OpenStack Caracal : Create Instances (Windows)2024/04/08 |
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. |
# 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/kvm/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/kvm/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.secboot.fd,loader_ro=yes,loader_type=pflash,nvram_template=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_VARS.ms.fd
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[2] | During the installation, load VirtIO driver to detect disks. Click the [Load driver] link. |
[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. |
[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. |
[5] | Run PowerShell with admin privilege and change ExecutionPolicy to Unrestricted. PS > Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted |
[6] | Download and Install CloudbaseInit. PS > curl.exe -L https://cloudbase.it/downloads/CloudbaseInitSetup_Stable_x64.msi -o cloudbaseinit.msi PS > ./cloudbaseinit.msi |
[7] | Check boxes all to shutdown Windows after running Sysprep and Click the [Finish] button. |
[8] | Add Windows image to Glance. |
root@dlp ~(keystone)#
openstack image create "Win2k22" --file /var/kvm/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/kvm/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. |
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.large | 8192 | 10 | 0 | 4 | True | | 4 | m2.large | 8192 | 50 | 0 | 4 | True | +----+----------+------+------+-----------+-------+-----------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack image list +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+ | ID | Name | Status | +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+ | a4442fac-b3e8-4400-a9c4-8f15daff64cb | Ubuntu2204 | active | | b90ebc8d-759b-41d4-bde3-7014cf3ce2b0 | Win2k22 | active | +--------------------------------------+------------+--------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack security group list +------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------+ | ID | Name | Description | Project | Tags | +------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------+ | 34d3e928-a7d2- | default | Default security | d45d0cefc6724cfe95 | [] | | 4533-b46b- | | group | 103e729e265015 | | | c8571faac3e3 | | | | | | 455943eb-887d- | secgroup01 | secgroup01 | d45d0cefc6724cfe95 | [] | | 4758-acff- | | | 103e729e265015 | | | 94af23beecd0 | | | | | +------------------+------------+------------------+--------------------+------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack network list +--------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+ | ID | Name | Subnets | +--------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+ | 1fdae2b1-50f1-40ae-b362- | sharednet1 | 798fa9eb-e997-45b3-9701- | | 41a42a79933c | | 3e13d12b301a | +--------------------------------+------------+--------------------------------+
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 m2.large --image Win2k22 --security-group secgroup01 --nic net-id=$netID --property admin_pass="P@ssw0rd01" Windows-2022
openstack server list +--------------+--------------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+ | ID | Name | Status | Networks | Image | Flavor | +--------------+--------------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+ | d4b9e072- | Windows-2022 | ACTIVE | sharednet1=1 | Win2k22 | m2.large | | 45df-466c- | | | 0.0.0.207 | | | | be39- | | | | | | | c0adf0ecdd98 | | | | | | | 4fdf7c7f- | Ubuntu-2204 | SHUTOFF | sharednet1=1 | Ubuntu2204 | m1.small | | b8ef-4c46- | | | 0.0.0.216 | | | | a1c4- | | | | | | | f5a0741a2472 | | | | | | +--------------+--------------+---------+--------------+------------+----------+ubuntu@dlp ~(keystone)$ openstack console url show Windows-2022 +----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | protocol | vnc | | type | novnc | | url | https://dlp.srv.world:6080/vnc_auto.html?path=%3Ftoken%3Df88def08 | | | -320a-422f-bbfe-5164a51b1097 | +----------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
[10] | It needs to change admin password when initial logon. The current password is the one you set on [openstack server create] command. |
[11] | That's OK if you logon successfully after changing password. |
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