>
>
> "Ian" <(email address - cut out)tspan> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > Hello
> >
> > I have recently bought an HP ProLiant "baby" server - 160Gb SATA drive, no
> > SCSI discs or RAID. Into this I have added 2 x 500Gb SATA drives and then
> > installed and patched Windows 2003 Enterprise to Service Pack 2. However,
> > as
> > things currently stand, I have NOT as yet built up a Domain.
> >
> > I want to create two virtual servers, one of which would be the Domain
> > Controller whilst the other was a SQL Server. Since the actual reported
> > size
> > of the two 500Gb discs is coming back as 465Gb apiece, I'm thinking that
> > the
> > "boot" volumes of these two servers could be set up at 65Gb each, with the
> > remaining 800Gb being used for data storage and possibly a desktop image.
> >
> > The problem that I have is that it isn't possible to boot my host server
> > directly from the Windows 2003 installation media, since the machine only
> > seems to boot directly from the HP Utilities disc that it came with, which
> > then leads you through various questions about the OS that you're planning
> > to
> > install. The problem that I have is that if I try to boot the virtual
> > server
> > from this disc, it gets so far into the initial HP setup process and then
> > freezes.
> >
> > Is there something I'm doing wrong? Should I be booting the virtual
> > partition from an ISO?
>
> Virtual machines do not run from disk partitions. They run from virtual
> hard disks, which are simply files on your physical disks.
>
> The first thing you need to do is install the virtualization application,
> such as VPC or Virtual Server. You then create a virtual machine and its
> associated virtual hard disk.
>
> You will need a copy of the OS you want to install in the vm. The version
> which came with your server is probably tied to the hardware. In any case it
> would not be legal to install it on a vm as well (and it probably would not
> activate).
>
>
>
>

> "Ian" <(email address - cut out)tspan> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
>
> [top-posting corrected]
>
> >>> The problem that I have is that it isn't possible to boot my host server
> >>> directly from the Windows 2003 installation media, since the machine
> >>> only
> >>> seems to boot directly from the HP Utilities disc that it came with,
> >>> which
> >>> then leads you through various questions about the OS that you're
> >>> planning
> >>> to install. The problem that I have is that if I try to boot the
> >>> virtual server
> >>> from this disc, it gets so far into the initial HP setup process and
> >>> then
> >>> freezes.
> >>>
> >>> Is there something I'm doing wrong? Should I be booting the virtual
> >>> partition from an ISO?
> >>
> >> Virtual machines do not run from disk partitions. They run from virtual
> >> hard disks, which are simply files on your physical disks.
> >
> > I've already set up the VHD that I want to use. The problem I'm having is
> > that the machine seems to be having some issue with reading the setup
> > disc.
> > I just wondered if it was possible to have the VHD set up to boot from an
> > ISO
> > image in order to perform the initial setup.
>
> From the Virtual PC console, click CD, Capture ISO image, select the image,
> then reboot the virtual machine...
>
>
> --
> Mark Rae
> ASP.NET MVP
> http://www.markrae.net
>
>

>>> The problem that I have is that it isn't possible to boot my host server
>>> directly from the Windows 2003 installation media, since the machine
>>> only
>>> seems to boot directly from the HP Utilities disc that it came with,
>>> which
>>> then leads you through various questions about the OS that you're
>>> planning
>>> to install. The problem that I have is that if I try to boot the
>>> virtual server
>>> from this disc, it gets so far into the initial HP setup process and
>>> then
>>> freezes.
>>>
>>> Is there something I'm doing wrong? Should I be booting the virtual
>>> partition from an ISO?
>>
>> Virtual machines do not run from disk partitions. They run from virtual
>> hard disks, which are simply files on your physical disks.
>
> I've already set up the VHD that I want to use. The problem I'm having is
> that the machine seems to be having some issue with reading the setup
> disc.
> I just wondered if it was possible to have the VHD set up to boot from an
> ISO
> image in order to perform the initial setup.

>> From the Virtual PC console, click CD, Capture ISO image, select the
>> image,
>> then reboot the virtual machine...
>
> Does that mean that I need to be running Virtual PC along with Virtual
> Server?

> Hi Mark
>
> Does that mean that I need to be running Virtual PC along with Virtual
> Server?
>
> Ian
>
> "Mark Rae [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> "Ian" <(email address - cut out)tspan> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>>
>> [top-posting corrected]
>>
>> >>> The problem that I have is that it isn't possible to boot my host
>> >>> server
>> >>> directly from the Windows 2003 installation media, since the machine
>> >>> only
>> >>> seems to boot directly from the HP Utilities disc that it came with,
>> >>> which
>> >>> then leads you through various questions about the OS that you're
>> >>> planning
>> >>> to install. The problem that I have is that if I try to boot the
>> >>> virtual server
>> >>> from this disc, it gets so far into the initial HP setup process and
>> >>> then
>> >>> freezes.
>> >>>
>> >>> Is there something I'm doing wrong? Should I be booting the virtual
>> >>> partition from an ISO?
>> >>
>> >> Virtual machines do not run from disk partitions. They run from
>> >> virtual
>> >> hard disks, which are simply files on your physical disks.
>> >
>> > I've already set up the VHD that I want to use. The problem I'm having
>> > is
>> > that the machine seems to be having some issue with reading the setup
>> > disc.
>> > I just wondered if it was possible to have the VHD set up to boot from
>> > an
>> > ISO
>> > image in order to perform the initial setup.
>>
>> From the Virtual PC console, click CD, Capture ISO image, select the
>> image,
>> then reboot the virtual machine...
>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark Rae
>> ASP.NET MVP
>> http://www.markrae.net
>>
>>

> Hello
>
> I have recently bought an HP ProLiant "baby" server - 160Gb SATA drive, no
> SCSI discs or RAID. Into this I have added 2 x 500Gb SATA drives and then
> installed and patched Windows 2003 Enterprise to Service Pack 2. However,
> as
> things currently stand, I have NOT as yet built up a Domain.
>
> I want to create two virtual servers, one of which would be the Domain
> Controller whilst the other was a SQL Server. Since the actual reported
> size
> of the two 500Gb discs is coming back as 465Gb apiece, I'm thinking that
> the
> "boot" volumes of these two servers could be set up at 65Gb each, with the
> remaining 800Gb being used for data storage and possibly a desktop image.
>
> The problem that I have is that it isn't possible to boot my host server
> directly from the Windows 2003 installation media, since the machine only
> seems to boot directly from the HP Utilities disc that it came with, which
> then leads you through various questions about the OS that you're planning
> to
> install. The problem that I have is that if I try to boot the virtual
> server
> from this disc, it gets so far into the initial HP setup process and then
> freezes.
>
> Is there something I'm doing wrong? Should I be booting the virtual
> partition from an ISO?