VMware to XenServer: Server 2003 R2
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and no, I can't get into safe mode.
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I had these same problems, and like @jt1001001 I can't recall now how I solved them.
It was definitely related to both the RAID drivers (or lack there of - drivers for storage in XS) and the boot.ini
I had to boot with a Win2k3 CD into repair mode to get things fixed.
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and that would be swell, except for one teensy little problem.
The repair disk ruins Sharepoint. And it's not a Sharepoint anyone would WANT to run today.
Sharepoint 3.0
Thus the issue.
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I found this in one of my old email to a college, I think this is what I did then had to re-convert the system after I did it
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/314082 -
Unfortunately no help, I've been through that entire Microsoft article. Thanks though.
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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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@Coloradogeek Do you have any choices on the SCSI controller?
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I mean inside the VM, not at the ESXi level.
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I'll check, I'm in it right now...
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I just looked at an old 2003 server,
under View > Show Hidden Devices. -
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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@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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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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please also post a copy of your boot.ini
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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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Did you try/run the XS boot repair ISO?
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When I moved to XS none of my 2003 servers would boot without running the repair stuff.
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[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 -
@Coloradogeek did you ever get this fixed?
