Install Windows 2000 Advance Server on Nutanix Acropolis

I will be asked again ” Really, who is using Windows 2000 at the end of second decade of 21’st Century” :-). Trust me, there are companies which has to keep it for compliance reasons. I have seen system like Novell 6.5, Windows NT, few months back, is the datacenters.

Below quick how to Install Windows 2000 Advance Server on Nutanix Acropolis

Requirements:

• Nutanix AOS 4.7.3 or newer
• Nutanix AHV 2016060144 or newer
• Download Intel Drivers for E1000 controller for Windows 2000 Server
• Download and install ISOMagic or any other software which can create ISO files
• Windows 2000 server ISO file – upload to Image Services on Nutanix Acropolis

Step #1 – create ISO with Intel E1000 drivers

Use ISO creator and create ISO with Intel E1000 drivers or you can download ready to use ISO with drivers from here – Intel E1000 drivers for Windows 2000

Step #2  Create VM

Use IDE BUS for disks and do NOT add network adapter. When you finish, save VM and log in to CVM over SSH and get into acli and create E1000 vnic

<acropolis> vm.nic_create win2ksp4vmw model=e1000 network=VLAN88
NicCreate: complete
<acropolis>

Check VM config

<acropolis> vm.get win2ksp4vmw
win2ksp4vmw {
  config {
    disk_list {
      addr {
        bus: "ide"
        index: 0
      }
      cdrom: True
      empty: True
    }
    disk_list {
      addr {
        bus: "ide"
        index: 1
      }
      container_id: 10343366
      container_uuid: "2cfc19fa-10d7-40db-8815-ba10baf86cb5"
      source_nfs_path: "/ctr01/Windows2000Sp4/Windows2000Sp4-flat.vmdk"
      vmdisk_size: 10737418240
      vmdisk_uuid: "aa5bc35b-a198-4c12-a99a-3c35c1680ee8"
    }
    disk_list {
      addr {
        bus: "pci"
        index: 0
      }
      container_id: 10343366
      container_uuid: "2cfc19fa-10d7-40db-8815-ba10baf86cb5"
      vmdisk_size: 1073741824
      vmdisk_uuid: "c43e34ed-8941-4fba-9b39-cce80633b243"
    }
    max_hotplug_memory_mb: 262144
    memory_mb: 1024
    name: "win2ksp4vmw"
    nic_list {
      mac_addr: "52:54:00:da:2c:a2"
      model: "e1000"
      network_name: "VLAN88"
      network_uuid: "10793af9-0fcf-4fa7-b1e0-ad3622b2bb18"
    }
    num_cores_per_vcpu: 1
    num_vcpus: 1
  }
  logical_timestamp: 2
  state: "kOff"
  uuid: "2d36a00a-d98d-4c11-b14d-41f666198c0e"
}
<acropolis>

Step #3  Power VM on

Power VM and install Windows 2000 server. When installation is finished, install network driver from ISO and that’s it.