Hi,
I have a template that I've used numerous times to deploy VMs from Virtual Machine Manager (2008 R2). I recently started getting the following error message:
VMM cannot complete the Hyper-V operation on the "hvhost.com" server because of the error: 'newvm' failed to add device 'Microsoft Virtual Floppy Disk'. (Virtual machine ID EDEA2F9E-662A-4895-BF93-818F36E18510)
'newvm': Attachment 'C:\ClusterStorage\Win2k8 Dev-1\newvm\newvm.vfd' not found. Error: 'The system cannot find the file specified.' (0x80070002). (Virtual machine ID EDEA2F9E-662A-4895-BF93-818F36E18510)
(Unknown error (0x8003))
Recommended Action
Resolve the issue in Hyper-V and then try the operation again.
I have not specified a VFD as part of this template. I have also tried to manually create a VFD in the folder and restart the job, but it then gives the following error:
Error (1240)The file C:\ClusterStorage\Win2k8 Dev-1
\newvm\newvm.vfd is already present on server hvhost.com.
Recommended Action
Move the file C:\ClusterStorage\Win2k8 Dev-1\newvm\newvm.vfd to a different location, and then try the operation again.
It actually deletes the VFD file that I created, and if I try to restart the job, it goes back to the original error.
The net effect is that I am left with a VM in a failed state and am unable to do anything but delete it.