Windows Server 2022 stuck in a reboot cycle post migration

[antoniopackery-bit]

I have a Windows 2022 server that just reboots constantly post migration. Migration completes successfully but the server is stuck in a reboot cycle.

[csecsi1977-design]

same issue.
root cause:

starting firstboot service
running "C:\Program Files\Guestfs\Firstboot\scripts\2000-0001-pnputil-install-drivers.bat"
Installing drivers from C:\Windows\Drivers\Virtio
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
No pending reboot detected.
Installing: balloon.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : balloon.inf
Successfully installed the driver.
Driver package added successfully.
Published name : oem3.inf

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 1

Installing: fwcfg.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : fwcfg.inf
Successfully installed the driver.
Driver package added successfully.
Published name : oem5.inf

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 1

Installing: netkvm.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : netkvm.inf
Successfully installed the driver.
Driver package added successfully.
Published name : oem6.inf

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 1

Installing: pvpanic-pci.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : pvpanic-pci.inf
Successfully installed the driver.
Driver package added successfully.
Published name : oem13.inf

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 1

Installing: pvpanic.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : pvpanic.inf
Successfully installed the driver.
Driver package added successfully.
Published name : oem14.inf

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 1

Installing: qemupciserial.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : qemupciserial.inf
Successfully installed the driver.
Driver package added successfully.
Published name : oem15.inf

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 1

Installing: smbus.inf.
Microsoft PnP Utility

Processing inf : smbus.inf
Adding the driver package failed : A certificate chain processed, but terminated in a root certificate which is not trusted by the trust provider.

Total attempted: 1
Number successfully imported: 0

Failed to install smbus.inf.
.... exit code 249
Script failed, will retry on next boot
The system cannot find the drive specified.
The system cannot find the drive specified.

[csecsi1977-design]

Workaround:

I do not experience the infinite reboot issue using this older image:

docker pull ghcr.io/vexxhost/migratekit@sha256:ead70cfc9efb3163990212f48e56cb347b109cb17a869a1d1c820b1c229700fe

[Jvonderburg]

we had t he same issue. wondering which version caused this problem.

csecsi1977-design where did u find the error log ?

[csecsi1977-design]

C:\Program Files\Guestfs\Firstboot\log.txt

(Virt tools firstboot service)

[mnaser]

csecsi1977-design can you please share those logs to help us identify the root cause of this issue so we can fix it?

[Jvonderburg]

Mohammed Naser (@mnaser) here are our logs, if it helps

log.txt