New Windows 2008 guest will not start in OVM 3.0.3

Question

First off - seems I can't open an SR on MetaLink as the Oracle VM product isn't listed (even in the 'All Products' list)... any thoughts on that one?
But here is the real problem I have...
We are trying to create a Win Svr 2008 guest in our OVM 3.0.3 environment.
On machine start, the job shows 'In Progress' and the server is shown as locked.
If we try to open a console window, VNC fails with 'Connection Closed'
I've tried setting "boot='d'" in the vm.cfg file however we still receive the same result.
The host is an IBM x3650 M4 currently hosting 3 other Linux guests.
The current vm.cfg contents are listed below.
And what is the usbdevice='tablet' about? That's a new one on me...
vm.cfg contents:
maxmem = 2048
uuid = '0004fb00-0006-0000-c4d3-dbe06afdbe9d'
vif = []
usbdevice = 'tablet'
OVM_description = 'My test'
guest_os_type = 'windows'
builder = 'hvm'
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
boot = 'd'
vfb = ['type=vnc,vncunused=1,vnclisten=127.0.0.1']
on_crash = 'restart'
on_reboot = 'restart'
vcpus = 2
cpu_weight = 27500
OVM_os_type = 'Microsoft Windows Server 2008'
memory = 2048
cpu_cap = 0
OVM_high_availability = False
disk = ['file:/OVS/Repositories/0004fb0000030000017f66f0f7830adb/VirtualDisks/0004fb00001200008b93d22050b6d019.img,xvda,w', 'file:/OVS/Repositories/0004fb0000030000017f66f0f7830adb/ISOs/0004fb0000150000b3fe1805e0fb692c.iso,xvdb:cdrom,r']
OVM_simple_name = 'WIN2008'
name = '0004fb0000060000c4d3dbe06afdbe9d'

Answer 1

Hi,
I tested the Installation of XEN HVM, PV drivers with a WindowsXP, and the installation works like a charm, and the vm.cfg contains a line looks like:
OVM_domain_type = 'xen_hvm_pv'
So verify your configuration and the vm.cfg looks like (this is for Windows XP configuration ):
vif = ['mac=00:21:f6:00:01:01,bridge=1046c7a7a5']
OVM_simple_name = 'WindowsXP'
vnclisten = '127.0.0.1'
serial = 'pty'
disk = ['phy:/dev/mapper/1scsiid0007,xvda,w', 'file:/OVS/Repositories/0004fb00000300001c27e7a320d1a2cd/ISOs/0004fb00001500007f4025585e14db27.iso,xvdb:cdrom,r']
vncunused = 1
uuid = '0004fb00-0006-0000-26ac-be0bc7773494'
on_reboot = 'restart'
boot = 'dc'
name = '0004fb000006000026acbe0bc7773494'
cpu_weight = 27500
memory = 1024
cpu_cap = 0
maxvcpus = 1
OVM_high_availability = True
vnc = 1
OVM_description = ''
on_poweroff = 'destroy'
on_crash = 'restart'
guest_os_type = 'windows'
usbdevice = 'tablet'
builder = 'hvm'
vcpus = 1
keymap = 'en-us'
OVM_os_type = 'Other Microsoft Windows'
OVM_cpu_compat_group = ''
OVM_domain_type = 'xen_hvm_pv'
I hope this can help you
Best Ragards