Error (10431) You cannot put a host into maintenance mode if the host is not...
Hi All,I'm new to Hyper V or I can say a beginner. We moved our virtualization solution to Microsoft Hyper V. A Cluster is having 7 Hyper V running in it and one server is having some issues going on...
View ArticleErrors during VM migration
Hi,I have an SCVMM 2012 R2 instance (with CU1), and when I perform a VM migration I get a status of Completed w/ InfoIn the details pane of the Jobs window I have 9 errors and a warning every timeError...
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SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 to VMM 2012 upgrade fail- Database exception
I am upgrading from SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 to SCVMM 2012. DB is running on SQL 2008 R2.This is an Inplace upgrade of SCVMM.The account that we are connecting SQL DB and installing has SA and DBO rights. SA...
View ArticleVirtual Machine Manager Console does not install on Windows 10
I've tried installing the VMM console on Windows 10 for System Center 2012 R2 and it just hangs. Is there anyone else with this problem?
View ArticleManage Pools option missing in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2
According to this doc page for System Center VMM 2012 R2, there is a "Manage Pools" button on the Home tab when working with the Storage Fabric for File Servers....
View ArticleGetting Microsoft.Incubation.Crypto.GroupKeys.ADRepository exception
Hi All,I am using SCVMM 2012R2. I am was cloning a VM and it was taking long time in my lab setup. So, I cancelled the job, shut down my SCVMM machine and increased RAM. I started the my SCVMM machine....
View Articlerebooting VMs often yields a 169 IP address
Hello,I've been having a re-occurring issue where a VM reboots (Planned) and occasionally gets a 169 link local address. Its not all the time and random amongst which VM does it and on what Hyper-V...
View ArticleSCVMM HA Cluster?
Hello everyone,I need to move my existing SCVMM deployment off of its current hardware. I have the option of deploying it inside a VM on one of the Hyper-V clusters its intended to manage but it seems...
View ArticleVirtual Hard Disk Path
Prior to RU11 being installed I had the script below to retrieve the path of the hard disk file associated with a VM. $HardDrive = $VM.VirtualHardDisks $NewHDPath = $HardDrive[0].DirectoryAfter...
View ArticleAdding and separating storage to VMM Cloud
HiI have a VMM configuration with Hyper-v clusters using CSV storage. I want to create a new cloud and assign storage from an alternative storage array. As a test I have added a new volume/LUN to the...
View ArticleSCVMM 2012 R2 - "Computer Name" Missing from Guest Machines?
Hi,Just set up SCVMM 2012 R2 on Windows Server 2012. Problem- after creating a few VM's (hosted on a Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V host), I'm noticing that on the "General" tab of the Properties dialog...
View ArticleUnable to deploy gen2 VM
EDIT: I updated the title to clarify that this seems to apply to ANY Generation 2 VM (including a new blank one), not just existing templates.I'm not entirely sure what changed. We have a variety of...
View ArticleVMM 2012R2 Rollup 11 - File Server Share Disappearing Randomly
Hi everyone, I have an issue where a share created on our scale out file server keeps disappearing from within System Center VMM 2012R2 RU 11.The share still exists on the actual scale out file server,...
View Articlevmms, nvspwmi, or vhdsv services not running error
Hi All,In scvmm 2012 r2 I am getting the following error:Error (12704) Unable to connect to the Hyper-V service on the server hyper-vdevhost2.domain.local. Recommended Action Ensure that the Hyper-V...
View ArticleHow to specify vHDD path during clone VM?
Hi all,Is there any way to specify the virtual hard disks locations during clone vm in scvmm 2012 r2 using powershell?Thanks in advance. Mohak Mahato
View ArticleCluster Live Storage Migration completes without deleting the source virtual...
Testing HV setup in a cluster of two nodes with shared FC storage. Storage is CSV on both nodes. Storage migration of a VM from C:\ClusterStorage\A to C:\ClusterStorage\B completes without any...
View ArticleSCVMM console updates
I am running SCVMM 2012R2. That server was updated with rollup 10 via windows update. I have a few remote servers that I runn the admin console on that are now not connecting. I also have Xenapp...
View ArticleCreate VM failed when using port classification.
Hi All,Using powershell command I am creating vms in scvmm2012r2. I am using port classification in VM Template and appling it in new network adpater by the following...
View ArticlePreferred Owners Hosts setting is not considered when manually starting a...
Hi all,I configered a VM with two preferred owner hosts on which the VM is currently not running on. For "Possible Owners all Hosts are selected". Then I manually start the "Optimize Hosts" on the...
View ArticleVMM Database Migration without reinstalling VMM?
Hi there,We have a System Center 2012 R2 (UR9) HA VMM Management Server running from two nodes cluster. The VMM database is also hosted from a two nodes HA SQL cluster. The database connection is...
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