As of the 0.4.1 client, we now have support for Windows Web Server 2008R2 on BigV. Here is a worked example of how to provision it.

$ bigv vm new testwindows
What is the number of CPU cores that you want for your VM? 1
What is your comma-separated list of disc specifications?  sata:50
Please choose an option:
1. centos-5.6
2. centos-6.0
3. lucid
4. maverick
5. natty
6. squeeze
7. symbiosis
8. winweb2k8r2
9. none
What is the Linux distribution to install on the virtual machine?  8
What is the memory that you want for your VM, in GiB?  2
Please press your V-Key's button now: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The virtual machine testwindows was created, and is being reimaged.
Root password: abc123
Waiting for testwindows to come up.

At this point there will be quite a long wait, up to 10 minutes, which will finish with this:

The imaging still hasn't finished, which could mean something has gone wrong.
You can use "bigv vm connect testwindows" to see what's going on, or contact
http://bigv.io/support for more help.-------------------------------------------------------  Image:  winweb2k8r2  -
Root password: abc123
Distribution:  winweb2k8r2

-------------  VM testwindows: 1 core, 2 GiB RAM, 50.0 GiB on 1 disc (£0.00)  -
Power:         on
CD-ROM:        (none)
Console users: TODO
Disc vda:                                              50.0 GiB, sata grade
Net :                     213.138.101.78, 2001:41c8:51:14e:feff:ff:fe00:47a

Please note that at the moment, you will see the above error on every Windows installation. However if you want a login window ASAP, you are safe to run remote desktop and connect to the IP. You can use the Microsoft Remote Desktop client (built in to Windows, or a separate download for the Mac) or rdesktop for Linux. You run rdesktop like this:

$ rdesktop -u Administrator testwindows.default.matthew.uk0.bigv.io

Should result in a login screen within a few minutes:

You can then use the "root" password to log in as the Windows "administrator" user. The client should be updated to support this in the next week.

Licensing

During the (β) period, Bytemark will cover all licensing costs associated with Windows products, but only Windows Web Server 2008R2 will be available.