Hi everyone!

I'm facing an issue, which seems to be general one but I can't find any helping information on Internet.

Let me explain: I have a 2 nodes Hyper-V 2012 Cluster managed by SCVMM 2012 SP1.

On  that cluster, I installed a Guest SQL 2008 R2 2 nodes Cluster, which runs on an isolated network.

I exactly know how NVGRE works and every VMs on that isolated network can communicate each other with VMs on other node of Hyper-V cluster using a providing address (PA).

My issue concerns my guest 2 nodes SQL cluster. Each node has its own IP address (Customer Address CA) and can ping each other. Any other VMs on any node of Hyper-V Cluster can communicate with SQL nodes.

As you know, SQL Cluster has also a VIP (Virtual IP), which is allocated on the active node of the SQL cluster on the same physical network adapter as the node IP address.

The issue is that a VM on a different Hyper-V node than the active SQL node won't be able to reach the VIP.

The cause of my issue is obvious: the VIP isn't allocated from the IP pool thus doesn't have a PA associated with.

Let's take an example with one node of the SQL Server.

Node IP: 192.168.1.53

VIP: 192.168.1.60

If I verify the PA associated with the CA 192.168.1.53, I can see that everything is ok (PA range is in 10.1.1.0)

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetVirtualizationLookupRecord -CustomerAddress 192.168.1.53
CustomerAddress : 192.168.1.53
VirtualSubnetID : 7000781
MACAddress      : 001dd8
ProviderAddress : 10.1.1.100
CustomerID      : {5C7CFAFB-7B85-4A62-AF14-BAD9}
Context         : SCVMM-MANAGED
Rule            : TranslationMethodEncap
VMName          : SQL Cluster Node #0
UseVmMACAddress : False

If I run the same PS command on the VIP address, I don't find anything:

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-NetVirtualizationLookupRecord -CustomerAddress 192.168.1.60
Get-NetVirtualizationLookupRecord : No MSFT_NetVirtualizationLookupRecordSettingData objects found with property
'CustomerAddress' equal to '192.168.1.60'.  Verify the value of the property and retry.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-NetVirtualizationLookupRecord -CustomerAddress 192.168.1.60
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (192.168.1.60:String) [Get-NetVirtualizationLookupRecord], CimJobExcepti
   on
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CmdletizationQuery_NotFound_CustomerAddress,Get-NetVirtualizationLookupRecord

Concerning CA allocated by my VM Network IP Pool, each node has only one network adapter and each of them has one IP allocated from the IP pool (in my example, 192.168.1.53). The VIP is just not allocated from the IP pool because VMM will only allocate 1 IP by default.

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-SCIPAddress -IPAddress 192.168.1.53
Name                  : 192.168.1.53
Address               : 192.168.1.53
AllocatingAddressPool : LAB IP Pool (192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254)
AssignedToID          : 1908793a-160a-424a-89e8-a0b1d
AssignedToType        : VirtualNetworkAdapter
Type                  : DedicatedIP
State                 : Assigned
Description           : SQL Cluster Node #0
ServerConnection      : Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.Remoting.ServerConnection
ID                    : 5a1a43f3-4b35-471e-83ea-6ca9d8
IsViewOnly            : False
ObjectType            : AllocatedIPAddress
MarkedForDeletion     : False
IsFullyCached         : True

If I run the same command for VIP, it doesn't return anything.

The problem is that I exactly know why it doesn't work but I just don't know how to solve it. I'm sure I shouldn't be the only one to face same issue ofrunning Guest SQL cluster on an isolated network on Hyper-V 2012 Cluster.

I already tried to allocated the VIP manually from the IP Pool but the VM lost the previous CA of the node (192.168.1.53). That solves the PA issue on the VIP but it generates same issue now on node IP... what a mess...

In using the advanced options when introducing an iSCSI session for a host, I am able to provide valid target portal and initiator IPs.  However when viewing the iSCSI connection on the host, the initiator IP always registers as 0.0.0.0 instead of the provided initiator IP from VMM.  As a result, I cannot create multiple iSCSI sessions through VMM, and therefore, have to manage my iSCSI sessions through Windows. 

