Templates not prompting for Computer Name etc...
I've created several templates in SCVMM and some prompt for the computer name (Configure Operating System) and associated information and others don't. I believe this is related to the Guest OS profile...
View ArticleUpgrading System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
Hello!I have an existing deployment of System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager. I want to upgrade directly to SCVMM 2012 R2 (skipping the SCVMM 2012 SP1).Is it possible?If YES, then please provide...
View ArticleUnderstanding clouds
We have a local Hyper-V cluster that we recently upgraded from Windows Server (and VMM) 2008 R2 up to 2012 R2.Obviously, VMMs model, particularly as it pertains to self service users has changed quite...
View ArticleSCVMM 2012 R2 - how to import Virtual Network and VLAN from hyper-v host.
Hi Folks,I am just working with SCVMM 2012 R2, I have added a host machine and all of the VMs that are on it. I need to switch between using SCVMM and the Hyper-V management console on the host....
View ArticleVMM2012R2 - Stored VM just shows up as a bunch of files
So I've been using the store vm feature to "stow away" VMs for later deployment. Seemed to work fine.Then I did the same thing today... job completed no errors... HOWEVER.Under my library I can't find...
View ArticleVMM 2012 RC - Service Deployment Error 22591
When attempting to scale out a machine tier within a service I receive the following error: Error (22591)The specified computer name (WEB05) is already in use by another virtual machine or by a virtual...
View Articlescvmm 2012 upgrade
currently we have scvmm 2012 without any roll up update no sp1 but now we want to update the scvmm r2 direct update so is their any documented that how we can update scvmm 2012 to scvmm 2012 r2 to...
View ArticleI went to sleep and the world was fine. Woke up to chaos and new device in...
My brains hurt over finding out someone who paid for ISP, not the computer or the house the stuff sits in, changed out the router to an ethernet media switch and my home group is nowhere to be found. I...
View ArticleUpgrade or new installation of VMM 2012 R2
HiWe have a VMM 2012 SP1 Update Rollup 1 (I Think) on Windows Server 2012. Remote DB on SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012. DKM is on Active Directory.We want simplify the VMM setup with local DB...
View ArticleServices, service templates and retrofitting
Is there any way to associate a VM with a Service Template _after_ the VM is created?A common problem I'm running into is a sort of "chicken and the egg" scenario where newly migrated resources to...
View ArticleServers showing compliant even patches are not installed in the server
Hi We are using SCVMM2012 and Patches are not getting downloaded on to the server even though in the report of complaince SCVMM2012 it says compliant, even patches are not instaled in the server.What...
View ArticleCreating new VM but it can't find it's "license agreement" during setup
I have a new cluster with a fairly new VMM 2012R2 which I'm slowly migrating "old" VMs into... this seems to work fine.However, I needed to make a new Windows Server 2012R2 VM today and that I can't...
View ArticleUpgrade Operating System on VMM server?
Have a server with VMM 2012 SP1 and Windows Server 2012. I want to upgrade to VMM 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Is this possible and what are the steps I need to do for this?
View ArticleMicrosoft System Center 2012 R2\Virtual Machine Manager service will not start
Brand new install of VMM on Server 2012 R2A couple of days later there were new updates to .Net, after which vmmservice.exe will simply not startFantastic job Microsoft! Kill your own productBut maybe...
View ArticleCan't make the cluster pass Validation test.
I have some problems adding a cluster to my env. Well, I can add it if I skip the Cluster validation test, and it works. But I dont want to skip that. :-) I am somewhat new on scvmm, it might be some...
View ArticleHow to PXE boot a new VM
Hi Folks, I have an existing PXE server on my network running WDS. I would like to use SCVMM to create VMs from a template (this is done currently using Hyper-V manager) that use the PXE server.When...
View ArticleCan I disable the utilization rating for a host?
HiWe run a hyper-v host (among other) using scvmm 2012 R2 that seems to go outside of intended boundaries. The server hosts around a hundred vm:s but weonly run a handful of them at once. So the load...
View ArticleHost Not Responding - Needs Assistance
I have two Hyper-V Failover Clusters which are managed by VMM 2012 R2 Cluster. I have all the settings in place on Hyper-V Hosts such as Firewall Access in the shape of Ports as well as Program...
View ArticleAdd network card to virtual machine and all available virtual networks aren't...
Have a Hyper V 2012 cluster....we have a network card cabled for our DMZ network ...it's enabled.Under a host in cluster in Virtual Switch Manager we have the virtual switch configured as external and...
View ArticleUnable to create VM template
Hi Folks,I am trying to create a VM template from an existing VM on the host machine. I keep getting an error (2903) VMM could not locate the file/folder \\...\VMMLibrary\..\VMxyz.vhdx on the abc...
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