Re: [Xen-users] xen and Acronis boot disk

["Andrew Lyon" <andrew.lyon@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:04 AM, Vladimir Elizarov
<xengelpublicx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  I run windows xp in xen. boot in Acronis boot disk and virtual machine
> sleeping in moment "Starting Acronis Loader..."
>
> config:
> serial='pty'
> kernel = "/usr/lib/xen-3.2-1/boot/hvmloader"
> builder = 'hvm'
> memory = 128
> name = "standart_windows"
> vcpus=1
> pae=0
> acpi=1
> apic=1
> usb=1
> vif = [ 'type=ioemu, mac=00:16:3e:00:00:94, bridge=xenbr0, model=rtl8139' ]
> disk = [
> 'file:/home/xen/hvm/standartwin.img,hda,w',
> 'file:/home/test/Acronis.iso,hdc:cdrom,r'
> ]
> on_poweroff = 'destroy'
> on_reboot = 'restart'
> on_crash = 'destroy'
> device_model = '/usr/lib/xen-3.2-1/bin/qemu-dm'
> cdrom = '/dev/hdf'
> sdl=0
> ne2000=0
> boot='d'
> vnc=1
>
> logs: http://pastebin.com/m7dd92735
>
>
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I have had the same problem with Acronis True Image and Disk Director
boot isos, the only way I've found to use the Acronis products under
xen is to install a evaluation version of windows 2003 and install
True Image or Disk Director, although thats not as convenient as using
the boot image it does  have some advantage as the gplpv drivers can
be installed which probably give better performance than you would get
using the acronis linux boot image,  and its only a few seconds work
to shutdown the vm and add the devices you need to image to/from.

Andy

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