Vista - Unable to add local Hyper-V server as "host" in MS SCVMM 2008

We've configured a new Dell PE1950 as a Hyper-V server (v6.0.6001.17101).
We're trying to convert a physical server into virtual with MS System Center
Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (v2.0.3444.0), which is also installed on the
same server. However, we're not able to add the local server as a "host" to
start the process.

The following error appears at 75% of the 'Add-VmHost' command:

Error (10414)
Virtual Machine Manager cannot add vmsvr.domain.com as a Hyper-V host
because the Hyper-V version detected on vmsvr.domain.com is not the released
version.

Recommended Action
1) If the host is intended to be used as a Hyper-V host, download and
install the released version of Hyper-V from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113199. If you are not sure whether
the host has hardware-assisted virtualization support or whether it is
enabled in the BIOS, download the Virtualization Detect (DetectVp.EXE) tool
and run it on the host to confirm it meets the requirements. To download the
tool as part of the Windows Logo Kit (WLK), go to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=121104.
2) If the host is intended to be used as a Virtual Server host, download and
install Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 and the latest update on the host. To
download Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1, go to
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=120488. To download the latest update,
go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=121055.

We've enabled Virtual Technology in the BIOS.
What version of the Hyper-V should we be running? We're currently running
the version that came with Windows 2008.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

Is Server 2008 up to date? It should be at Service Pack 2. Have you tested
creating a virtual machine to test if Hyper-V is working?

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/


"DP" <DP@newsgroup> wrote in message
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Kerry,
Thanks for your suggestion. The o/s was only running 2008 SP1.

I tried to install SP2, and it stated that it detected the *prerelease*
version of Hyper-V and could not continue. So I installed the update for it
(KB950050). After the reboot, I can see that the Hyper-V version is now
6.0.6002.18005. However, I'm not able to get Hyper-V working. The message
says "The Virtual Maching Management service is not available", and if I try
to start the service, the error is "You might not have permission to perform
this task" (I'm logged in as an admin).

If I go directly into Services, I see:
- Hyper-V Image Management Service: Started - Automatic
- Hyper-V Networking Management Service: Not started (Automatic)
-- Err when starting it manually: "Windows could not start the service...
Error 0x80070490: Element not found"
- Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management: Not started (Automatic)
-- Err when starting it manually: "Windows could not start the
service... Error 1168: Element not found"

I tried installing SP2 after that, but the services still failed to start.

Any suggestions at this point?

Thanks again for your help.


"Kerry Brown" wrote:

I'm not sure if this is the same as what you are seeing

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...7-58ad7e658e43

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/


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