Hi,
I am attempting to use VMM 2012 RC to allow users to create new VMs from a template with a blank disk, and then install an OS from an ISO. The problem I am experiencing is that every time a go to mount an ISO stored in my library on the deployed VM, VMM copies the ISO to the VM's folders. If I check the "Share instead of copy" option, I get the error below. This is a problem because I do not want to waste disk space with a copy of the ISO for each copy of the template this is deployed.
VMM cannot link to this ISO because it is not a standalone ISO stored in a library.
Store the ISO image in the library or link to an ISO image in the library, and then try the operation again.
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I have followed the instructions here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee340124.aspx to share an ISO from a VMM library with my hyper-v hosts, but the issue persists.
Is there a feature of VMM that I am missing which would allow me to only have a single copy of the ISO file? What constitutes a "standalone" ISO in a library?
Thanks in advance!
More information:
To clarify, I CAN mount an ISO over the share path from Hyper-v and from VMM, but not the Self-Service Portal. However, when I mount the shared ISO with either working method, VMM puts the VM in a failed "Unsupported VM Configuration" state after a refresh, so I cannot boot it or connect to it in the Self-Service Portal or VMM. On hyper-v, I can use the mounted ISO just fine.
This may be a bug in the VMM 2012 RC.
Matthew