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    Windows Server 2022 VM freezing during install

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      Gadende
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      I have created a Microsoft Server 2022 VM using the free trial ISO. Every time I try to install the OS, the VM freezes during the "Getting files ready for installation" step. I need to restart the toolstack in order to get it shut down. I have run Memtest86 with 0 errors, and several hard disk diagnostics which found no errors.

      VM uses 6 vCPUs, 32 GB memory, 32 GB Storage

      I am running XCP-ng 8.2, ran yum update, I have tried redownloading the ISO. Using XCP-ng center 20.04.01.33.

      I have 3 other VMs (2 ubuntu and windows10) running without issues. I have tried installing with the other VMs shut down. I have also tried UEFI and BIOS boot options.

      Any help would be appreciated.

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        Gadende @planedrop
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        @planedrop I found the issue. I was trying to install from a SMB repository on my desktop, creating a local ISO repository and installing from the local ISO worked

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        • DanpD Offline
          Danp Pro Support Team
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          32GB is the absolute minimum for storage space. Try bumping this to something like 50-60GB to see if that helps.

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          • GheppyG Offline
            Gheppy
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            Windows needs a 100 GB min HDD, not 32 GB. If you want to upgrade the system with 32Gb, it's a 100% fail.

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            • planedropP Offline
              planedrop Top contributor
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              You'll need a bigger HDD, that is likely the issue. I have a 2022 VM running just fine without any issues so it should be totally possible.

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                Gadende
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                So I have tried installing with 32GB Ram, 128GB Hard drive, but it always fails during the "Getting files ready for installation" step. Everything just freezes.

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                  gskger Top contributor @Gadende
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                  @Gadende Did you check the ISO integrity with the hash or a bare metal install to verify that the ISO is working?

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                    planedrop Top contributor @gskger
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                    @gskger This is a good question, I'd definitely validate it elsewhere. I've had absolutely zero issues with 2022 being installed.

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                      Gadende @gskger
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                      @gskger I did check the hash, but upon some other research, I have found that the issue is most likely the server itself, I am using a ProLiant DL360 Gen9 which looks like it is too old.

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                        planedrop Top contributor @Gadende
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                        @Gadende Do old for XCP-ng or Windows Server?

                        I don't think the former is true, and generally speaking VMs shouldn't be that aware of their hardware, though maybe I'm missing something.

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                          Gadende @planedrop
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                          @planedrop I found the issue. I was trying to install from a SMB repository on my desktop, creating a local ISO repository and installing from the local ISO worked

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                            planedrop Top contributor @Gadende
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                            @Gadende Awesome! Glad that's working.

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                              Andrew Top contributor @Gadende
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                              @Gadende Great!

                              As a test, I just installed Windows Server 2022 Standard/GUI on XCP 8.2.1 running on an HP DL G8 system without a problem. I used XO and a NFS mounted ISO repository. Install ran fine. Windows booted and ran updates without any issues. I even enabled UEFI secure boot and it was happy.

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                                Thanks for your feedback, this might help the community 👍

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