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| | How to boot Windows Server 2008 R2 from VHD? Dear All: It's said that Windows server 2008 support booting from a VHD file. But I did not quite understand what it means. Anyone could help me? Thanks in advance. Below is what I tested. I am not sure if I did correctly. 1) Install Windows Server 2008 R2 2) Create a VHD file use Windows Server Backup, and copy the VHD file to c:\temp.vhd 3) Add a boot option in boot menu through bcdedit.exe, like: bcdedit.exe /copy {current} /d "temp" bcdedit.exe /set <uuid> device vhd=[c:]\temp.vhd bcdedit.exe /set <uuid> osdevice vhd=[c:]\temp.vhd 4) Reboot OS and select boot from "temp" Unfortuately, an exception happened while starting Windows. Anyone could tell me what's wrong with my test. Thanks |
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| | Re: How to boot Windows Server 2008 R2 from VHD? On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:25:34 +0800, news.microsoft.com wrote: Quote: > Dear All: > It's said that Windows server 2008 support booting from a VHD file. But I > did not quite understand what it means. Anyone could help me? Thanks in > advance. > > Below is what I tested. I am not sure if I did correctly. > 1) Install Windows Server 2008 R2 > 2) Create a VHD file use Windows Server Backup, and copy the VHD file to > c:\temp.vhd search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...Amicrosoft.com -- Paul Adare MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager http://www.identit.ca |
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