Virtual Machine Image

Hey guys
i was wondering if theres a guide to making a complete VM Image of my KDE Archlinux installation on the hard disk /dev/sdc on my pc, so that i can run it in a virtual machine without having to resetup everything

Hey guys
ok ive read the wiki and i do understand abit more now about disk cloning
But im wondering how id go about achieving my goal
basically
I have windows 7 on /dev/sdb
and archlinux on /dev/sdc
I want to make a clone of /dev/sdc, an image, and put it /dev/sdb, and then convert that image, or find a way to use in VirtualBox in windows 7 without curropting my windows 7 MBR or installation
so what would be the best way to achieve this
basically what im asking is like. when you use dd and save the image as .img.gz , do you restore it the same way in a virtualbox, since VM would have different partitions etc. or can i save the file as a .vdi and would that work
so like how would i get that dd image to work in virtualbox
Last edited by nankura (2011-08-15 02:55:41)

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>
- I'm not familiar with pygrub. This looks very nice
script, but I don't know why it doesn't work with my
basic images. Is it necessary to have a /boot
partition within the image file ?pygrub used the kernel inside the vm image. so it is necessary to have the kernel available inside the vm. but the good old way still works, if you replace the "bootloader" line with "kernel"/"ramdisk" lines.
>
Regards,

Problems PXE booting Gen 2 Virtual Machines after Upgrading to Windows Server 2012 R2

My Current Setup:
I have two virtual machines set up with Hyper V on my Windows Server 2012 Server.
VM1: Configured to boot from an ISO file and runs Clonezilla server.
VM2: Configured to PXE boot using a legacy network adapter, and with a passthrough 250Gb hard disk.
These two VMs are connected to an external Virtual Switch, which allows physical machines to PXE boot to the Clonezilla server.
For the past few months I have been using this setup for two purposes:
1. To clone physical machines to the Clonezilla virtual server (as a backup).
2. To restore those image to the second VM if I find that need to get access to the files on the original image..
This has worked perfectly, except for the fact that the speed of the legacy network adapter on the second VM (which is required to PXE boot) is very slow. But I know this is because of the limitations in how the legacy adapter works...
Now my problem:
I found out that Gen 2 VMs allow you to PXE boot without having use a legacy network adapter, allowing me to image back to the VM faster. So I upgraded the Server to Server 2012 R2 . I then created the same two virtual machines on the R2 server. I can still
PXE boot the Gen 1 VM to the Clonezilla Server but I cannot get the Gen 2 VMs to PXE boot properly. They get an IP address from the Clonezilla Server but then just stop with the following screen. (note: I have disabled the Secure Boot).
Are Gen 2 VMs unable to pull down images from anything other than a WDS Server?

Hi J,
>>Unfortunately WDS is not a solution for us as it is dependent on the PC being part of a domain
If you would like to make the client not join to the domain, please check the box before “Do not join the client to a domain after an installation.” In addition, make sure not to set the client to the domain in the unattend file and do not prestage
the computer in AD. "
It is quoted from following thread :
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/1026c3a9-0a10-4a58-a48f-5391659a96c8/wds-set-unattend-file-for-workgroup?forum=winserversetup
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SAP client and other software on a Virtual Machine

I'm the campus coordinator for a university that is a member of the University Alliances program. This gives us the ability to put the R/3 client and other software on lab machines and also distribute it to students.
Given that we deploy in a shared lab environment on a university campus we often don't have absolute control over things like browser versions, plugins available, security settings, Java version available, and so on. We also only have the ability to do updates, installations, etc. at fixed times of the year.
As a solution for this, we're contemplating creating a virtual machine to be able to control the environment more and also allow the student greater control and customization. At this point we'd be looking at developing a Windows VM, either Vista or XP, that would have the R/3 client, IE with all the correct plugins for running Visual Composer, NetWeaver Developer Studio, and other programs such as Solution Composer. The idea would be that if we need to add a new software resource, change a version, tweak the environment, etc. we could just update and redistribute this virtual machine.
Has anyone here attempted this type of deployment? As we are just beginning, any helpful hints or advice would be appreciated.

