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Windows hyper v - virtual machine
I have a windows hyper v that has two virtual machines running off it.
I removed all the ram chips and upgraded them and then restarted the server but the exchange virtual machine wouldn't start.
In the midst of trying to figure that out i deleted the avhd pertaining to the exchange (all mailboxes).
How can i get my system back??? Company Down! Email is currently being spooled with a smart host service.
I have a complete system backup 4 days ago that i managed to restore the old AVHD file and replaced the old RAM which i can boot from but cannot log into the server because i get an error message saying the trust relationship between the computer and the domain is broken.
I cannot seem to log into the domain nor the local account on the virtual machine.
am i using the right file? what should i do. I realized that the virtual server is booting from a VHD file that has always been on he hard drive.
Need understanding here please!
Thanks
I removed all the ram chips and upgraded them and then restarted the server but the exchange virtual machine wouldn't start.
In the midst of trying to figure that out i deleted the avhd pertaining to the exchange (all mailboxes).
How can i get my system back??? Company Down! Email is currently being spooled with a smart host service.
I have a complete system backup 4 days ago that i managed to restore the old AVHD file and replaced the old RAM which i can boot from but cannot log into the server because i get an error message saying the trust relationship between the computer and the domain is broken.
I cannot seem to log into the domain nor the local account on the virtual machine.
am i using the right file? what should i do. I realized that the virtual server is booting from a VHD file that has always been on he hard drive.
Need understanding here please!
Thanks
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Hopefully you can use a local logon to your VM and then disjoin and rejoin the domain.
If you need to reset the local administrator password because you don't remember it, you can reset it using the following link. I would backup your VHD and AVHD files before you make the change.
http://www.pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Once you get back online, you should stop using VHD snapshot files for your production servers. Thay are not backups, and have several risks including the situation you just found yourself in.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560637(WS.10).aspx
If you need to reset the local administrator password because you don't remember it, you can reset it using the following link. I would backup your VHD and AVHD files before you make the change.
http://www.pogostick.net/~pnh/ntpasswd/
Once you get back online, you should stop using VHD snapshot files for your production servers. Thay are not backups, and have several risks including the situation you just found yourself in.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd560637(WS.10).aspx
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Needed an explanation as to why switching all of the RAM chips for upgrade should cause this error in the first place! the add remove function only worked with the old ram modules.
Good luck!