Windows Server Guest can't boot after changing the boot drive interface type
Issue
- Windows Server was installed using a
SCSIboot disk. SCSIinterface is replaced withVirtio.- Windows Server shows a blue screen with the message
"INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE".
Environment
- KVM-based hypervisor:
- Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat Virtualization
- Red Hat OpenStack
- Windows Server 201x guest OS
- Virtio Windows Drivers
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