OpenStack Epoxy : Create Instances (Windows)2025/04/23 |
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Create and Start Virtual Machine Instance that Windows is installed. |
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| [1] | Create Windows image on a Compute Node and add it to Glance. For example on here, it creates Windows Server 2022 image. Download Windows Server 2022 installation ISO beforehand. |
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# download VirtIO driver for Windows root@dlp ~(keystone)# wget https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso -O /home/virtio-win.iso
# install Windows
root@dlp ~(keystone)# virt-install \
--name Win2k22 \
--ram 6144 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/Win2k22.img,size=40,bus=virtio \
--disk path=/home/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
--vcpus 4 \
--os-variant win2k22 \
--network default,model=virtio \
--graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0,password=password \
--video vga \
--cdrom /home/Win2022_EN-US_20348.169.210806-2348.fe.iso
# if enable secure boot, specify like follows
root@dlp ~(keystone)# virt-install \
--name Win2k22 \
--ram 6144 \
--disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/Win2k22.img,size=40,bus=virtio \
--disk path=/home/virtio-win.iso,device=cdrom \
--cpu host-passthrough \
--vcpus=4 \
--os-variant win2k22 \
--network default,model=virtio \
--graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0,password=password \
--video virtio \
--cdrom /home/Win2022_EN-US_20348.169.210806-2348.fe.iso \
--features kvm_hidden=on,smm=on \
--boot loader=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE_4M.secboot.fd,loader_ro=yes,loader_type=pflash,nvram_template=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS_4M.fd
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| [2] | During the installation, load VirtIO driver to detect disks. Click the [Load driver] link. |
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| [3] | Specify a folder under the [virtio-win.iso]. For the case of x64 System, specify the folder [amd64] - [2k22]. After that, proceed installation steps with common procedure. |
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| [4] | After finishing installation, logon to the Windows and apply VirtIO driver to the network device. For others, if you need, apply VirtIO driver to display device and PCI device. |
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| [5] | Run PowerShell with admin privilege and change ExecutionPolicy to Unrestricted. PS > Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted |
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| [6] | Download and Install CloudbaseInit. PS > curl.exe -L https://cloudbase.it/downloads/CloudbaseInitSetup_Stable_x64.msi -o cloudbaseinit.msi PS > ./cloudbaseinit.msi |
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| [7] | Check boxes all to shutdown Windows after running Sysprep and Click the [Finish] button. |
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| [8] | Add Windows image to Glance. |
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root@dlp ~(keystone)#
openstack image create "Win2k22" --file /var/lib/libvirt/images/Win2k22.img --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare --public
# if you installed Windows with secure boot, add properties like follows root@dlp ~(keystone)# openstack image create "Win2k22" --file /var/lib/libvirt/images/Win2k22.img --disk-format qcow2 --container-format bare --public \ --property hw_firmware_type=uefi --property hw_machine_type=q35 --property os_secure_boot=optional |
| [9] | Create Windows instance with an Openstack user. |
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ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack flavor list +----+-----------+-------+------+-----------+-------+-----------+ | ID | Name | RAM | Disk | Ephemeral | VCPUs | Is Public | +----+-----------+-------+------+-----------+-------+-----------+ | 1 | m1.tiny | 2048 | 10 | 0 | 1 | True | | 2 | m1.small | 4096 | 10 | 0 | 2 | True | | 3 | m1.medium | 8192 | 10 | 0 | 4 | True | | 4 | m1.large | 16384 | 10 | 0 | 8 | True | | 5 | m2.medium | 8192 | 10 | 10 | 4 | True | | 6 | m3.medium | 8192 | 50 | 0 | 4 | True | +----+-----------+-------+------+-----------+-------+-----------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack image list +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+ | ID | Name | Status | +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+ | f1c2157b-e54b-42c2-a09d-885d21b7aa72 | Ubuntu2404 | active | | a6190a1c-9d69-4de2-8967-5abb7347e02e | Win2k22 | active | +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack security group list +------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------+ | ID | Name | Description | Project | Tags | +------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------+ | 7464be17-e7e4- | default | Default security | 407400ec8d16434e9b | [] | | 4f7e-9dcf- | | group | adf4ceb9d71f1e | | | aefab4bf3158 | | | | | | 9c3f3854-fda6- | secgroup01 | secgroup01 | 407400ec8d16434e9b | [] | | 46ce-a629- | | | adf4ceb9d71f1e | | | 6a7b4420db1f | | | | | +------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack network list +--------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+ | ID | Name | Subnets | +--------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+ | 5ecc20e7-dd55-4976-a057- | sharednet1 | 5ac9df74-6565-4b99-9550- | | 577002a55af2 | | 3d77a5b470ac | +--------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+
ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$
netID=$(openstack network list | grep sharednet1 | awk '{ print $2 }')
# [admin_pass=***] : set any Administrator password ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack server create --flavor m3.medium --image Win2k22 --security-group secgroup01 --nic net-id=$netID --property admin_pass="P@ssw0rd01" Windows-2022
openstack server list +-------------+-------------+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+ | ID | Name | Status | Networks | Image | Flavor | +-------------+-------------+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+ | 5f790d93- | Windows- | ACTIVE | sharednet1=10 | Win2k22 | m3.medium | | 805e-45d1- | 2022 | | .0.0.242 | | | | 804c- | | | | | | | c55ca8b29e4 | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 82154f47- | Ubuntu-2404 | SHUTOFF | sharednet1=10 | Ubuntu2404 | m1.small | | 64ae-4c2e- | | | .0.0.231 | | | | 9b16- | | | | | | | 42ebcb62895 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | +-------------+-------------+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack console url show Windows-2022 +----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | protocol | vnc | | type | novnc | | url | https://dlp.srv.world:6080/vnc_auto.html?path=%3Ftoken%3D5b29e6b3 | | | -1821-4e69-b963-3841477de2a0 | +----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
| [10] | It needs to change admin password when initial logon. The current password is the one you set on [openstack server create] command. |
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| [11] | That's OK if you logon successfully after changing password. |
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