While adding virtual machine host the process keeps on failing on step 1.3 "Refresh host".

I noticed in trace log (VMMTrace2.0) that the installation process is looking for a service that it cannot find:

00000870    56.34714127    [2688] 0A80.0E94::06/26-14:55:20.604#04:WsmanAPIWrapper.cs(1686): WSMAN: URL: [***********:5985] Verb: [ENUMERATE],  resource: [http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/wmi/root/cimv2/Win32_Service], wqlQuery: [select * from Win32_Service where Name="vhdsvc"]
00000871    56.62355042    [2688] 0A80.0E94::06/26-14:55:20.879#09:HostRefresher.cs(258): Host 62c2d6f4-6a67-4279-92bb-ba667cc73d8d (********)not accessible. Marking host as not responding

But vhdsvc (Hyper-V-Image-Management-Service) is not running on this server, because it's WS2012 I suppose.

It's driving me crazy, how can I change the inbstallation script?

Regards,

Marc

Are you sure you're running SCVMM SP1?

I ask this as this particular problem is a known issue within SCVMM 2012 which SP1 fixes.

Rob, I dont know to be honest, Idont find a link to SP1.. In the registry I found ProductVersion: 3.0.6057.0

Installation is only the VMM component, to try it out. Im in the midst of a W2008 consolidation process and want to virtualize my physical servers (P2V). From what I understand I need VMM for that.

Maybe R2..

Regards, Marc

Can someone explain how jobs are configured in SCVMM2012? While refreshing the host cluster, the script keeps on looking for vhdsvc service, that one is not running on the cluster because its Hyper-V 2012, or am I missing something?

You can Use DisktoVHD tool to P2V your physical Servers 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/ee656415.aspx

Product Version : 3.0.6057.0 -- Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager

So It's not VMM 2012 SP1, 

Ok thanks Ibrahim, I downloaded sc2012 from ms download center with open license login two days ago. Guess it was not the sp1 install.. I need Ws2012 svr to run sp1, nice! Is there no way to alter the job script, maybe powershell script? Kind regards Marc

Ok thanks Ibrahim, I downloaded sc2012 from ms download center with open license login two days ago. Guess it was not the sp1 install.. I need Ws2012 svr to run sp1, nice!

Exactly, so the only way to resolve your initial issue is to upgrade to SP1.

Thanks guys for pointing out, cheers. I'll check on DiskToVHD

SP1 did the trick. Version SCVMM says it's SP1 on the splash.. so finally have a go at P2V! Thx again