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→Creating the Xen Windows Server 2008 Configuration File
A number of other configuration options are available to modify the guest environment but the above settings are the minimal settings recommended to run a Windows guest with Xen. Once the configuration file is complete save it as xenwin2008.cfg.
== Starting the Xen Windows Server 2008 HVM Guest ==
With the configuration complete the next step is to start up the Xen guest environment:
<pre>
xm create xenwin2008.cfg
Using config file "./hvm.cfg".
Started domain xenwin2008
</pre>
After a few seconds the VNC or SDL console (depending on the configuration settings) will appear and the Windows installation process will begin. The following figure shows the Windows Server 2008 installation running in a VNC window:
[[Image:xen_windows_2008_install.jpg|Windows Server 2008 installation viewed using VNC]]
The following figure shows an installed Windows Server 2008 instance running as a Xen HVM guest:
[[Image:xen_windows_2008_running.jpg|Windows Server 2008 running as a Xen HVM guest]]
