[Nettus]

Bare in mind that they'll probley have to include a license checker which we dont want any illigal licenses do we

[Abducted]

Is OVH still working on this? And if so are they on track and can we expect the option to run our own windows 2003 server licence on the servers within a couple of days?
And if so... How will we know when this option is available? Will this be on the ovh home page or just a message in this forum? I want to switch from RPS to kimsufi but only when i can be sure i can run windows 2003 server. (or at least within a short period of time)

Thanks!

[IainK]

Perfect indeed! Can't wait to see this in action.

[Ben]

So are you saying that we can use our own licence keys from next week?

If so, that would be perfect

[oles@ovh.net]

Lux-Edi a écrit:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've tried multiple ways. From the support line I was told, the ISO
> could only be 1/4 of the available RAM on my server, so I played around

we received the first KVM for the first customers. you will be able to
use a .ISO to setup your server. windows, solaris, what ever ..

I hope we will add it in the "shop" next week (lot of jobs with the
start of the new datacenter).

[Andy]

Hi,

I've tried multiple ways. From the support line I was told, the ISO could only be 1/4 of the available RAM on my server, so I played around with nLite to reduce my win2003 ISO to a smaller size. Removed almost EVERYTHING except drivers and services... fully automatic install, with serial number and everything.
Tried on 3 different machines and in every one, it worked flawlessly.

Then upped it to a FTP server and then to my server via vKVM... result: blue screens, reboots, ... the errors are not even consistent!

I gave up. vKVM is a good debug tool, but not ready for OS install, at least, not for a Microsoft OS.

If anyone has any tips on how to get it working, I'd love to hear/read them. Still hoping to run Windows 2008 on my server... one day!!

Live long and prosper

OVH should offer 2008 soon, and also you will be able to use your own key too, without the need to install the ISO yourself. But, like all promises, they come quite a long time after we are told they will...

[Lux-Edi]

Hi,

I've tried multiple ways. From the support line I was told, the ISO could only be 1/4 of the available RAM on my server, so I played around with nLite to reduce my win2003 ISO to a smaller size. Removed almost EVERYTHING except drivers and services... fully automatic install, with serial number and everything.
Tried on 3 different machines and in every one, it worked flawlessly.

Then upped it to a FTP server and then to my server via vKVM... result: blue screens, reboots, ... the errors are not even consistent!

I gave up. vKVM is a good debug tool, but not ready for OS install, at least, not for a Microsoft OS.

If anyone has any tips on how to get it working, I'd love to hear/read them. Still hoping to run Windows 2008 on my server... one day!!

Live long and prosper

[IainK]

I know from experience that Windows Server will not boot over vKVM so they will probably have a lot of work to do before launching this
A little update would be lovely though!

[IainK]

Oles, I would love to beta test "Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition with Hypervisor. (x86)"

I would order a kimsufi purely to test this out. Let me know if and when this would be doable

[PeterUK]

PeterUK a écrit:
>
> So if I rent a server some time in around a week, I can send you ISO and
> if your test setup goes OK you will allow me to install server from
> that?

We start "revolution" next week. then we will work on this projet.
I think it's a good idea you are a beta-tester for this service.
I wonder if it works.

Well as it stands at the moment, I have a dedicated server from another company, I can't afford this very soon so I'm looking to move to OVH, so I'd want to rent the server and transfer data across while having both servers active, then terminate the original. Is it possible to get a custom ISO installed onto my server if I was to order a server like... tomorrow?

Although I would love to be a beta tester for the service when it does come out, would be interesting. :P

[oles@ovh.net]

PeterUK a écrit:
>
> So if I rent a server some time in around a week, I can send you ISO and
> if your test setup goes OK you will allow me to install server from
> that?

We start "revolution" next week. then we will work on this projet.
I think it's a good idea you are a beta-tester for this service.
I wonder if it works.

[PeterUK]

So if I rent a server some time in around a week, I can send you ISO and if your test setup goes OK you will allow me to install server from that?

Thanks,
Peter

[oles@ovh.net]

oles@ovh.net a écrit:
> PeterUK a écrit:
>>
>> The exact OS I have a license for is :
>>> Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 x86
>>
>> However I did download this from Microsoft, so I do have an Official
>> ISO file for it and I can upload that if needs be?

we will propose next week the KVM over IP with the servers.
we have to test the setup with ISO via USB. if it works you
will be able to setup all OS you want.

[oles@ovh.net]

PeterUK a écrit:
>
> The exact OS I have a license for is :
>> Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 x86
>
> However I did download this from Microsoft, so I do have an Official
> ISO file for it and I can upload that if needs be?

let me find a solution.

[PeterUK]

The exact OS I have a license for is :

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2 x86

However I did download this from Microsoft, so I do have an Official ISO file for it and I can upload that if needs be?

[oles@ovh.net]

PeterUK a écrit:
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I already have a license for Windows Server 2003, and I want to run

which OS exactly ?

we wonder if the OS Windows with your own linence is a good of bad
idea. and we wonder which OS. we will propose the OS windows with
your own licence with SPLA licence. next week ? But the others OS
we have to check which one, since prepare a new OS for all hardware
and all country is a big job.

[PeterUK]

Hi Andy and thanks for your reply.

The vKVM page says :

You can also start your server on an ISO or on the USB flash disc thanks to ftpfs. You can thus start your server on any system and carry out the handling via vKVM with the keyboard and the mouse.

What's to stop me installing Windows Server 2003 using the ISO for a fresh install and entering my license information that way?

Thanks

[Andy]

OVH are currently working on a system where you can enter your own license details and not have to pay for the Windows OS. However its not yet complete so until then you're stuck I'm afraid. You could however ring OVH and ask if they can do this manually until the new system is up. I'm dubious as to whether they would do it but you have nothing to lose.

[PeterUK]

Hi guys,

I already have a license for Windows Server 2003, and I want to run Windows on a server, but I obviously don't want to be paying the license fee when I already have one. Is it possible I can order a Linux server and use vKVM/ftpfs to install Windows Server 2003 using my own license key? Or will that just plain not work?

Thanks,
Peter