m new in the Linux world and in big trouble...

Thanks,

Cox

Code: 
  Boot Info Script 0.61      [1 April 2012]




============================= Boot Info Summary: ===============================


 => Grub2 (v1.97-1.98) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 
    1 of the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and 
    looks in partition 1 for (,msdos1)/grub.
 => Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdb.
 => Windows is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdc.
 => No boot loader is installed in the MBR of /dev/sdd.


sda1: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       vfat
    Boot sector type:  Dell Utility: FAT16
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        /DELLBIO.BIN /DELLRMK.BIN /COMMAND.COM


sda2: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       vfat
    Boot sector type:  Windows 7: FAT32
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        /bootmgr /boot/bcd


sda3: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found


sda4: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found


sdb1: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found


sdc1: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       ntfs
    Boot sector type:  Windows Vista/7: NTFS
    Boot sector info:  No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found


sdd1: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       ext3
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 
    Operating System:  
    Boot files:        /grub/grub.cfg /grub/core.img


sdd2: __________________________________________________________________________


    File system:       LVM2_member
    Boot sector type:  -
    Boot sector info: 


pve-swap': _____________________________________________________________________


    File system:       
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info: 
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type ''


pve-root': _____________________________________________________________________


    File system:       
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info: 
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''


pve-data': _____________________________________________________________________


    File system:       
    Boot sector type:  Unknown
    Boot sector info: 
    Mounting failed:   mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'
bootinfoscript: line 2376: ntfs-3g: command not found
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''
mount: unknown filesystem type ''


============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================


Drive: sda _____________________________________________________________________


Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System


/dev/sda1                  63        80,324        80,262  de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2    *         81,920     4,276,223     4,194,304   b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda3           4,276,224   567,171,071   562,894,848   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda4         567,171,072   976,771,071   409,600,000   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS




Drive: sdb _____________________________________________________________________


Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes


Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System


/dev/sdb1               2,048   976,771,071   976,769,024   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS




Drive: sdc _____________________________________________________________________


Disk /dev/sdc: 1500.3 GB, 1500301910016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 182401 cylinders, total 2930277168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes


Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System


/dev/sdc1               2,048 2,930,274,303 2,930,272,256   7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS




Drive: sdd _____________________________________________________________________


Disk /dev/sdd: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes


Partition  Boot  Start Sector    End Sector  # of Sectors  Id System


/dev/sdd1    *          2,048     1,048,575     1,046,528  83 Linux
/dev/sdd2           1,048,576 3,907,028,991 3,905,980,416  8e Linux LVM




"blkid" output: ________________________________________________________________


Device           UUID                                   TYPE       LABEL


/dev/mapper/pve-data bdbee287-aa46-4a20-a9a4-650f87919fb9   ext3       
/dev/mapper/pve-root dc4e7d22-bef8-4cb7-a121-07423ea9541e   ext3       
/dev/mapper/pve-swap 1955925a-2ec3-4ae6-b9f8-7ff16f90fbbb   swap       
/dev/sda1        5450-4444                              vfat       DellUtility
/dev/sda2        E635-061A                              vfat       OS
/dev/sda3        70EE430CEE42C9D4                       ntfs       VM, FERRAMENTAS E PUBLICO
/dev/sda4        641E7FBD1E7F8738                       ntfs       SISTEMA OPERACIONAL
/dev/sdb1        D27AD1E77AD1C7FD                       ntfs       REPOSITORIO DADOS PRINCIPAL
/dev/sdc1        8AC8364EC8363931                       ntfs       BACKUP SERVIDOR E CONTRASTE004
/dev/sdd1        2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac   ext3       
/dev/sdd2        s6Q3uC-YCgs-uyBn-BH2t-hkNm-qRRM-PaFdsV LVM2_member 


========================= "ls -R /dev/mapper/" output: =========================


/dev/mapper:
control
pve-data
pve-root
pve-swap


================================ Mount points: =================================


Device           Mount_Point              Type       Options


/dev/fuse        /etc/pve                 fuse       (rw,nosuid,nodev,default_permissions,allow_other)
/dev/mapper/pve-data /                        ext3       (rw)
/dev/mapper/pve-data /var/lib/vz              ext3       (rw)
/dev/mapper/pve-root /                        ext3       (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdd1        /boot                    ext3       (rw)