I appreciate your willingness to think through this with me and share your expertise.
>
Markus Doehr wrote:
> Why do you think so? The "key" you use during installation is bound to a medium. We also have a license that allows us to fully automatically install Windows XP on our client PCs using Empirum and also install all other necessary software (IE updates, SAPGUI, Adobe SVG, Microsoft Office etc.)
My assumption was that if we had multiple windows instances out there all with the same key (assuming non-volume key) that the piracy protection built into the OS might in some way cause problems.
> (Perhaps not. We're still considering the ins and outs of that.) We're hesitant to put our campus volume license key on these VMs, since one could recover that key from the system and then it could become publicly available. Clearly that would be bad.
>
> That may be not a problem because those keys "usually" work only with the corresponding media - people would need to get their hands on a coorporate installation media to actually use it.
I'm not sure how challenging that in fact might be. A quick Google search turned up lots of sites that at least claim to have Windows volume keys and necessary install media. I know that college students can be very adept at things in that domain.
> The biggest problem you might face is the UUID of the client instances - they will be identical. If you plan to use Active Directory functionality (for e. g. Single Sign On) then you need to make sure each VM is different (speaking of running sysprep) and that you have a different user on each VM - which will be not easy to mantain.
If I'm understanding your thought correctly, the UUID issue is why I thought attempting 1 shared OS license key for all VMs would be problematic. My assumption is that having a unique OS key on each VM would solve this problem.
As far Active Directory goes, that likely won't be an issue. Our students have storage on the campus network, but we have no plans for the VM to access that. All our SAP resources are hosted remotely at a UCC. I envision the students being able to 'boot' their VM, connect to the UCC using the client software, do their SAP work, and be done. The only storage they'd have in the VM would be a drive in the VM. While this might not work in many deployments, given our use of this just for lab instruction, I think it would work well.
> Another point to consider is: How to update? If you update your main image (e. g. necessary SAPGUI patches) - how will you distribute that to the USB-VMs - or how will you make sure the students use the latest copy?
This is where our situation and a corporate situation likely differs. Since we are hosted by a UCC that caters just to the academic environment things tend to be build and frozen during the summer and then not changed until the next year. Our classes run each semester independently. Although we may have to roll out a different VM from one semester to the next, a mid-semester change shouldn't be needed. However, having said that, if we do need to install a patch, that should be much easier. In a lab shared environment updating a software version requires a lot of coordination. In this VM situation, each students has full administrator privilege over their VM. If they need to install a patch, they can do so. If they mess this up, they haven't disrupted anyone else. In that instance they could just download the base VM again as a 'reset.'
> In such an environment I'd more think about setting up a terminal server (using Windows 2003) and install all necessary software there. With that you only need to update at one place, you can granularily give permissions to the users and supporting users in case of a proble is easier (mirroring the session) than having single instances with all the same hostname of the client. And all students only need an RDP client which comes with the Windows XP or Vista by default.
That is something we haven't considered with this project, and I'll have to check with our system manager. Resources might be an issue here. We have an abundance of PCs, so each of them running their own VM isn't an issue. I'm not sure if we have a server capable of supporting 30-40 simultaneous remote connections that is not otherwise in use.
Thanks for your ideas here Markus. Any other thoughts, ideas, etc. are most welcome. I'll also update this thread as I start experimenting with this over the next couple of weeks.

Problem installing SCE 2010 on a virtual machine

I'm having issues while installing SCE on a clean Hyper-V virtual machine running Windows 2008 R2.
I've tried several options:
- all-in-one from scratch, no SQL or serverroles/features installed -> error 1603
- seperate SQL and SCE Management Server -> Management server installation fails, error 1603
Different variations including and excluding reporting and VM Management with the same results.
I then went and tried to install tbe Management server on a physical box -> success!
However, I can't use this box for SCE and need to virtualize the whole thing.
I'll dig through the SCE setup log files to see where it goes wrong.
In the mean time, any ideas/suggestions anyone?
/edit
Below a snippet of the setup log. This is the part just before I get 'Return value 3':
MSI (s) (68:88) [15:42:11:574]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDD55.tmp, Entrypoint: AddPrivilegesToActionsAccount
AddPrivilegesToActionsAccount: Custom action data property value. *****\administrator
AddPrivilegeToAccount: Giving privilege to account. *****\administrator
AddPrivilegeToAccount: Account does not have privilege. SeServiceLogonRight
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:11:637]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=_SetHealthServiceACL.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9,,)
AddPrivilegeToAccount: Successfully granted privilege right to account. SeServiceLogonRight
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:11:639]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=_SetHealthServiceACL.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=SetHealthServiceACL,)
MSI (s) (68:F8) [15:42:11:642]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDD95.tmp, Entrypoint: SetHealthServiceACL
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:11:734]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=_ChangeMOMHealthServiceRecoverySettings.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9,,)
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:11:736]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=_ChangeMOMHealthServiceRecoverySettings.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=ChangeMOMHealthServiceRecoverySettings,)
MSI (s) (68:04) [15:42:11:739]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDDF3.tmp, Entrypoint: ChangeMOMHealthServiceRecoverySettings
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:11:755]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=_RegisterMU.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9,,)
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:11:756]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=_RegisterMU.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=RegisterMU,CustomActionData=C:\Program Files\System Center Essentials\MUAuth.cab 3)
MSI (s) (68:A0) [15:42:11:757]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDE04.tmp, Entrypoint: RegisterMU
RegisterMU: Custom action data property value. C:\Program Files\System Center Essentials\MUAuth.cab 3
RegisterMU: AddService failed. Error Code: 0x80070005.
CustomAction _RegisterMU.80B659D9_F758_4E7D_B4FA_E53FC737DCC9 returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:12:017]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (68:14) [15:42:12:017]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
Action ended 15:42:12: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.

