Problems creating a Windows VM

Apps and Virtualization
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I’ trying to create a Windows VM on my Scale server and and having issues with getting it to run (and install).

I have a working Network Bridge configured, and a dataset which Everyone has read access to (for the .iso storage).

I have followed the instructions found at: Virtual Machines | TrueNAS Documentation Hub

And the VM is “created” and saves with no errors, but when I connect via Display, I get the following:

Display Window
Display Window834×369 3.18 KB

This is the downloaded log file:
2_Windows11ProVM…txt (6.0 KB)

Any help/advice would be welcomed.

Thanks.

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Type into that shell:

fs0:
dir

and report back, please. I suspect you are too slow to “press any key to boot from CD” because power up and then invoking the console takes too long.

Alternatively to booting the installer from the EFI shell there is a checkbox somewhere in the VM options to wait with booting until the console session is active.

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Typing in what you said gives me:

screenshot
screenshot395×169 1.23 KB

I remember in TrueNAS Core there was an option to in the VM options to wait with booting until the console session is active, however I cannot see this option in Scale.

Jonathan

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cd efi
dir

repeat going deeper until you find a binary ending in .efi - then invoke that. It’s just like DOS (a bit) :wink:

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Excellent, that worked!

Thanks very much!

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Easy. Type exit (plus enter) and go to the BIOS boot options and select the boot device.