The create iSCSI session action uses the Set-SCInternetSCSIHba cmdlet.  However, I haven't been able to find out how to pass the right objects in this command to get it to work properly. 

The 0.0.0.0 address seems like it's a bug.  Have any of you experienced this problem before? 

MCITP Windows 7 MCTS Windows Server 2008

I have a two node HA VMM cluster.  This is working correctly and has been for while.  I am now attempting to add an additional node to the cluster.

I joined the node to the cluster and then start the VMM install and follow the wizard till it gets to the Database Configuration Page.  When I Click Next here nothing happens.

If I check the C:\ProgramData\VMMLogs\SetupWizard.log file I see the following error as the last item.

If I check the S

CVMMCDB01 I find the HAVMMName property with a value of SCVMMC01.domainname  This is the same value that is returned when using powershell with Get-SCVMMServer

When I check the cluster configuration it is the same story.  I connect to the  cluster name scvmmc01.

Even if I look at Cluster Manager I can see the name is tied correctly.

Any ideas would be great as I am effectively now stuck and cannot install another node.

I have configured a 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster that is hosting a number of VMs.

in order to utilise ODX I have configured a file server on the same cluster so that it is connected to the SAN and I do not need any additional hardware.

I configured the clustered file server to be a vmm library and it all worked fine and I was able to upload physical resources and templates.

I have come back the next day and I am getting the following error in VMM if I try to look at the properties of the library server or do a refresh on it:

"Error (13804) Access to the cluster xxxxx was denied.

Recommended action

ensure the specified credentials have access to query cluster resources and then try the operation again."

The account I am using in VMM is a domain admin and I have configured the library to use the vmmadmin account, this is a local admin on all the cluster nodes and I have checked the permission of the cluster and it lists this account as an admin.

I am at a loss. this is actually the second time this has happened to me and last time I ended up rebuilding VMM.

We are trying to run the System Center 2012 SP1 analyzer for SCVMM.  We are using our SCVMM domain service account credentials.  The account is a local admin on the SCVMM server and has the sysadmin role in SQL.

When we try and run the analyzer it comes back with the error: Configuration Manager Precheck - Current login does not exist or is not a member of the system administratior role.

It also gives the error: The BPA cannot connect to the VMM management server XXXXXX. Please start the service and try again.  SCVMM is started and operating normally when we ran the scan.

Mark

I have a two node 2012 R2 cluster that is working and has passed the cluster validation in cluster manager.

when I imported the cluster into VMM 2012R2 I am unable to perform cluster validation.

this fails after over a minute with the following error:

Error 25300 "Cluster validation failed because of error:Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT:0x80070005(E_ACCESSDENIED))

Recommended Action

Refer cluster documentation to resolve the issue.

I have checked and the VMM service account, VMM admin account my account all have cluster permissions.

Please can anyone let me know if I have missed some configuration when configuring the cluster.

Hi

We have a hyper-v cluster with 3 hosts, all running server 2008 r2. 

This cluster was setup using failover cluster manager, and all storage an networks was done within windows. Failover cluster validation was all green. Cluster storage is a sas connected san.

When this was ready we managed it with SCVMM 2008, as in we added the cluster and host to the console, and all was good.

Now we have installed a new scvmm server running 2012 r2. We then uninstalled the old scvmm server, removed the agents and added the old  hosts to this new scvmm 2012 r2 server. 

This means, we have not set up storage and networks in scvmm for this cluster, its settings were imported together with the allready running hosts.  All settings for storage and network are as expected for prior scvmm setup.

This seemed to work ok, we got no errors when adding the hosts, but every night VMM seems to run som jobs that stopps all vms on the old cluster. (Refresh virtual machine, refresh virtual machine properties, refresh performance data) Not all theese jobs cause fail, most of the refresh jobs are green, then suddenly alot of them fail, and causes vms to be stopped.

