https://github.com/Hivos/windows-kvm-unattend
scripts and howto for unattended windows server installs on kvm platform
https://github.com/Hivos/windows-kvm-unattend
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scripts and howto for unattended windows server installs on kvm platform
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/Hivos/windows-kvm-unattend
- Owner: Hivos
- Created: 2018-03-30T14:16:18.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-11-14T21:28:04.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-14T07:07:14.797Z (8 months ago)
- Language: PowerShell
- Size: 1.27 MB
- Stars: 8
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Unattended install of Windows Server on KVM Host
Sripts and howto for unattended windows server installs on kvm platform
## Procedure for creating a VM
Logon to virtualization01, then first create the disks
```bash
lvcreate --name sr3-disk1 --size 60G lvm1-vol
lvcreate --name sr3-disk2 --size 40G lvm1-vol
lvcreate --name sr3-disk3 --size 75G lvm1-vol
```
### Windows Server 2012 R2 VM (manual)
Here we install a server 2012 r2 machine with 8 vpcus, 16 GB of RAM, the os-variant is win2k8, because that's the most recent windows server variant the kvm version on debian "supports", for a list of supported variants use the command:
```bash
virt-install --os-variant list|grep win
```
```bash
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--hvm \
--virt-type kvm \
--network=bridge:br1,model=virtio \
--noautoconsole \
--name sr4.example.com \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr4-disk1,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr4-disk2,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--ram 16384 \
--vcpus=8 \
--vnc \
--os-type windows \
--os-variant win2k8 \
--disk path= /images/virtio-win-0.1.96.iso,device=cdrom \
--cdrom /images/ SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_Std_and_DataCtr_2012_R2_64Bit_English_Core_MLF_X19-05182.ISO \
--livecd
```
Install Windows via console, make all customizations, install updates etc. and then shutdown the VM, after shutdown undefine the VM
```bash
virsh -c qemu:///system undefine sr4.example.com
````
### Windows Server 2012 R2 VM (semi-unattended)
This method uses a virtual floppy drive containing the virtio drivers and a Autounattend.xml file. When Windows setup detects that a floppy is connected with such an xml file on it, it will start auto installing Windows
- Download the stable floppy image file (*.vfd) from https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Windows_Virtio_Drivers
- Mount the floppy image [root@kvmtest tmp]# mount -o loop /var/lib/libvirt/images/virtio-win.vfd /mnt/fdv/
- Copy the Autounattend.xml (or edit it directly if it's an already existing floppy image) to /mnt/fdv/, make sure that the tags contain the name of the new VM, NOT the name of an already existing Windows VM!
- Optionally edit the start.ps1 script, which runs after Windows is installed.
- Unmount the floppy image
- The floppy image can now be used for installs
```bash
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--hvm --virt-type kvm \
--network=bridge:br1,model=virtio \
--noautoconsole \
--name sr3.hivos.nl \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr3-disk1,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr3-disk2,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr3-disk3,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--ram 4096 \
--vcpus=2 \
--vnc \
--os-type windows \
--os-variant win2k8 \
--disk path=/images/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
--disk path=/images/virtio-win.vfd,device=floppy \
--cdrom /images/SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_Std_and_DataCtr_2012_R2_64Bit_English_Core_MLF_X19-05182.ISO \
--livecd
Currenty the virtio balloon drivers are not automatically installed with the floppy process, so these need to be manually installed after the install is finished.
## Finishing touches after installation
Now reinstall the VM
```bash
virt-install \
--connect qemu:///system \
--hvm \
--virt-type kvm \
--network=bridge:br1,model=virtio,mac=AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF \
--noautoconsole \
--name sr3.hivos.nl \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr3-disk1,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr3-disk2,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--disk path=/dev/lvm1-vol/sr3-disk3,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--ram 16384 \
--vcpus=4 \
--vnc \
--os-type windows \
--os-variant win2k8 \
--import
```
Run the checkout script, modify setup-swayne-elayna-lvm.txt & setup-swayne-elayna-virt-instal.txt accordingly => run commit script
## More info
https://untitledfinale.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/create-mount-and-copy-floppy-disks-images-under-linux/