Windows Server 2008 w/ Hyper-V

[Guest Robert Ritchie]

I don't know how much background information you guys need, but my question

is pretty simple, or so I believe...

 

I installed Windows Server 2008 Standard with Hyper-V (the parent OS) and

installed all drivers and updates...

 

I then added the Hyper-V role and proceeded to install another instance of

Server 2008 Standard (guest OS #1) and once that was up and running I

installed the HYPER-V update which enabled all my virtual drivers to work

(such as network adapters and so forth)

 

and *THEN* I wanted to install a SECOND guest OS... But I'm getting some

error about the optical drive already being in use (presumably by the first

guest OS) so when I shut down the first guest OS - I can then install the

second guest OS on the second virtual partition.

 

 

My question is; how can I use the same optical drive at the same time, by

two seperate virtual servers? Or can it even be done? Should I install a

second optical drive (I'd have to remove the tape backup drive) or do I just

shut down one virtual server every time the other virtual server wants to

read a cd? That seems kind of ridiculous?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

-Rob

[Guest ThePro]

Re: Windows Server 2008 w/ Hyper-V

 

"Robert Ritchie" <robert.ritchie@shaw.ca> a écrit dans le message de

news:67Xqk.21415$hx.8780@pd7urf3no...

>

> and *THEN* I wanted to install a SECOND guest OS... But I'm getting some

> error about the optical drive already being in use (presumably by the

> first guest OS) so when I shut down the first guest OS - I can then

> install the second guest OS on the second virtual partition.

>

>

> My question is; how can I use the same optical drive at the same time, by

> two seperate virtual servers? Or can it even be done? Should I install a

> second optical drive (I'd have to remove the tape backup drive) or do I

> just shut down one virtual server every time the other virtual server

> wants to read a cd? That seems kind of ridiculous?

 

You have to connect to the VM that is using the optical drive with the

Hyper-V console and click on "Media | DVD Drive | Uncapture" to release it.

Then you will be able to capture it in the other VM.

 

ThePro

[Guest Bruce Sanderson]

Re: Windows Server 2008 w/ Hyper-V

 

The physical DVD drive on the host can only be connected to one VM at a

time.

 

I suggest using an ISO image of the OS installation media for client OS

installation instead. You can download the ISO images for the Windows OS

from the Microsoft site (e.g. MSDN, TechNet, MVLS), or use a tool (e.g.

imageburn, Roxio, Nero) to create an ISO file from the CD/DVD. Then the VMs

won't need to use the physical CD/DVD drive at all. You can even use and

ISO image file stored on another computer (e.g. a file server) over the

network the host computer is connected to.

 

--

Bruce Sanderson

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/

It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

 

 

"Robert Ritchie" <robert.ritchie@shaw.ca> wrote in message

news:67Xqk.21415$hx.8780@pd7urf3no...

>I don't know how much background information you guys need, but my question

>is pretty simple, or so I believe...

>

> I installed Windows Server 2008 Standard with Hyper-V (the parent OS) and

> installed all drivers and updates...

>

> I then added the Hyper-V role and proceeded to install another instance of

> Server 2008 Standard (guest OS #1) and once that was up and running I

> installed the HYPER-V update which enabled all my virtual drivers to work

> (such as network adapters and so forth)

>

> and *THEN* I wanted to install a SECOND guest OS... But I'm getting some

> error about the optical drive already being in use (presumably by the

> first guest OS) so when I shut down the first guest OS - I can then

> install the second guest OS on the second virtual partition.

>

>

> My question is; how can I use the same optical drive at the same time, by

> two seperate virtual servers? Or can it even be done? Should I install a

> second optical drive (I'd have to remove the tape backup drive) or do I

> just shut down one virtual server every time the other virtual server

> wants to read a cd? That seems kind of ridiculous?

>

>

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> -Rob

>