Re: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[Steve Ens]

No, since there a couple of snapshots...I'm merging them into the parent
disk first.

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Andrew S. Baker  wrote:

> Have you tried to import it?
>
> -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker <http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker>
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Steve Ens  wrote:
>
>> So I have a good snapshot, is there a way to restore that?  Note - the
>> snapshot doesn't show up in the HV Manager.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:35 AM, James Rankin wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't had much luck doing R1 to R2 upgrades in our ESX 4 environment.
>>> A lot of flaky network issues with upgraded boxes, hangs on startup, all
>>> sorts of weird behaviour. In the end I opted to build a new template fresh
>>> from R2 rather than upgrade existing R1 systems.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26 March 2010 13:57, Steve Ens  wrote:
>>>
>>>> No AV scanning that box.  I'm getting an event id 3070 and 3040.
>>>>
>>>> Unnamed VM' failed to initialize. (Virtual machine
>>>> 64EF49F6-3922-44E1-BB24-254088FE6650)
>>>> That takes me to this link
>>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971(WS.10).aspx<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971%28WS.10%29.aspx>
>>>>
>>>> Check the environment in which the start virtual machine operation was
>>>> being attempted, including:
>>>>
>>>>1. access and permissions to the configuration file, memory file and
>>>>all image files
>>>>2. prior error messages in the event log
>>>>3. available RAM on the system
>>>>4. configuration settings
>>>>5. disk space for the memory file and any expanding virtual hard
>>>>disks
>>>>
>>>> All of these should've been OK.  Just doing a straight upgrade.
>>>>
>>>>   On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Miller Bonnie L. <
>>>> mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  Are you running any file-level AV software on the host server?
>>>>> That’s the only thing I can think of that I’ve seen completely kill off
>>>>> guests like that.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -Bonnie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM
>>>>>
>>>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>>>> *Subject:* Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went
>>>>> through the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade
>>>>> should be finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is
>>>>> nowhere to be seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that
>>>>> doesn't show up in the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but
>>>>> what's the easiest way to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done
>>>>> these upgrades a bunch of times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy
>>>>> ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
>>> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
>>> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
>>> a question."
>>>
>>>
>>>
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~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[Andrew S. Baker]

Have you tried to import it?

-ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker


On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Steve Ens  wrote:

> So I have a good snapshot, is there a way to restore that?  Note - the
> snapshot doesn't show up in the HV Manager.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:35 AM, James Rankin wrote:
>
>> I haven't had much luck doing R1 to R2 upgrades in our ESX 4 environment.
>> A lot of flaky network issues with upgraded boxes, hangs on startup, all
>> sorts of weird behaviour. In the end I opted to build a new template fresh
>> from R2 rather than upgrade existing R1 systems.
>>
>>
>> On 26 March 2010 13:57, Steve Ens  wrote:
>>
>>> No AV scanning that box.  I'm getting an event id 3070 and 3040.
>>>
>>> Unnamed VM' failed to initialize. (Virtual machine
>>> 64EF49F6-3922-44E1-BB24-254088FE6650)
>>> That takes me to this link
>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971(WS.10).aspx<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971%28WS.10%29.aspx>
>>>
>>> Check the environment in which the start virtual machine operation was
>>> being attempted, including:
>>>
>>>1. access and permissions to the configuration file, memory file and
>>>all image files
>>>2. prior error messages in the event log
>>>3. available RAM on the system
>>>4. configuration settings
>>>5. disk space for the memory file and any expanding virtual hard
>>>disks
>>>
>>> All of these should've been OK.  Just doing a straight upgrade.
>>>
>>>   On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Miller Bonnie L. <
>>> mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Are you running any file-level AV software on the host server?  That’s
>>>> the only thing I can think of that I’ve seen completely kill off guests 
>>>> like
>>>> that.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Bonnie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM
>>>>
>>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>>> *Subject:* Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went
>>>> through the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade
>>>> should be finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is
>>>> nowhere to be seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that
>>>> doesn't show up in the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but
>>>> what's the easiest way to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done
>>>> these upgrades a bunch of times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy
>>>> ideas?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
>> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
>> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
>> a question."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[Steve Ens]

So I have a good snapshot, is there a way to restore that?  Note - the
snapshot doesn't show up in the HV Manager.

