SCVMM 2012 R2 High Bandwidth usage
We've got a Windows 2012R2 server running SCVMM 2012 R2, when we add an Hyper-V host (running Windows 2012) we see that vmmservice.exe generates a little bit of traffic to that host; if we wait a few...
View ArticleInstalling SCVMM 2012 R2 Admin console on a NON-GUI server 2012 R2
We are using a NON-GUI server 2012 R2 STD. And we are using SCVMM 2012 R2 on this server.Will SCVMM console get installed on a NON-GUI server? What is the best practice? Is it better to have Console...
View ArticleUninstalling scvmm admin console in vmm 2012 R2- any method to do it?
I installed VMM console along with VMM server in windows 2012 R2 server. Now after install, i want to remove the gui for the windows 2012 R2. At the same time, i want to remove the admin console as it...
View ArticleVMM: Show degraded pool info
Does SCVMM show degraded pool information? When a disk, which is part of a storage pool, goes down, therefore changing the pool status, where and how can I see this information under SCVMM?Server...
View ArticleHow to install rollup updates in SCMM HA cluster
If Roll-ups have to be installed, whats the sequence to update in the SCVMM HA env.Do we have to install rollup on passive node first, failover the SCVMM instance and install it on the previous active...
View ArticleCan I install roll-up update 6 directly on 2012 r2 scvmm RTM? Have you seen...
Ideally, the latest roll-up should include all the previous fixes too? If i have deployed new scvmm 2012 R2 RTM, can i directly deploy roll-up 6? Or, should i start from U1-2-3-4-5 and then 6? Are...
View ArticleSCVMM 2012R2 - rollup 6 - DHCP agent - install - loop - hosts
Hiafter installing rollup 6 and upgrading all the hosts with new agent's, i see the following in the application event log every 30 minutes:i have tried to uninstall and install the DHCP agent' but the...
View ArticleSCVMM 2012 Sp1 service crashes
SCVMM 2012 sp1 installed on a HA cluster and the service in the cluster is failing with the below event.Below is the error that i am seeing in the VMM events======================== Log Name: VM...
View ArticleVMM 2012 database support compatibility
For VMM 2012, the SQL thats supported is upto SQL 2008 R2.We want to move the DB to SQL 2012 without moving the VMM to 2012 Sp1 which is the supported VMM version for using SQL 2012.Can we use VMM 2012...
View Articlescvmm 2012 on vmware
Hi all,I need some clarification on how can i achieve the following task... I have scvmm 2012 and app controller. My objective is to achieve zero touch deployment of server vm in a automated fashion...
View ArticleStatic IP assignment to Linux VM
Hi,I am able to assign Static IP to Win 2012 R2 VM from Static IP pool but same doesn't work for Linux VMs.Below is the powershell script that I am using to set the static IP from Static IP...
View ArticleSCVMM Install VM Components step
Hi all,I have 2 nodes in a Hyper-V failover cluster. All my templates are configured as highly available, and to use a differencing disk against the parent and all work fine.When I deploy images 1 at a...
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View Articlemissing method on Microsoft.VirtualManager.Utils.AppSettings after updating...
Hello.I'm using powershell via c# in order to create VMs etc...After upgrading to the latest version every time i try to run my usual code i get.Any ideas please???w3wp.exe Error: 0 : [5/6/2015 1:54:15...
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Change Cluster Node Name From Lower-Case to Upper-Case
Good evening,I have added a 5th node to the Hyper-V cluster in SCVMM 2012 R2 and the node is displayed in all lower-case. The other cluster nodes which I have added all start with a upper-case letter...
View ArticleSCVMM 2012 R2 won't update with CU6
Hi,Trying to update our SCVMM 2012 R2 to CU6 (currently on CU4).Fails every time with the following errors in the application event log:Log Name: Application Source: Windows Error Reporting...
View ArticleError 2923: When trying to create a checkpoint
I get the following when creating a check point:Error (2923)A malformed response was received while trying to contact the VMM agent on ana-hv1.extron.com. Unspecified error (0x80004005) Recommended...
View ArticleAdd shared VHDx to an existing Service in SCVMM
Hi all,i have deployed some guest clusters via SCVMM Service Templates. That worked fine.Now i need an additional shared vhdx in the already deployed service.But VMM won't add the disk. The log shows...
View ArticleCan't Add Storage Pools to Classifications
Hi, I'm receiving this error message: Set-SCStorageArray : Method not found: 'System.Guid Microsoft.VirtualManager.Re moting.IVirtualManagerMethods.SetStorageArray(System.Guid,...
View ArticleVirtual Machine from Template
I have a few template in VMM 2012 R2 but when I try to deploy virtual machine from every of it i receive errors.For example i tried with a Windows 7 Template and at step 1.8 (Customize virtual machine)...
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