Hyper-V virtual desktop collection creation error "Failed: The provisioned virtual machine could not connect to its primary domain"
I'm trying to create a manged pool of personal desktops in Hyper-V. When I run the wizard I get the following error: "Failed: The provisioned virtual machine could not connect to its primary domain".
Server 2012 R2 was installed on the server, and the Hyper-V role was added, and called HV1. Two instances of Server 2012 R2 were created, one was set up as the Domain Controller (DC), called DC1, and the other as the Remote Desktop Services installation (RDSI), and called RDSI1. The RDS was installed according to this step by step tutorial (Technet blogpost).
The two Server 2012 R2 installations (HV1 and RDSI1) were joined to the third DC (DC1) one.
At this stage I attempted to create a collection of managed personal desktops, and am getting the above error.
The template I'm using is Gen1 (I tried Gen2, but Hyper-V said that they can't be used for a managed pool) Win 8.1 Pro sysprepped image (Sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /mode:VM). I've created a VM from that image and it connects to the Internet, can run Windows Update, etc.
Please help!
Server 2012 R2 was installed on the server, and the Hyper-V role was added, and called HV1. Two instances of Server 2012 R2 were created, one was set up as the Domain Controller (DC), called DC1, and the other as the Remote Desktop Services installation (RDSI), and called RDSI1. The RDS was installed according to this step by step tutorial (Technet blogpost).
The two Server 2012 R2 installations (HV1 and RDSI1) were joined to the third DC (DC1) one.
At this stage I attempted to create a collection of managed personal desktops, and am getting the above error.
The template I'm using is Gen1 (I tried Gen2, but Hyper-V said that they can't be used for a managed pool) Win 8.1 Pro sysprepped image (Sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown /mode:VM). I've created a VM from that image and it connects to the Internet, can run Windows Update, etc.
Please help!
Philip Elder
Are you able to ping the DC by name from the host and RDSH servers?
ASKER
Yes. I typed "ping DC1" into command windows on both machines and got swift replies.
Was the desktop OS image created from an already domain joined OS?
ASKER
No. I used the 8.1 ISO, installed to a Gen 1 VM, opened a browser to make sure it could connect, ran Windows Update, and then sysprepped using the above command.
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Right now my router is providing DHCP. The VM's that I've created have had no issues, only the managed collection.
DC1 has the DNS role.
What needs to be done?
DC1 has the DNS role.
What needs to be done?
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While the expert gave a technically correct answer, he provided no assistance in how to implement the solution. My answer gives a few resources, so others faced with this issue can find some self help, as well as pointing out some common gotchas in implementing the solution.