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this report error when HyperV host not able to connect virtual machine configuration files.<br />
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can you check it out if configuration files are available for those VM<br />
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this report error when HyperV host not able to connect virtual machine configuration files.

can you check it out if configuration files are available for those VM

More info [http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c8136765-309e-4051-a131-b77b3fa2aa72/hyperv-vm-in-a-runningcritical-state?forum=winserverhyperv]

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I have 6 vm's running on Server 2008 r2. &nbsp;Two of the vm's are running in critical state. When I log into them and check event logs all appears normal. This just started to occur out of the blue a day or so ago. I have powered them off and back on and this did not help. &nbsp;the vhd files are running on a local D drive and I have verified the paths. &nbsp;<br />
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Any suggestions?<br />
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Thank you
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I have 6 vm's running on Server 2008 r2.  Two of the vm's are running in critical state. When I log into them and check event logs all appears normal. This just started to occur out of the blue a day or so ago. I have powered them off and back on and this did not help.  the vhd files are running on a local D drive and I have verified the paths.  

Any suggestions?

Thank you

Hyper-V VM in a Running-Critical State

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

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Microsoft Legacy OS

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Microsoft Server OS

Hyper-V is a native hypervisor; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems and supersedes Windows Virtual PC as the hardware virtualization component of the client editions of Windows NT. A server computer running Hyper-V can be configured to expose individual virtual machines to one or more networks. Hyper-V Server supports remote access via Remote Desktop Connection. Administration and configuration of the host OS and the guest virtual machines is generally done over the network.