I have a server running 2008 data center and hyperv.  My goal is to create an unraid virtual image but only use the 3 hard drive free version, don't want to explain why the free version I just want unraid in a virtual image running on this 2008 server and no I don't want to use esxi, I'm bound and determined to get unraid (free) running on hyperv.

 

I've gotten a centos server running newznab up and running on my hyperv server using the linux integration .iso files and custom network adapter (using this link as a guide http://blog.shawnhyde.com/post/2012/10/20/Step-by-Step-install-of-CentOS-63-on-Microsoft-Hyper-V-Server-with-Linux-Integration-Services-Version-34.aspx )  and I have the unraid image bootable but can't access the .iso file that I mounted as the cdrom to load those drivers.  It looks like unraid sees the cdrom but I can't mount it using the mount /dev/cdrom.

 

Keep in mind, I'm linux stupid, what I've done so far is all using google.  How can I go about accessing the data on this linux .iso that Microsoft created so my unraid image can use the network instead of the loopback adapter?  Any ideas to help me?

 

 

I do not believe that unRAID has support for optical drives built-in, at least older versions did not have the ISO filesystem support included.

 

The very first hit from Google shows these as the commands: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-mount-iso-image-under-linux.html

 

 

 

Why so determined to use Windows Server?

I'm consolidating servers.  I have two 2 bay nas devices, one is for my wife and her files and one is for my kid and her files.  I don't want to mix their files up with my main unraid server, trust me I'm not going to get into why they have their own but it's just easier especially not hearing the nagging, etc.

 

My backup server is this big 24 bay windows 2008 data center server.  I have sab/sick running on it, a virtual whs that my unraid server and all other nas devices back up to as well as newznab and other hosts.  Getting unraid free to run on this machine will allow me to get rid of these two nas devices.

 

I was able to copy the files from the .iso to the .vhd drive of the unraid server but I'm still not sure how to go to that directory and run the sh file, also I'm not even sure these are the correct drivers.  I'm assuming rhel63 will work, what version of linux is unraid using at the current rev?  I refuse to believe that unraid won't work with 2008 hyperv if it works with esxi and I refuse to use esxi based on we all know it works.  I know versions of linux work on hyperv, unraid should too...everyone who has tried has been able to get it to boot just not see the network.  I don't care about usb redirection or seeing more than 3 drives.