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KB: Networking errors (23801, 23753) when a virtual machine is assigned a...
When you use System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager to migrate a virtual machine, the job is completed successfully but one or both of the following errors are returned in the job result...
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KB: Port availability issue during host evacuation in System Center 2012 R2...
During host evacuation in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2), the placement process may not find any appropriate hosts for virtual machine live migration. In this...
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KB: Putting a VMM 2012 host with a 3rd party switch extension into...
You may receive the following error message when you try to put a Virtual Machine Manager host (VMM 2012 or VMM 2012 R2) that has a third-party switch extension installed into Maintenance Mode: 10434...
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Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now...
Update Rollup 1 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now available and resolves the following issues: - System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager cannot deploy a new or imported...
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How to update SCVMM 2012 R2 to Update Rollup 1
As we announced yesterday, Update Rollup 1 (UR1) for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now available. As noted in the KB article, there are additional steps that must be taken in order...
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KB: Event 26001 is logged regularly on Windows Server 2012 R2 host computers
We just published a new KB article covering the following issue:Every 30 minutes, an entry that resembles the following is logged in the Application log on a computer that is running Windows Server...
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Troubleshooting: The VMMSERVICE crashes multiple times a day and/or the SCVMM...
~ John Outen | Support Escalation Engineer I’ve seen a number of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) support cases where customers report the VMMSERVICE suddenly crashes multiple times a day...
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KB: "HostAgentFail (2912); HR: 0x80041001" error when any System Center...
Here’s some information on a new Knowledge Base article we published. The symptoms of the issue are as follows:Any Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) activity (such as a copy...
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Disaster Recovery as a service by Hosting Service Providers using Windows...
Hi! My name is Gaurav Daga - I am a program manager on the Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager (HRM) product team, and my role is focused on hosting service providers (HSPs). With the general...
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Free eBook: Microsoft System Center: Building a Virtualized Network Solution
We just announced a new eBook titled Microsoft System Center: Building a Virtualized Network Solution that is free to download right now. The vast majority of the book is focused on architecture and...
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KB: Information about installing Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller...
It is possible to install Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) and App Controller on the same computer, although as a best practice and for better performance we recommend...
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Hyper-V Recovery Manager Recovery Plan Series – Part 1
As you are aware, Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager can be used to protect your on-prem applications by orchestrating the protection and recovery of Hyper-V virtual machines in your datacenter....
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KB: The Windows Azure Pack Service Management Portal does not retrieve cloud...
The Microsoft Windows Azure Pack (WAP) Service Management Portal may not retrieve cloud settings from Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2) and you may receive the...
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Details on Generation 2 virtual machines and using them in VMM 2012 R2
~ Cedric DaviesIn Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V added a new type of virtual machine called a Generation 2 virtual machine. Generation 2 virtual machines introduce a number of changes over the prior,...
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HOTFIX: The vEthernet network adapter properties cannot be managed in SCVMM...
Just a quick note to let you know that we released a hotfix that addresses an issue where the vEthernet network adapter properties cannot be managed in VMM 2012 R2. When you upgrade from System Center...
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KB: "Needs Attention" host status in VMM 2012 after you rebuild the WMI...
After you rebuild the WMI repository for a host that is running Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager reports a Needs Attention status for...
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Retaining IP Address after failover using Hyper-V Recovery Manager
When administrators are planning to deploy a disaster recovery solution, one of the key questions in their mind is that how the virtual machine would be reachable after the failover is completed. Using...
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KB: VLAN information in Virtual Machine Manager is not displayed correctly
After you upgrade to Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2), when you view a virtual machine's properties on the Hardware Configuration tab > Network Adapters section,...
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Hyper-V Capability Profile No Longer a Requirement to Configure Clouds in HRM
One of the key design principles that we focused on when developing the Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager (HRM) disaster recovery service was a Service-Oriented Extensible Architecture. Combining...
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Update now available for the Virtual Machine Role Authoring Tool
Windows Azure Pack and System Center 2012 R2 introduced Virtual Machine Role gallery items which enable users to deploy and configure workloads such as SQL Server, SharePoint or a LAMP stack. What’s...
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