Virt-install Windows XP HVM on Solaris xVM (build 76)

Make sure you have selected "Solaris xVM" option from Grub menu and issue:-

# svcs -a | grep xvm
 

Four "xvm/xend" services should be in online state.
Next step is supposed to be : configuration the vnc password and
running "dladm show-link" to determine default nic for xend service.
The NIC must support the GLD v3
To determine if a NIC is GLDv3, run:

# dladm show-link
  

and look for links that are not of type 'legacy'

 
# svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vncpasswd = astring: \"secret\"
# svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/vnc-listen = astring: \"0.0.0.0\"
# svccfg -s xvm/xend setprop config/default-nic="rtls0"
# svcadm refresh xvm/xend
# svcadm restart xvm/xend
  

Use virt-install to install the windows domain.

# virt-install -n Winds --hvm -r 512 --vnc -f /second_root/dsk/winxp-dsk \
  -s 7  -c /export/home/ISO/winxp.iso
# vncviewer :0
  

When text mode phase completed Windows HVM Guest system reboots the first time.
It causes path to installation ISO image to be lost by "virt-install" on Solaris xVM.
This "virt-install" behavior is considered to be normal.
To resolve the issue with Windows HVM rebooting behavior :-
1. Run "xm delete Windows-Domain-Name"
2. Restart "virt-install" with original command line

 
# virt-install -n Winds --hvm -r 512 --vnc -f /second_root/dsk/winxp-dsk \
  -s 7  -c /export/home/ISO/winxp.iso
  

This action will successfully restart installation exactly at the point of failure :- entering second installation phase.
Second Windows HVM Guest system's reboot requires again VNC authorization and brings Windows HVM into running state.


Start Winds DomU at SNV76 Dom0 after installation:-

# xm start Winds
# vncviewer :0
  

Stop Winds DomU at SNV76 Dom0

# xm shutdown Winds
  

Uploaded by ftp from Solaris Dom0 to Windows DomU and got installed Real VNC 4.1 :-

VNC connect to SNV76 PVM running at the same Dom0:-

Connecting to Oracle instance running on SNV76 PVM:-