During the night DPM 2012 does take backup of the VM's, but this has not made the faile this way prior to our change to scvmm r2.

Here are some of the errors we get from scvmm during the night:

As stated earlier, the csv is on a sas san. If i try to create a new ha vm, it places it on the csv without errors, so why is it complaining on non clusterd storage?

If i restart the vms they run ok again. 

Agent version on the hosts are reported correct in vmm console

Is adding the hosts to scvmm this way not supported?

Is there any standard configuration we must do in order to get this to work properly?

Is the only way to manage the "old" cluster, to breake it and the build it back up within scvmm 2012 r2?

I wanted to ask here before i started poking around to much, since there is alot of vms running on this cluster.

Hi. Having a weird issue with one particular VM.

2-node 2012 Hyper-V cluster managed by VMM 2012 SP1. The cluster is running several VMs, all are working fine. One VM has passthru disk attached (before you start bashing me, this is a disk for DPM, which is running on this VM).

The problem is that any VM refresh job from VMM fails with the error in the title. When I go to VM properties in VMM, it cannot see any disks (VM has two - one system VHDX and one passthru attached disk).

From failover cluster manager, I can see all disks fine, the VM itself is working fine, only VMM refuses to see the disks and perform any tasks on the VM. Curiously, the VM status is OK, there are no errors.

I've tried moving the VM to another node, restarting the node, moving the CSV ownership, removing the passthru disk from the VM and add it back (via FCM), nothing helped. Also restarted VMM service.

What's the problem?

We have a two-node Windows Server 2012 Failover Cluster with shared storage over Microsoft iSCSI Software on a Windows Server 2012 File Server. Reading the following blog post and Technet instructions led me to believe that VMM 2012 SP1 could be installed as a highly available instance on the same failover cluster that it manages (sorry they're not hyper-linked, apparently my account still isn't verified):

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610675.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/archive/2011/03/28/scvmm-2012-creating-a-highly-available-vmm-server.aspx

To help keep things clear, here's how it's set up:

Cluster-1.hip.local (Server 2012 Failover Cluster)

HyperV-1.hip.local (Node 1 in 2012 Failover Cluster)

HyperV-2.hip.local (Node 2 in 2012 Failover Cluster)

VMMClust-1.hip.local (VMM server running on 2012 Failover Cluster; owned by Node 1)

VMM 2012 SP1 has been installed as a highly available service on both my nodes in the cluster. VMM can start up fine, and I'm connecting through the VMM service cluster name (VMMClust-1) with the console, not the name of my Server 2012 failover cluster (Cluster-1). However, when I try to add the Server 2012 failover cluster (Cluster-1) to VMM to be managed, I get the following error:

Error (25517)
CLUSTER-1.hip.local cannot be managed by Virtual Machine Manager, as managing a host cluster in which the HA-VMM is running on is not supported.

Recommended Action
 Managing a host cluster which the HA-VMM is running on is not supported 

So, am I incorrect in thinking that both the blog and Technet instructions are saying I can install AND manage a highly available VMM 2012 server on the same cluster that is hosting it? Or, am I missing something else? Any advice and help at all would be appreciated.

Thanks.

VM can be created in either 3 of them. Each one will present completely different VM config / hard disk file structure.

Drives me mad. No consistency of any kind. Is that by (bad) design?

Decided that VM can only be created in Cluster Manager, as this produces most logical file system output.

Anybody else struggles with it?

Seb

Hi,

I am using SCVMM 2012 R2 and facing this error in Fail over cluster.

Error (13921)
The highly available virtual machine (server Name) is not supported by VMM because one or more of its network adapters is not configured correctly.

Recommended Action
Ensure that all of the virtual network adapters are either disconnected or connected to highly available virtual switches.

Please Help.

Hello,

When I try to create a virtual machine through SCVMM 2012 SP1 and explore "Available Storage", drive letter or mount path is not seen for third party storage volumes. Only volume name and volume GUID is seen.

