Did you do the cmdkey thing on the domain-joined client machine that will manage the HV?
I can tell you it can be made to work. Unfortunately, my note-taking was piss-poor for the exact syntaxes that finally succeeded on client and server. I might be able to reverse-engineer what I did - but am not in front of the client machine at the moment to do so. Carl -----Original Message----- From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 2:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Configuring Hyper-V Server R2 I used hvremote to get where I'm at now. I still can't seem to get Server Manager to connect. On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Carl Houseman <[email protected]> wrote: > You need hvremote.wsf and/or a little bit of cmdkey work to set up the > default credentials that are used to connect to that machine. > > Start here and google further with "hvremote" for addl. documentation etc. > http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/HVRemote > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Majorowicz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2011 1:54 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Configuring Hyper-V Server R2 > > Thanks Steve. I think see my issue. For some strange reason when I > installed the Administrative tools to my laptop I didn't actually > include Server Manager. However I can't actually use Server Manager > from this Laptop because it's a member of a domain, and the Hyper-V > Server is in a Workgroup, so I get an error when I try and connect. A > quick glance at the help file says I'm not supported. > > Unless you know a way to get Server Manager to work in this configuration. > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Steve Ens <[email protected]> wrote: >> Server manager? Open up server manager, choose file and connect to other >> computer. >> >> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Jim Majorowicz <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> To clarify: I have the Hyper-V Manager GUI installed on Windows 7 >>> box, and am able to configure virtual machines no problem. If there >>> is something I'm missing in that GUI to manage the HOST machine >>> itself, please let me know. >>> >>> On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Jim Majorowicz <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > I'm not talking about managing the virtual machines. I can do that. >>> > I'm talking about configuring the host machine itself. Installing >>> > things like additional disk drives to store virtual machine on, >>> > installing backup software and hardware management software like Dell >>> > Open Manage. >>> > >>> > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Matthew W. Ross >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> Perhaps I'm missing something here, but are you using the Hyper-V >>> >> manager on a Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 box to manage your Hyper-V > 2008 R2 >>> >> Server? Most everything you need to modify is available within that > gui. If >>> >> you're currently attempting to do all the changes directly on the > Hyper-V >>> >> server, this may be your stumbling block. It's an installable role on > Server >>> >> 2008, and you can download the Remote Administration pack here for > windows 7 >>> >> (You will have to install the Hyper-V Manager role after install of > the >>> >> Admin Pack): >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-43 > 13-a005-4e344e43997d&displaylang=en >>> >> >>> >> (There is a version for Windows Server 2008 (Not R2) and Windows >>> >> Vista... but I believe that the Windows 7/2008r2 version is the > newest.) >>> >> >>> >> Then there is the SCVMM... which I have no experience with. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> --Matt Ross >>> >> Ephrata School District >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >> From: Jim Majorowicz >>> >> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> >> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> >> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> >> Sent: Mon, 09 May 2011 >>> >> 08:53:52 -0700 >>> >> Subject: Configuring Hyper-V Server R2 >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>> I'm starting my trip into the world of hyper-visors, and because of > my >>> >>> company status as a Microsoft partner and costs involve I chose >>> >>> Microsoft Hyper-V Server R2 as my hyper-visor platform of choice. >>> >>> I've got to say the documentation on the software leaves a bit it be >>> >>> desired. I realize I'm getting what I paid for it here, but I can't >>> >>> actually find squat about how to actually configure the base hardware >>> >>> beyond the basic install. >>> >>> >>> >>> I've downloaded, read and used "Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 >>> >>> Getting Started Guide", "Hyper-V Server 2008 Setup and Configuration >>> >>> Tool Guide" and made great use of John Howard's "Hyper-V Remote >>> >>> Management Configuration Utility" and the blogs surrounding it, but I >>> >>> can't find squat about how to work with hardware after the software > is >>> >>> installed. >>> >>> >>> >>> Do I really have to use DISKPART to setup and configure additional >>> >>> drive volumes? How would I address iSCSI and/or SAS volumes? >>> >>> >>> >>> I thought when I first set this up I'd be able to use a Remote >>> >>> Management GUI, which I admit, I am really kinda used to, but >>> >>> unfortunately I get the "RPC server is unavailable" message. Is this >>> >>> because I'm using the server in Workgroup mode? >>> >>> >>> >>> I'd rather not use Hyper-V on top of Windows 2008 R2 if I don't have >>> >>> too. 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