Windows BHYVE image builder for SmartOS

Build a windows image for Bhyve use on SmartOS

Requirements

• A Windows ISO (x64 version)
• Virtio drives for windows ISO
• A machine with a up and running SmartOS global zone running Bhyve vm's or no vm's (you can not start a bhyve if a kvm is running)

Tested versions

• Tested with Windows 10 x64
• Virtio 0.1.262 seems to work. ( Some versions between 0.1.185 and this verion crash when loading driver under bhyve)

Create the image

• place de needed ISO files somewhere on you SmartOS global zone
• first run ./initialize.sh script with required parameters: windows iso and virtio drivers iso

./initialize.sh -w <windows iso> -v <virtio iso>

• connect with VNC to the vm (vnc://<golbalzone>:<port>) default the script uses vnc port 5900

• the vm waits for booting until vnc connection is established. press a key to boot form the cdrom

• load virtio drivers from the driver disk under /amd64/<winversion>

• continue installation

• when installer reboots you need to start the vm again with the ./restart.sh script

./restart.sh

• do not press key to boot from cdrom but let the installer finish

• you might need to restart vm again with the restart script if the installer reboots

• when the installer starts asking questions you need to exit this and goto into audit mode by pressing ctrl + shift + F3

• the installer reboots start the vm again with the ./restart.sh script

• now the installer logs you in as administrator do not close the audit popup window unti you finish as it will shutdown again

• install the virtio drivers form the virtio driver cd by running the msi installer on the cd

• optionally install the virtiou guest tools with the installer on the cd

• close the installation by closing the audit popup

• now create a zvol image and manifest for imgadm filename and image name are required

./create_image.sh -t windows_imgage.zvol -n windows-10-pro

• a zvol file and corresponding json image manifest is created

• you can now cleanup the temporary vm by running the cleanup script ./cleanup.sh

./cleanup.sh

• optional script to install the image and create a vmadm json file to create a vm from this image ./install.sh

./install.sh -a win-10-pro -j windows.json

Important: If you use optional arguments in the initialize.sh script you should use the same parrameters in the next steps