Installation of windows through the rescue system on a Hetzner server

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Post published:05/02/2025
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Download and extract the portable qemu-kvm.

Use the /tmp folder.

wget -qO- /tmp http://www.danpros.com/content/files/vkvm.tar.gz | tar xvz -C /tmp

1	wget -qO- /tmp http://www.danpros.com/content/files/vkvm.tar.gz \| tar xvz -C /tmp

To support partitions larger than 2TB download UEFI bios.

wget -qO- /tmp http://www.danpros.com/content/files/uefi.tar.gz | tar -xvz -C /tmp

1	wget -qO- /tmp http://www.danpros.com/content/files/uefi.tar.gz \| tar -xvz -C /tmp

Download the windows ISO.

cd /tmp
wget http://mirror.hetzner.de/bootimages/windows/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_1809.11_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X22-51041.ISO
cd /

cd /tmp

wget http://mirror.hetzner.de/bootimages/windows/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_1809.11_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X22-51041.ISO

cd /

Run qemu-kvm.

To find the drive that will be used for the installation or the startup type lsblk.

[root@server ~]# lsblk
NAME    MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINT
sda       8:0    1   477G  0 disk
├─sda1    8:1    1    32G  0 part
│ └─md0   9:0    0    32G  0 raid1
├─sda2    8:2    1     1G  0 part
│ └─md1   9:1    0  1022M  0 raid1 /boot
└─sda3    8:3    1   444G  0 part
  └─md2   9:2    0 443.8G  0 raid1 /
sdb       8:16   1   477G  0 disk
├─sdb1    8:17   1    32G  0 part
│ └─md0   9:0    0    32G  0 raid1
├─sdb2    8:18   1     1G  0 part
│ └─md1   9:1    0  1022M  0 raid1 /boot
└─sdb3    8:19   1   444G  0 part
  └─md2   9:2    0 443.8G  0 raid1 /

[root@server ~]# lsblk

NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT

sda 8:0 1 477G 0 disk

├─sda1 8:1 1 32G 0 part

│ └─md0 9:0 0 32G 0 raid1

├─sda2 8:2 1 1G 0 part

│ └─md1 9:1 0 1022M 0 raid1 /boot

└─sda3 8:3 1 444G 0 part

└─md2 9:2 0 443.8G 0 raid1 /

sdb 8:16 1 477G 0 disk

├─sdb1 8:17 1 32G 0 part

│ └─md0 9:0 0 32G 0 raid1

├─sdb2 8:18 1 1G 0 part

│ └─md1 9:1 0 1022M 0 raid1 /boot

└─sdb3 8:19 1 444G 0 part

└─md2 9:2 0 443.8G 0 raid1 /

In the example we choose sda.

/tmp/qemu-system-x86_64 -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 -m 2048M -localtime -enable-kvm -cpu host,+nx -M pc -smp 2 -vga std -usbdevice tablet -k en-us -cdrom /tmp/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X21-96581.ISO -hda /dev/sda -boot once=d -vnc :1

1	/tmp/qemu-system-x86_64 -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 -m 2048M -localtime -enable-kvm -cpu host,+nx -M pc -smp 2 -vga std -usbdevice tablet -k en-us -cdrom /tmp/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X21-96581.ISO -hda /dev/sda -boot once=d -vnc :1

Or run for UEFI for larger drives.

/tmp/qemu-system-x86_64 -bios /tmp/uefi.bin -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 -m 2048M -localtime -enable-kvm -cpu host,+nx -M pc -smp 2 -vga std -usbdevice tablet -k en-us -cdrom /tmp/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X21-96581.ISO -hda /dev/sda -boot once=d -vnc :1

/tmp/qemu-system-x86_64 -bios /tmp/uefi.bin -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 -m 2048M -localtime -enable-kvm -cpu host,+nx -M pc -smp 2 -vga std -usbdevice tablet -k en-us -cdrom /tmp/SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2019_64Bit_English_DC_STD_MLF_X21-96581.ISO -hda /dev/sda -boot once=d -vnc :1

Finally, open vnc.

yourip:1

yourip:1

To login again via resque without installation.

/tmp/qemu-system-x86_64 -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 -m 2048M -localtime -enable-kvm -cpu host,+nx -M pc -smp 2 -vga std -usbdevice tablet -k en-us -hda /dev/sda -boot once=d -vnc :1

1	/tmp/qemu-system-x86_64 -net nic -net user,hostfwd=tcp::3389-:3389 -m 2048M -localtime -enable-kvm -cpu host,+nx -M pc -smp 2 -vga std -usbdevice tablet -k en-us -hda /dev/sda -boot once=d -vnc :1