Hi Guys,
I am having the exact same issue. I have verified all prerequisites and can find absolutely nothing I am doing wrong with regards to what is prescribed in the guides. I am also trying to install SCE 2010 on a Hyper-V guest on Windows Server 2008 64Bit. I
tried several times and troubleshooted my way through all the blogs. This is what I have done:
Re-imaged the server (twice),
Verified NetBios and FQDN is similar,
Opened all required ports first and also disabled firewall eventualy,
Using Domain Admin account,
Removed ISS and reinstalled(SCE still complaing IIS needs configuration),
Removed ISS again and let SCE setup fix prerequistes (SCE still complaining IIS needs configuration),
Also below please find my exact log... The sucess of my SCE 2010 installation is VERY KEY for us, but I believe for the product team as well. We are busy building an Enteorise Management Architecture in a hosted/multi-tennant environment and at this moment
our POC is a showstopper :(.
operty(S): RuntimeUseWorkstationGC = 1
Property(S): ShouldManageMemory = true
Property(S): MOM_DB_IS_LOCAL = 1
Property(S): AGENTSERVERCOMPATIBLE = 1
Property(S): IsValidMgmtGroup = 1
Property(S): WINDOWS_LANGUAGE_ID = ENS
Property(S): DNS_COMPUTERNAME = PSGKSTSCE.psgkst.co.za
Property(S): AD_COMPUTERNAME = PSGKSTSCE.psgkst.co.za
Property(S): NETBIOS_DOMAINNAME = PSGKST
Property(S): ENABLE_ERROR_REPORTING = 0
Property(S): USE_SETTINGS_FROM_AD = 0
Property(S): SDK_ACCOUNT_FOR_DB = SYSTEM
Property(S): SDK_DOMAIN_FOR_DB = NT AUTHORITY
Property(S): ACTIONSDOMAIN_FOR_DB = PSGKST
Property(S): ACTIONSUSER_FOR_DB = Service-SCE
Property(S): ROOT_MANAGEMENT_SERVER_DNS = PSGKSTSCE.psgkst.co.za
Property(S): ROOT_MANAGEMENT_SERVER_AD = PSGKSTSCE.psgkst.co.za
Property(S): CONFIG_ACCOUNT_FOR_DB = SYSTEM
Property(S): CONFIG_DOMAIN_FOR_DB = NT AUTHORITY
Property(S): SOURCEDIR = D:\Setup\AMD64\Server\
Property(S): SourcedirProduct = {EA43D2A4-0926-445A-A220-6FF0CA34AA09}
Property(S): MANAGEMENT_GROUP_ID = ac80d722-cdb5-acaa-a3e3-c5b2e1ca4717
Property(S): ROOT_MANAGEMENT_SERVER_PORT_ID = C51B7833-DA54-1653-D8FD-1A738EF8DED5
Property(S): ProductToBeRegistered = 1
MSI (s) (24:C8) [10:55:13:979]: Note: 1: 1708
MSI (s) (24:C8) [10:55:13:980]: Product: System Center Essentials 2010 -- Installation operation failed.
MSI (s) (24:C8) [10:55:13:981]: Windows Installer installed the product. Product Name: System Center Essentials 2010. Product Version: 7.0.2432.0. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Installation success or error status: 1603.
MSI (s) (24:C8) [10:55:13:987]: Deferring clean up of packages/files, if any exist
MSI (s) (24:C8) [10:55:13:987]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:988]: No System Restore sequence number for this installation.
=== Logging stopped: 2010/05/12 10:55:13 ===
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:989]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:989]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:989]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:989]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:989]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:990]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:990]: Restoring environment variables
MSI (s) (24:2C) [10:55:13:991]: Destroying RemoteAPI object.
MSI (s) (24:10) [10:55:13:991]: Custom Action Manager thread ending.
MSI (c) (98:48) [10:55:13:993]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (98:48) [10:55:13:994]: MainEngineThread is returning 1603
=== Verbose logging stopped: 2010/05/12 10:55:13 ===

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