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Silent.Sin
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1) Can't boot my Hyper-V core server with networking support
2) Stuck at either "Applying Computer Settings" or "Welcome" depending on if I have the ethernet cord plugged in or not
3) How the hell do I troubleshoot this beast?
4) Give up and just reinstall Hyper-V and reattach the vhds?
We are in the process of moving offices and today we moved all of our servers over. One of the servers is a Hyper-V 2008 R2 Server and I've been having some major headaches getting it to boot back up.
No modifications were done to the network and we're using the exact same hardware and topology to run it as we were in the old location. Every other server we have booted fine and I can access them just like old times. However, this Hyper-V server just does not want to complete its boot process. AD is working just fine everywhere else, as is DNS, DHCP, etc.
I think I've narrowed it down to a networking issue but like I said I have no idea why, there have been no changes to the network.
1) If I boot up with the network cable plugged in to the Hyper-V server it gets stuck at the "Applying Computer Settings" screen and will sit there forever, never getting to a login.
2) If I boot up without the network cable plugged in I get to a login screen, login with a local account, then it gets stuck at "Welcome"
3) If I boot into Safe Mode (no network support) I get all the way in with a local account to a command prompt, but that doesn't do me much good since if I run sconfig there is no network adapater attached so I can't change settings. Safe mode with network support gets stuck at the usual spots.
I've googled and found a bunch of results for being stuck on either the Applying Computer Settings or Welcome screens and most of the responses refer to hotfixes that may or may not be applicable to me. I'm not even sure how I would go about installing those from Safe mode or a Repair console.
I'm still pretty new to the Hyper-V environment. What's the best way to troubleshoot or find some sort of event log that would give me a clue as to wtf is going on? It seems to me like it's having issues contacting a login authority or establishing a network connection but I don't understand why that would completely prevent me from getting at least to a console, especially with a local account.
Rolling back to a backup image is not likely going to fix the issue as the network settings have remained the same since I built it. Server was running fine before the move, did a clean shutdown before moving, and I checked all hardware connections twice over once I got there to make sure nothing came loose in the move. Any ideas?
1) Can't boot my Hyper-V core server with networking support
2) Stuck at either "Applying Computer Settings" or "Welcome" depending on if I have the ethernet cord plugged in or not
3) How the hell do I troubleshoot this beast?
4) Give up and just reinstall Hyper-V and reattach the vhds?
We are in the process of moving offices and today we moved all of our servers over. One of the servers is a Hyper-V 2008 R2 Server and I've been having some major headaches getting it to boot back up.
No modifications were done to the network and we're using the exact same hardware and topology to run it as we were in the old location. Every other server we have booted fine and I can access them just like old times. However, this Hyper-V server just does not want to complete its boot process. AD is working just fine everywhere else, as is DNS, DHCP, etc.
I think I've narrowed it down to a networking issue but like I said I have no idea why, there have been no changes to the network.
1) If I boot up with the network cable plugged in to the Hyper-V server it gets stuck at the "Applying Computer Settings" screen and will sit there forever, never getting to a login.
2) If I boot up without the network cable plugged in I get to a login screen, login with a local account, then it gets stuck at "Welcome"
3) If I boot into Safe Mode (no network support) I get all the way in with a local account to a command prompt, but that doesn't do me much good since if I run sconfig there is no network adapater attached so I can't change settings. Safe mode with network support gets stuck at the usual spots.
I've googled and found a bunch of results for being stuck on either the Applying Computer Settings or Welcome screens and most of the responses refer to hotfixes that may or may not be applicable to me. I'm not even sure how I would go about installing those from Safe mode or a Repair console.
I'm still pretty new to the Hyper-V environment. What's the best way to troubleshoot or find some sort of event log that would give me a clue as to wtf is going on? It seems to me like it's having issues contacting a login authority or establishing a network connection but I don't understand why that would completely prevent me from getting at least to a console, especially with a local account.
Rolling back to a backup image is not likely going to fix the issue as the network settings have remained the same since I built it. Server was running fine before the move, did a clean shutdown before moving, and I checked all hardware connections twice over once I got there to make sure nothing came loose in the move. Any ideas?
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