We know SCVMM requires CredSSP to be enabled on remote hosts so admin credentials can be passed on for scripts/commands to run on those hosts. How can this be done via PowerShell on 2012 R2 hosts? To check CredSSP status (replace the word HostName with the name of a host (yep, one host only): To […]
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As a result of a impending migration I needed to create VM Networks in readiness for the incoming VMs. Easy enough when there are only a few you got to create, but when there are dozens of them, scripting really is the only way to go. Here’s the goss: The csv file looked like this: […]
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You get the above error on and off when making config changes on Hyper-V hosts. Error (12700) VMM cannot complete the host operation on the server because of the error: Unable to find Object of type http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/wmi/root/standardcimv2/MSFT_NetIPInterface for interfaceindex 45 Recommended Action Resolve the host issue and then try the operation again. The obligatory screeshot: […]
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You receive the following error in SCVMM when assigning a vNIC to a logical switch on a host. Error (25270) No MAC addresses were available to allocate to network adapter (<name here>). Recommended Action Allocate additional MAC address pools and retry the operation. Obligatory graphic: I checked the pool using Get-SCStaticIPAddressPool and sure enough there […]
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As a part of a larger script I needed to check if a host’s NICs were enabled or disabled and enable them if needed. After a while, I was able to get it going. Here it is: The bits that got me initially were: The getadapter command would spit out a whole line of output […]
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You get the following message when pushing out a Logical Switch from your SCVMM 2012 R2 management station. Warning (25259) Error while applying physical adapter network settings to teamed adapter. Error code details 2147549183 Recommended Action Update the network settings on the host if the virtual network adapter is connected to the host. For a […]
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Error (25252) Virtual Switch … is used by VM virtual network adapters in host… Recommended Action Disconnect the virtual network adapters from the virtual switch and retry the operation. You get the above error when trying to remove a Logical Switch from a host. Be sure you want to do this though! This will result […]
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While setting up my home lab, I did not bother/think to check if the NAS was going to hibernate itself or its disks after a period of inactivity. Sure enough after I built my cluster + SCVMM + what not, the hosts would drop their disks – PDL. Fix? The disks were meant to hibernate […]
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