2008 VM installation on G6 server takes long...

-

hp ml350 g6 4g ram (will expanded 16gb)

raid 1 (2x146gb) server 2k8 r2 hyper-v

raid 5 (3x146gb) vms

1. no problems server , hyper-v install.

2. first vm, 2gb ram assigned- 2008 r2 std took 50 minutes!

never saw this. 15 minutes on clone hyper-v.

3. after installation host available memory 1700mb.

the vm looks good.

what cause installation issue.

storage configuration?

thx.

"when hit wrong note it's next note makes or bad". miles davis

another symptom have seen can affct specific hardware.

server x install slow while server y install stupid fast.

they both have local disks of same speed, both configured identically..the differece install experience.

in end see little discussion beleive related emulation vm running in during os installation phase.  has how emulation interacts underlying physical ram , cpu.

some might call bug, might flash bios, might update latest hypervisor, might try re-configuring vm, might suggest different hardware, , driver (specifically third party driver).

you mention hp - use smartstart or perform instlalation yourself?  reason ask smartstart has tendancy install agents , drivers might fine server 2008 not hyper-v.

i hated baggage smartstart added servers, , had better luck without - preference , know folks disagree me.

 

brian ehlert (hopefully have found useful)


Windows Server  >  Hyper-V



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

for loop and start-job from cmd.exe

-
hello, i have simple script developed debug purposes: $serverlist = @( "sca-c1cor01", "scb-c1cor01" ) ($i=0; $i -lt $serverlist.length; $i++) { start-job -scriptblock {$x=0} } i have saved script off file called test.ps1.  when run ./test.ps1 within interactive powershell runs fine.  i trying to call script dos window, sql server agent command job, or start->run line.  here syntax using: cmd.exe /c powershell -nologo -noninteractive "c:\scripts\powershell\test.ps1" when run way (from dos window), diaglog box pops says: powershell has stopped working  problem caused program stop working correctly.  windows close program , notify if solution available. i close , open eventvwr.msc.  2 pieces of info.  1 application , services log (windows powershell): engine state changed available stopped. details:  newenginestate=stopped  previousenginestate...
Read more

Edit Group Policy

-
i have pc has power settings pushed out default domain policy in ad environment. of course on local machine "some settings managed system adminstrator". the machine temporarily no longer in contact domain controller (it's been physically moved , not on same network now) can't updated gpo settings. i believe if edit local group policy won't make difference because of group policy processing , precedence. since it's temporary away ad network, still want use settings of ad user. is there somewhere in registry stored can edit power plan manually until can sync domain? (i need prevent sleeping while plugged in - it's set 1 hour) thanks! allen crist i found site: http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#7916 i able add policy to hkey_local_machine\software\policies\microsoft\power using specs found on site. looks solved issue. i'll report if didn't. thanks! allen crist ...
Read more

File Share Witness is not a valid File share path

-
i have 2 windows 2008 r2 vms (esxi) running double-take. we have health-check running on our netscaler force failover primary vm secondary vm if netscaler cannot access smb share on primary vm. this hasn't proven method of providing fault tolerance, trying cluster these 2 vms using file share witness. (i should add client engineers solution, implement according requirements). the witness share has been created on emc vnx. domain account , domain cluster computer name account both have full control permissions on share. i have installed the file services role failover clustering feature on both vms. to configure quorum, selecting node , file share majority (for clusters special configuration). i providing ip address , share name in form of \\<ipaddress>\<sharename>. the wizard returns \\<ipaddress>\<sharename> not valid share path. reading documentation microsoft, there statement saying witness share should have nothing else stored or u...
Read more