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    VMware to XenServer: Server 2003 R2

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    • DashrenderD
      Dashrender
      last edited by

      in VMWare, what hardware devices do you have installed? You'll need to go to the advanced section and have it show deivces not currently installed/found, whatever they call it.

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      • ColoradogeekC
        Coloradogeek
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        alt text

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        • DustinB3403D
          DustinB3403 @Coloradogeek
          last edited by

          @Coloradogeek Do you have any choices on the SCSI controller?

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          • DashrenderD
            Dashrender
            last edited by

            I mean inside the VM, not at the ESXi level.

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            • ColoradogeekC
              Coloradogeek
              last edited by

              I'll check, I'm in it right now...

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              • DashrenderD
                Dashrender
                last edited by

                I just looked at an old 2003 server,
                under View > Show Hidden Devices.

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                • ColoradogeekC
                  Coloradogeek
                  last edited by

                  alt text

                  These are the HDD controller settings, nothing special. I could try and take it down to a basic IDE controller, but I don't know how much that's going to help.

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403 @Coloradogeek
                    last edited by

                    @Coloradogeek I would try the basic controller. The issue is that the system is looking for a raid controller that isn't there.

                    So it's worth a shot. Of course have a backup to go back.

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                    • ColoradogeekC
                      Coloradogeek
                      last edited by Coloradogeek

                      Take that back, just found an LSI logic SCSI controller further down. Never occurred to me to check for it since I didn't ever install one...

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        please also post a copy of your boot.ini

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                        • ColoradogeekC
                          Coloradogeek
                          last edited by

                          Can't remove the LSI Logic Parallel. It's what VMware is using to talk to the disk apparently. I did change the IDE stuff to basic, but I can't get rid of the LSI.

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                          • BRRABillB
                            BRRABill @Coloradogeek
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                            @Coloradogeek

                            Did you try/run the XS boot repair ISO?

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                            • BRRABillB
                              BRRABill @BRRABill
                              last edited by

                              When I moved to XS none of my 2003 servers would boot without running the repair stuff.

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                              • ColoradogeekC
                                Coloradogeek @Dashrender
                                last edited by

                                @Dashrender

                                [boot loader]
                                timeout=1
                                default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows
                                [operating systems]
                                multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\Windows="Windows Server 2003,
                                standard" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect

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                                • BRRABillB
                                  BRRABill
                                  last edited by

                                  @Coloradogeek did you ever get this fixed?

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