Server 2012 R2

Hyper-V: VM ‘could not initialize’ (Server 2012 R2)

October 13, 2014 / Leave a Comment

Hyper-V Manager - An error occurred while attempting to start the selected virtual machine(s). 'DNS' could not initialize. (Virtual machine ID 9EAAC6AD-3549-4A7D-A4EB-078A137C920F)

Update: Shortly after posting, I discovered the issue. See bottom of post for details. TLDR: Minimum memory was set too low. Must be at least 32 MB to start. After upgrading my Hyper-V server from Server 2012 to Server 2012 R2, I ran into a small problem. Some of my virtual machines would start, and … [Read more…]

Server 2012 R2: ADFS with Group Managed Service Account in PowerShell.

September 24, 2013 / 1 Comment

Update: This issue has been addressed by Microsoft, at least in the documentation. See the TechNet article for the latest parameters. I always like to be on the latest and greatest version of whatever software I am using. Right now, it’s Office 365 with ADFS integration to my Windows Server 2012 R2 server. One of … [Read more…]

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Hyper-V: VM ‘could not initialize’ (Server 2012 R2)

Server 2012 R2: ADFS with Group Managed Service Account in PowerShell.