I am trying to create a virtual machine based on Windows Server 2012 R2 ISO file inside Hyper-V.
I create the VM and chose add "Connect a virtual harddisk later". I started the VM and went to Media and clicked on sett in a disk and chose Win 2012 ISO file. It started installing Windows 2012, I enered product key and chose server with GUI. when it comes to choose wich type of installation do you want, I chose Custom and clicked next. Now I cannot find any device to install the windows server 2012. I click on load driver and "select the driver to install" but it is empty. I click on Browse what ever I choose it says "No signed device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click ok". I can assure that the iso file is not curropt.
You do need to create a virtual hard drive to install Windows. Here are instructions for creating a Windows VM with Hyper-V complete with installing from an ISO.
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When connecting to our Windows Server 2008 R2 desktop via MS Rdp tool (latest version), occasionally the connection is closing after displaying "Please wait for the Local Session Manager". The result is that I am unable to get into Windows desktop.
Searching the web gives me a hotfix from Microsoft (https://support.microsoft.com/nl-nl/help/2661001/-please-wait-for-local-session-manager-message-remains-for-several-minutes-when-you-disconnect-from-a-computer-that-is-running-windows-server-2008-or-windows-server-2008-r2-during-the-logon-process) which doesn't seem to be downloadable any more.
Also the tip to delete some "usrclass.dat" files did not work (
https://discussions.citrix.com/topic/291092-please-wait-for-the-local-session-manager/?p=1624478) because the files can't be deleted since they're "in use".
Only solution is to reboot Windows, but that's highly impractical for a production web server.
Windows is running virtually on VMWare's Vsphere.
Deleting usrclass.dat DID the trick here. But of course you have to delete this file logged in with admin-account...
As recently as Tuesday I've been able to create virtual machines using Microsoft Hyper-V virtualalization software and thus far I've created 3.
All running Win2K12 server with SQL Server as a lab environment for setting up mirroring and replication (all through a legally obtained license, as part of the MS partner program).
The specs of my work laptop are:
Windows 10 Pro
16 gigs of ram
i7-6700HQ #2.60GHz
NVidia GTX 960M
As of yesterday I was not able to create any new virtual machines, with the following
I find this very strange: I've nog been fumbling with rights and/or permissions on my machine.
My troubleshooting log:
A quick check in the local policies tells me the Administrators still have
local log on rights,
Turning all the existing virtual machines of doesn't help,
Windows Defender and Hitman Pro can't find any abnormalities,
Rebooting doesn't help ;)
"This issue occurs because the NT Virtual Machine\Virtual Machines special identity does not have the Log on as a Service right on the Hyper-V host computer. Usually, the Virtual Machine Management Service (VMMS) replaces this user permission at every Group Policy refresh to ensure it is always present. However, you may notice that Group Policy refresh does not function correctly in certain situations. "
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2779204
Solution in CMD:
gpupdate /force
The overall picture that I am trying to achieve is for me and three other people to connect remotely to a client's network and use Lotus Designer 8.5.3 FP6 to access the client's Domino servers. We will each have our own logons to the client's Citrix environment which runs a Windows 7 desktop, then using Remote Desktop concurrently connect to PC(s) within the client's network to run Lotus Designer from there. (Lotus Designer is not available on the Citrix desktop.)
The issue is that the client is wanting to avoid having four separate physical PCs set up waiting for us to log in. They have Windows Server 2012 Standard virtual machines available.
First question: Can the Lotus Designer client 8.5.3 FP6 run on Windows Server 2012 Standard VM? I know that it is not officially supported, but is there any reason why it wouldn't work?
If it can run, then the second question: Is it possible for all four people to use remote desktop to concurrently log in to one Windows Server 2012 Standard VM, which has a separate instance of Lotus Designer 8.5.3 FP6 installed per user? (and of course run the separate instances of Designer concurrently) Or would we need four separate Windows Server 2102 Standard VMs?
Thanks for any light that can be shed on these questions.
First of all: Designer 8.5.3FP6 will run on Windows Server 2012 although not officially supported.
To start the designer concurrently you need to "fake" a multiuser- installation:
Before installing create an extra drive, e.g. by using "subst".
You might need to do this twice, once for the user himself, once in an elevated prompt, so that installer can access it.
e.g. subst D: C:\NotesUserA
Then you install program and data directory into D:
After that you copy C:\NotesUserA\IBM\Notes to C:\NotesUserB\IBM\Notes, C:\NotesUserC\IBM\Notes, and so on.
In loginscript make sure, that for every user the right Folder is mapped as "D:".
That way it should be possible to start Notes concurrently in different sessions.
I am new to Hyper-V and Server Core but I am stumped as to how to install a guest OS from an ISO using only PowerShell.
I have downloaded the Hyper-V Server ISO and installed it on my server. It only installs Server Core and does not give me the option for a full GUI option. I configured its network settings, etc and all looks ok. So Server Core installed properly and Hyper-V feature is enabled. I can use PowerShell to create a VM with VHDX and link my Guest OS ISO to it. When I start the VM there is no console UI to install the OS.
How are you supposed to install a guest OS with no console interface to setup the OS?
Note, there is no option under this configuration to enable the OS GUI as some posts have suggested.
First, please don't confuse "Server Core" with "Hyper-V Server". "Server Core" is an installation mode of Windows. Among other things, it can be converted to GUI mode, which is why people keep telling you to just turn the GUI on. Hyper-V Server looks like Server Core but it is not Server Core.
For your actual problem, you're not going to find a simple out-of-the-box solution. You could work up a complete unattended installation process. You could set up a Windows Deployment Services server and have it install via PXE boot. I think some of the third-party Hyper-V management solutions allow you to connect to the console of a VM from within the local Hyper-V Server.
Hyper-V Server was designed with headless operation in mind. It was expected that you would use it to configure and perform maintenance on the management operating system and, if desired, the virtual machines as containers. The guest operating systems themselves were not really meant to be managed from within Hyper-V Server. What it's expected that you'll do is use a full GUI, whether another copy of Windows Server or a Windows desktop operating system running Remote Server Administration Tools to remotely connect to Hyper-V Server and manage its VMs.
I am trying to search file system using Search.CollatorDSO:
Provider=Search.CollatorDSO;Extended Properties="Application=Windows"
On what Windows OS is this provider available by default? According to this question it is not installed on Web editions of Windows Server.
If it is not installed can it be installed manually?
After much digging, it appears the only way to get the ole db provider: Search.CollatorDSO is to enable the Search service in windows OS itself. Installing Search Server from the download does not install it. (Confusing!)
Note that Windows Search Service, what this thrad is about, is completely distinct from "Search Server."