Is there any known issue with SCVMM 2012 SP1?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,

V. they have 1 CSV volume. after managing the 2 severs with VMM 2012 R2  I couldn't place any new created VM on CSV and I got below error.

Thanks,

Kareem Behery

Hi,

I hope that someone here can help me out.

I'm currently running Windows Server 2012 physical server and have two VM's running clustered. Both VM's are running Windows Server 2012. Each VM is using 4G of Ram (no dynaimc memory) and has two Cores.

When ever i try to install VMM 2012 SP1 onto one of the nodes I receive the following error "Creation of the VMM resource group (%GroupName;) failed. Ensure that the group name is valid, and cluster resource or group with the same name does not exist, and the group name is not used in the network."

I've checked my dns settings and all the VM's can definitely resolve. I've also created the. Distributed Key has also been created in AD and all necessary permissions have also been assigned.

I've spent two days and any help would be most appreciated on this.

The VMM server log contains the following errors

MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:496]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=RollbackNPIVMofNPIVMethods,ActionType=1089,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\wmic.exe" /NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_FibrePortNPIVMethods DELETE )
MSI (s) (F8:C4) [12:38:09:499]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIABC3.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec
CAQuietExec:  ERROR:
CAQuietExec: 
Description = Not found
CAQuietExec: 
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: Command line returned an error.
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: CAQuietExec Failed
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:593]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=RollbackNPIVMofNPIVAttributes,,)
CustomAction RollbackNPIVMofNPIVMethods returned actual error code 1603 but will be translated to success due to continue marking
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:594]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=RollbackNPIVMofNPIVAttributes,ActionType=1089,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\wmic.exe" /NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_FibrePortNPIVAttributes DELETE )
MSI (s) (F8:94) [12:38:09:597]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAC22.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec
CAQuietExec:  ERROR:
CAQuietExec: 
Description = Not found
CAQuietExec: 
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: Command line returned an error.
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: CAQuietExec Failed
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:685]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=RollbackNPIVMofVportAttributes,,)
CustomAction RollbackNPIVMofNPIVAttributes returned actual error code 1603 but will be translated to success due to continue marking
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:686]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=RollbackNPIVMofVportAttributes,ActionType=1089,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\wmic.exe" /NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_VirtualFibrePortAttributes DELETE )
MSI (s) (F8:10) [12:38:09:690]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAC81.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec
CAQuietExec:  ERROR:
CAQuietExec: 
Description = Not found
CAQuietExec: 
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: Command line returned an error.
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: CAQuietExec Failed
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:782]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=RollbackNPIVMofMapping,,)
CustomAction RollbackNPIVMofVportAttributes returned actual error code 1603 but will be translated to success due to continue marking
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:09:783]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=RollbackNPIVMofMapping,ActionType=1089,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\wmic.exe" /NAMESPACE:\\root\wmi class MSFC_NPIVLUNMappingInformation DELETE )
MSI (s) (F8:1C) [12:38:09:787]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIACDF.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec
CAQuietExec:  ERROR:
CAQuietExec: 
Description = Not found
CAQuietExec: 
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: Command line returned an error.
CAQuietExec:  Error 0x80041002: CAQuietExec Failed
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:10:269]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=MofcompNPIVMof,,)
CustomAction RollbackNPIVMofMapping returned actual error code 1603 but will be translated to success due to continue marking
MSI (s) (F8:E0) [12:38:10:270]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=MofcompNPIVMof,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wbem\mofcomp.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2012\Virtual Machine Manager\setup\NPIV.mof").

Please help.

The create cluster command always fails with this error.  Has anyone ever gotten this to work?  Does anyone know what permissions are required to create a cluster in VMM?

Error (25302)
Failed to create the process to execute the task. Error A required privilege is not held by the client.

Recommended Action
Check if the user has permission on the VMM server and retry the operation.

Hello everyone,

I have a problem when creating the cluster in SCVMM 2012 R2. I am trying to create the cluster with 2 nodes, but the creation fails on step 1.5 "Creating cluster" with error:

Error (25302)
Failed to create the process to execute the task. Error A required privilege is not held by the client.
Recommended Action
Check if the user has permission on the VMM server and retry the operation.