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 9:35 AM, James Rankin  wrote:

> I haven't had much luck doing R1 to R2 upgrades in our ESX 4 environment. A
> lot of flaky network issues with upgraded boxes, hangs on startup, all sorts
> of weird behaviour. In the end I opted to build a new template fresh from R2
> rather than upgrade existing R1 systems.
>
>
> On 26 March 2010 13:57, Steve Ens  wrote:
>
>> No AV scanning that box.  I'm getting an event id 3070 and 3040.
>>
>> Unnamed VM' failed to initialize. (Virtual machine
>> 64EF49F6-3922-44E1-BB24-254088FE6650)
>> That takes me to this link
>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971(WS.10).aspx<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971%28WS.10%29.aspx>
>>
>> Check the environment in which the start virtual machine operation was
>> being attempted, including:
>>
>>1. access and permissions to the configuration file, memory file and
>>all image files
>>2. prior error messages in the event log
>>3. available RAM on the system
>>4. configuration settings
>>5. disk space for the memory file and any expanding virtual hard disks
>>
>> All of these should've been OK.  Just doing a straight upgrade.
>>
>>   On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Miller Bonnie L. <
>> mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:
>>
>>>  Are you running any file-level AV software on the host server?  That’s
>>> the only thing I can think of that I’ve seen completely kill off guests like
>>> that.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -Bonnie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM
>>>
>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>>> *Subject:* Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went
>>> through the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade
>>> should be finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is
>>> nowhere to be seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that
>>> doesn't show up in the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but
>>> what's the easiest way to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done
>>> these upgrades a bunch of times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy
>>> ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
> a question."
>
>
>
>
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[James Rankin]

I haven't had much luck doing R1 to R2 upgrades in our ESX 4 environment. A
lot of flaky network issues with upgraded boxes, hangs on startup, all sorts
of weird behaviour. In the end I opted to build a new template fresh from R2
rather than upgrade existing R1 systems.

On 26 March 2010 13:57, Steve Ens  wrote:

> No AV scanning that box.  I'm getting an event id 3070 and 3040.
>
> Unnamed VM' failed to initialize. (Virtual machine
> 64EF49F6-3922-44E1-BB24-254088FE6650)
> That takes me to this link
> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971(WS.10).aspx<http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971%28WS.10%29.aspx>
>
> Check the environment in which the start virtual machine operation was
> being attempted, including:
>
>1. access and permissions to the configuration file, memory file and
>all image files
>2. prior error messages in the event log
>3. available RAM on the system
>4. configuration settings
>5. disk space for the memory file and any expanding virtual hard disks
>
> All of these should've been OK.  Just doing a straight upgrade.
>
> On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Miller Bonnie L. <
> mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:
>
>>  Are you running any file-level AV software on the host server?  That’s
>> the only thing I can think of that I’ve seen completely kill off guests like
>> that.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Bonnie
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM
>>
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2
>>
>>
>>
>> Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went
>> through the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade
>> should be finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is
>> nowhere to be seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that
>> doesn't show up in the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but
>> what's the easiest way to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done
>> these upgrades a bunch of times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy
>> ideas?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>


-- 
"On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into
the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able
rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such
a question."

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Re: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[Steve Ens]

No AV scanning that box.  I'm getting an event id 3070 and 3040.

Unnamed VM' failed to initialize. (Virtual machine
64EF49F6-3922-44E1-BB24-254088FE6650)
That takes me to this link
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd581971(WS.10).aspx

Check the environment in which the start virtual machine operation was being
attempted, including:

   1. access and permissions to the configuration file, memory file and all
   image files
   2. prior error messages in the event log
   3. available RAM on the system
   4. configuration settings
   5. disk space for the memory file and any expanding virtual hard disks

All of these should've been OK.  Just doing a straight upgrade.

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Miller Bonnie L. <
mille...@mukilteo.wednet.edu> wrote:

>  Are you running any file-level AV software on the host server?  That’s
> the only thing I can think of that I’ve seen completely kill off guests like
> that.  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804.
>
>
>
> -Bonnie
>
>
>
> *From:* Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM
>
> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
> *Subject:* Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2
>
>
>
> Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went
> through the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade
> should be finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is
> nowhere to be seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that
> doesn't show up in the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but
> what's the easiest way to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done
> these upgrades a bunch of times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy
> ideas?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

RE: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[Miller Bonnie L .]

Are you running any file-level AV software on the host server?  That's the only 
thing I can think of that I've seen completely kill off guests like that.  
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961804.

-Bonnie

From: Steve Ens [mailto:stevey...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 7:26 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went through 
the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade should be 
finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is nowhere to be 
seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that doesn't show up in 
the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but what's the easiest way 
to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done these upgrades a bunch of 
times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy ideas?





~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/>  ~

Upgrade from 2008 to 2008 r2

[Steve Ens]

Kicked off an upgrade before I left of a Hyper V virtual machine.  Went
through the upgrade and let it run.  At home now, thinking the upgrade
should be finished.  Taking a look at Hyper V Manager and the machine is
nowhere to be seen.  I took a snapshot before I ran the upgrade, but that
doesn't show up in the console.  The backup files do seem to be there, but
what's the easiest way to bring the server back from the dead?  I've done
these upgrades a bunch of times on a test server, with no issues.  ANy
ideas?

~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~   ~