============================= sdd1/grub/grub.cfg: ==============================


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi


function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}


function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}


insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(pve-root)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set dc4e7d22-bef8-4cb7-a121-07423ea9541e
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
set locale_dir=($root)/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Proxmox Virtual Environment GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-18-pve' --class proxmox --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
    echo    'Loading Linux 2.6.32-18-pve ...'
    linux    /vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-pve root=/dev/mapper/pve-root ro  quiet
    echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd    /initrd.img-2.6.32-18-pve
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
    linux16    /memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
    linux16    /memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, experimental multiboot)" {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
    multiboot    /memtest86+_multiboot.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200, experimental multiboot)" {
    insmod part_msdos
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
    multiboot    /memtest86+_multiboot.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


=================== sdd1: Location of files loaded by Grub: ====================


           GiB - GB             File                                 Fragment(s)


   0.196449280 = 0.210935808    grub/core.img                                  1
   0.212017059 = 0.227651584    grub/grub.cfg                                  1
   0.123710632 = 0.132833280    initrd.img-2.6.32-18-pve                       6
   0.116542816 = 0.125136896    vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-pve                          2


======================== Unknown MBRs/Boot Sectors/etc: ========================


Unknown BootLoader on pve-swap'




Unknown BootLoader on pve-root'




Unknown BootLoader on pve-data'






=============================== StdErr Messages: ===============================


  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pve-swap': No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pve-swap': No such file or directory
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pve-root': No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pve-root': No such file or directory
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
  One or more specified logical volume(s) not found.
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pve-data': No such file or directory
hexdump: /dev/mapper/pve-data': No such file or directory


GRUB CFG FILE

Code: 
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then
  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi


function savedefault {
  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then
    saved_entry="${chosen}"
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}


function load_video {
  insmod vbe
  insmod vga
  insmod video_bochs
  insmod video_cirrus
}


insmod lvm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(pve-root)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set dc4e7d22-bef8-4cb7-a121-07423ea9541e
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  load_video
  insmod gfxterm
fi
terminal_output gfxterm
insmod part_msdos
insmod ext2
set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
set locale_dir=($root)/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
set timeout=5
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Proxmox Virtual Environment GNU/Linux, with Linux 2.6.32-18-pve' --class proxmox --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-18-pve ...'
	linux	/vmlinuz-2.6.32-18-pve root=/dev/mapper/pve-root ro  quiet
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/initrd.img-2.6.32-18-pve
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###
### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
	linux16	/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
	linux16	/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, experimental multiboot)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
	multiboot	/memtest86+_multiboot.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200, experimental multiboot)" {
	insmod part_msdos
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd3,msdos1)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 2a32f502-8234-48e4-9ef4-e18b31f6a9ac
	multiboot	/memtest86+_multiboot.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###


### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
if [ -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then
  source $prefix/custom.cfg;
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###
 
Last edited:
I've no idea, but if I were you I would try the following:
first, check in bios the boot order, maybe it's booting from your proxmox disk and not from the win2008 one because of this. If is not the case do:
a) disconnect Proxmox 2TB hdu
b) boot from systemresquecd, and at the first menu option choose the "boot from computer hard disk" or something like that, I see /dev/sda2 is bootable and probably the boot part of your Win2008
When I installed proxmox in a PC that already had an OS (Debian GNU/Linux in my case), I disconnected the disk, leaving only the new one, installed Proxmox there, and now if I want to boot into proxmox I use the bios startup F12 choice (it's not standard, you could have a different key one to press) and select that second hd.
 
Hi,
The boot order at BIOS does not boot from Windows disk. I had already disconnected all disks except Windows one and the system doesn´t boot (shows blinking cursor).
I have researched in Debian forums and seens that I need to change GRUB parameters in order to boot Windows, but I don´t know how to to do it.
Any other ideas ?
Rds.
 
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