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Windows Server 2003 VDS Installation Reference

The CA AppLogic® software includes several VDS reference template applications:

• VDS_Win03S_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server Standard R2 Edition
• VDS_Win03E_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server Enterprise R2 Edition
• VDS_Win03DC_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server DataCenter R2 Edition
• VDS_Win03W_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server Web Edition
• VDS_Win0364S_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server Standard R2 Edition (64-bit)
• VDS_Win0364E_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server Enterprise R2 Edition (64-bit)
• VDS_Win0364DC_rX: VDS based on Windows 2003 Server DataCenter R2 Edition (64-bit)

Import the VDS template application:

1. Go to the CA 3Tera AppLogic-version Download Directory on the BFC server. (for example, /opt/bfc/applogic-versions/<release number>).
2. Copy the file VDS_WIN03<Edition>_r<Version>.tar file to the grid controller using the following command:

   scp VDS_WIN03<Edition>_r<Version>.tar <controller IP>:/vol/_impex/
   

3. SSH to the grid controller and untar the file using the following command:

   tar -xf VDS_WIN03<Edition>_r<Version>.tar
   

4. Import the application as follows:

   3t app import VDS_WIN03<Edition>_r<Version> VDS_WIN03<Edition>_r<Version>.tar
   

If creating the VDS for SCSI based Windows server appliance, then perform the following steps.

1. Select the VDS template application.
2. Open the application in the infrasructure editor. You must have full access rights to the application. See application modify_acl for more information.
3. Right-click the singleton and select Modify Boundary.
4. In General tab - Advanced section, perform the following:
   1. Click the Options button for Virtualization Modes.
   2. Select Device Schema as sda|sdb|sdc|sdd.
   3. Click OK.
5. Go to Volumes tab and perform the following:
   1. Select the Boot volume device as SDA.
   2. Click OK.
6. Save and Close the application.

These applications include a singleton which is missing its boot volume. The boot volume is created using WIN03y as a basis. Please first create the Windows Server appliance WIN03y as described here.

Note: The user name property must be different than the host name.

In the following instructions, the y placeholder in WIN03y and VDS_Win03y_rX is for the Windows edition that the appliance/app is based upon (S for Standard, E for Enterprise, DC for DataCenter, W for Web).

1. Make a new singleton from WIN03y:
   • Create a new application. Include an instance of WIN03y and branch the class.
   • Start the application.
   • SSH into the singleton by accessing the SSH/text console of the singleton in one of the following ways:
     • Select the application within the application list in the CA AppLogic GUI and click the icon for Login (ssh).
     • Open the application in the CA AppLogic editor and select the singleton WIN03y. Use the pull-down Appliance menu to select Login (ssh).
   • Set a new Administrator password (net user administrator password - select a password).
   • Access the graphic console of the singleton in one of the following two ways:
     • Select the application within the application list in the CA AppLogic GUI and click the icon for Login (graphic).
     • Open the application in the infrastructure editor and select the singleton WIN03y. Use the pull-down Appliance menu to select Login (graphic).
2. Install the Windows VDS MSI. This self-executing installer can be downloaded from the grid controller through the internal interface. This interface has already been properly configured through DHCP.
   1. To find the internal IP address of the controller, in a command line shell execute the following command and note the IP address of the DHCP server for the last enumerated interface (for example, Local Area Connection 5):

      ipconfig /all
      

   2. Point IE at http://IP-address:8080/download/ and download the current Windows VDS msi (for example, VDS_Windows-1.0.0-1.msi):
      • Right-click the MSI file and select Save Target As to download the file to the desktop.
   3. Double-click the MSI file on the desktop to perform the installation.
   4. Delete the MSI file and empty the Recycle Bin.
3. Delete junction points on Windows volumes as described in the Windows Server appliance WIN03y.
4. Prevent system shutdown dialogs from popping up (reason for system shutdown)
   1. Open the Start menu and run gpedit.msc
   2. Go under Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates
   3. Click System
   4. On the right pane double-click Display Shutdown Event Tracker
   5. Choose Disabled and click Apply
5. Within SSH session Bash shell:
   • Set a new complex password (for example, net user administrator pq398hpaowht0293j^LWOIFH9htfw9jfe).
   • Exit the SSH session.
   • SSH into the singleton and execute rm -f ~/.bash_history so the password is cleared from the bash history.
6. Stop the application and copy the boot volume to the singleton in the VDS_Win03y_rX application, for example:
   • vol copy my-app:WIN03y.boot VDS_Win03y_rX:VDS_WIN03y.boot

   The VDS_Win03y_rX template application is now ready for use.