- Cluster exists of 2 hosts

- 4 logical networks: managent, storage, live migration and CSV

- Both have all the virtual switches already setup and every nic can ping storage and the other node

- I am using a Equallogic PS4100 SAN. Plugin is loaded in SCVMM and SCVMM can see the LUNs

- All iSCSI connections on node are connected, but the LUNs have no in disk letter assigned in disk management

- Quorum disk is seen by all nodes and set to offline when creating cluster. Cluster wizard sets it online when creation starts.

- SCVMM service account and SCVMM runas account are both configured and local admin on all Hyper-v nodes.

I use a 3rd node added to SCVMM to run the application server with SCVMM on it. This node has also access to all logical networks. The server with SCVMM has access to the storage network and management network. 

- Policies have been blocked for inheritance ( i have moved all servers to an empty test OU)

- Firewalls are all off

- Used domain admin account to create the cluster

-SCVMM admin and SCVMM service account have sysadmin access on DB (named sql 2012 standard instance on same application server as scvmm)

- Cluster validation fails with an error on "Validate SCSI-3 Persistent Reservation" but I think that that is a bogus error because it refers to disk 0, which is the C drive. I think that this can be ignored:

- Exactly same error ( privilege not held by client) when turn on "Do not validate cluster" option in cluster wizard.

Anyone any idea where to look?

Edit: I wanted to change permissions on the iscsi quorum disk (located on EQL SAN) on NODE1, but failed to do so. I am nu sure if I should be able to do this, bcause I am not really a SAN/ EQuallogic expert. I would suspect that I could do this because it is an ntfs disk and the NODE1 has it online and is therefore owner? Is suspect that it is something with this disk and/ or something with the Equallogic permissions...

Hi Guys,

I would like to know if its ok to host VMM 2012R2 High availability and SQL 2012 SP1 Always-On on same Nodes.

I have 2 physical machines, each running VMM 2012 R2 (HA) and SQL 2012 SP1 (Always On) and have issues failing over quorum disk from one Node to another. Could my setup be the problem??

Thanx for your ideas ..

..forever is just a minute away*

I have recently built a 6 node Failover Cluster in Server 2012 and am now trying to add it to SCVMM 2012 SP1.  When I go into SCVMM and try to add the new cluster, it sees all 6 nodes and the cluster name object.  The cluster name object is the only item I can check to add.  Then when I try to add it, it fails with the error 13805:

Unable to contact cluster service on <clusterobjectname>.<domain>.corp.

Ensure that the provided name is a cluster name or the computer name of a node in the cluster, and that the cluster is listed in Active Directory Domain Services.  For a newly created cluster, you might need to wait for the cluster name to be added to the Active Directory Domain Services.

I can see the cluster object name in active directory and it does have an A record in DNS.  The service account in SCVMM also has full control over it.  The thing that is puzzling me is that it is trying to contact the cluster service on the cluster name object?  The cluster name object is not a real computer, it's just a placeholder.  Why would it be trying to contact a service on a computer that doesn't exist?

We do have an old  cluster that someone else set up that this new cluster is replacing that was set up on a Server 2008 R2 environment.  Looking at the cluster name object on that Failover Cluster, it shows it being set up as DHCP.  I cannot set the cluster name object on the Server 2012 to DHCP.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeremy

I built 3 hosts with 2012 R2 Datacenter Core.  Each host has a virtual switch for VM data, live migration, heartbeat, and 2 iscsi virtual switches on the same subnet and vlan.  The reason for the two is so I can fully utilize Dell's MPIO driver inside of VMs for iscsi connections.  All the switches are configured identically on all 3 hosts.  I go through the clustering wizard in VMM and it finishes with an error that one host is missing one iscsi network.  After investigating, it appears the wizard has moved that host and only one of the iscsi virtual switches to an internal only network.  I can't move it back to external because the adapter is bonded to another switch, which is not true. 

Any help would be appreciated