Partition automatically

Author: nightkr

install.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   tasks:
     - name: |
         Wait for VM to install and boot.
-        Make sure to connect to the VM (via virt-manager, virt-viewer, or similar) and follow the prompts (press any key to boot from DVD, confirm partitioning).
+        Make sure to connect to the VM (via virt-manager, virt-viewer, or similar) and follow the prompts (press any key to boot from DVD).
         This will take a while.. if it times out, restart the playbook but leave the VM running to resume.
         It is normal to see a bunch of QEMU guest agent errors in the Ansible output while waiting.
       ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:

roles/create-vm/files/windows-install-config/Autounattend.xml

@@ -12,55 +12,49 @@
     </component>
     <component xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <!-- FIXME: Auto-partitioning seems to prevent install from working? -->
-      <!-- <DiskConfiguration> -->
-      <!--   <Disk wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--     <CreatePartitions> -->
-      <!--       <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--         <Type>EFI</Type> -->
-      <!--         <Size>200</Size> -->
-      <!--         <Order>1</Order> -->
-      <!--       </CreatePartition> -->
-      <!--       <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--         <Type>MSR</Type> -->
-      <!--         <Size>200</Size> -->
-      <!--         <Order>2</Order> -->
-      <!--       </CreatePartition> -->
-      <!--       <CreatePartition wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--         <Type>Primary</Type> -->
-      <!--         <Size>1024</Size> -->
-      <!--         <Order>3</Order> -->
-      <!--       </CreatePartition> -->
-      <!--     </CreatePartitions> -->
-      <!--     <ModifyPartitions> -->
-      <!--       <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <Active>true</Active> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <Order>1</Order> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <PartitionID>1</PartitionID> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <Label>System</Label> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <Format>NTFS</Format> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <TypeID>0x27</TypeID> -\-> -->
-      <!--       </ModifyPartition> -->
-      <!--       <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <Active>true</Active> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <Order>2</Order> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <PartitionID>2</PartitionID> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <Label>Microsoft Reserved</Label> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <Format>NTFS</Format> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <TypeID>0x27</TypeID> -\-> -->
-      <!--       </ModifyPartition> -->
-      <!--       <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add"> -->
-      <!--         <Order>3</Order> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <PartitionID>3</PartitionID> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <!-\- <Active>true</Active> -\-> -->
-      <!--         <Format>NTFS</Format> -->
-      <!--         <Extend>true</Extend> -->
-      <!--         <Letter>C</Letter> -->
-      <!--       </ModifyPartition> -->
-      <!--     </ModifyPartitions> -->
-      <!--     <DiskID>0</DiskID> -->
-      <!--     <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk> -->
-      <!--   </Disk> -->
-      <!-- </DiskConfiguration> -->
+      <DiskConfiguration>
+        <Disk wcm:action="add">
+          <CreatePartitions>
+            <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
+              <Type>EFI</Type>
+              <Size>200</Size>
+              <Order>1</Order>
+            </CreatePartition>
+            <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
+              <Type>MSR</Type>
+              <Size>200</Size>
+              <Order>2</Order>
+            </CreatePartition>
+            <CreatePartition wcm:action="add">
+              <Type>Primary</Type>
+              <!-- Will be extended to the full rest of the disk in ModifyPartition -->
+              <Size>1024</Size>
+              <Order>3</Order>
+            </CreatePartition>
+          </CreatePartitions>
+          <ModifyPartitions>
+            <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
+              <Order>1</Order>
+              <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
+              <Format>FAT32</Format>
+            </ModifyPartition>
+            <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
+              <Order>2</Order>
+              <PartitionID>2</PartitionID>
+              <!-- MSR partition is managed by Windows, and cannot be formatted manually -->
+            </ModifyPartition>
+            <ModifyPartition wcm:action="add">
+              <Order>3</Order>
+              <PartitionID>3</PartitionID>
+              <Format>NTFS</Format>
+              <Extend>true</Extend>
+              <Letter>C</Letter>
+            </ModifyPartition>
+          </ModifyPartitions>
+          <DiskID>1</DiskID>
+          <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
+        </Disk>
+      </DiskConfiguration>
       <ImageInstall>
         <OSImage>
           <InstallFrom>
@@ -69,7 +63,7 @@
               <Value>Windows Server 2022 SERVERDATACENTER</Value>
             </MetaData>
           </InstallFrom>
-          <!-- <InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition> -->
+          <InstallToAvailablePartition>true</InstallToAvailablePartition>
           <!-- <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI> -->
         </OSImage>
       </ImageInstall>