> 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/
>
>

> 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:
>
>> 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/
>>
>>
>