Hi Guys,
I try to deploy a new virtual desktop collection with Win8 VDI's (pooled/managed) based on a custom answer file. Everything needs to automated so working with the server manager is not an option, that's why the answer file is needed.
The lab environment is based on Windows Server 2012 and Win8 Enterprise only. So functional level etc. is off course Windows Server 2012.
I Use the following command:
New-RDVirtualDesktopCollection `
-CollectionName "Pooled Managed Win8" `
-Description "This collection contains Pooled and Managed Win 8 VDI machines." `
-OU "VDI" `
-ConnectionBroker "RDSCB01.lab.local" `
-PooledManaged `
-CustomSysprepUnattendFilePath "\\hyper02\_Unattend\OOBE-only.xml" `
-VirtualDesktopAllocation @{"hyper02.lab.local"=3} `
-VirtualDesktopNamePrefix "Pooled-Win8-" `
-UserGroups "lab.local\domain users" `
-MaxUserProfileDiskSizeGB 1 `
-VirtualDesktopTemplateHostServer "hyper02.lab.local" `
-VirtualDesktopTemplateName “_WIN8-Template” `
-UserProfileDiskPath "\\hyper02.lab.local\_UserProfileDisks" `
-StorageType LocalStorage `
-LocalStoragePath "E:\_VDI" `
-Force `
-Debug
$error[0]|format-list -forceI tried multiple answer files, but even with this simple one it fails:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"><settings pass="oobeSystem"><component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale><SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale><UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage><UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback><UserLocale>nl-NL</UserLocale></component><component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><UserAccounts><AdministratorPassword><Value>UABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkACEAQQBkAG0AaQBuAGkAcwB0AHIAYQB0AG8AcgBQAGEAcwBzAHcAbwByAGQA</Value><PlainText>false</PlainText></AdministratorPassword><LocalAccounts><LocalAccount wcm:action="add"><Password><Value>UABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkACEAUABhAHMAcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value><PlainText>false</PlainText></Password><Description>Admin</Description><DisplayName>Admin</DisplayName><Group>Administrators</Group><Name>Admin</Name></LocalAccount></LocalAccounts></UserAccounts><OOBE><HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage><HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen><HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen><HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens><HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE><NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation><ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC><SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE><SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE></OOBE></component></settings><cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:d:/=%20software/iso's/lic/en_windows_8_enterprise_x64_dvd_917522/sources/install.wim#Windows 8 Enterprise" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" /></unattend>
Everything goes fine, until is comes to the deployment of the VDI machines and the answer file is called. It fails with the following error:
PS N:\> \\dc01\isos\New-VirtualDesktopCollection.ps1
Unable to retrieve the details of the virtual desktop collection.+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (:) [Start-RDVMRollout], RDManagementException+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StartRDVirtualMachineRollout,Microsoft.RemoteDesktopServices.Management.Cmdlets.StartRDVirtualMachineRo
lloutCommand+ PSComputerName : localhost
CollectionName Type Size PercentInUse
-------------- ---- ---- ------------
Pooled Managed... PooledManaged 0 0
writeErrorStream : True
OriginInfo : localhost
Exception : System.Management.Automation.RemoteException: Unable to retrieve the details of the virtual desktop
collection.
TargetObject :
CategoryInfo : WriteError: (:) [Start-RDVMRollout], RDManagementException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : StartRDVirtualMachineRollout,Microsoft.RemoteDesktopServices.Management.Cmdlets.StartRDVirtualMachineRolloutCo
mmand
ErrorDetails :
InvocationInfo :
ScriptStackTrace :
PipelineIterationInfo : {}
PSMessageDetails : Without the answer file parameter is runs perfectly, BUT the VDI machines get the OOBE.... That's not what we want off course....
This link (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2747656?wa=wsignin1.0) and other sources tell me that when i set the regkeys i can find a log in c:\windows\logs, but there is nothing. I looked on the management server and the connection broker.
The only thing i could find in the event viewer was this:
The XML input specified for the VM Provisioning job is not in a valid format. Error: 0xC00CEE03 Input XML:
<?xml version="1.0"?><rdvp:RDVProvisioning xmlns:rdvp="http://www.microsoft.com/rdv/2010/05/"><rdvp:ProvisionPoolRequest><rdvp:Job><rdvp:Action>Create</rdvp:Action><rdvp:OnError>Stop</rdvp:OnError></rdvp:Job><rdvp:Pool><rdvp:Name>Pooled_Managed_W</rdvp:Name><rdvp:Type></rdvp:Type><rdvp:VhdType>DiffDisk</rdvp:VhdType><rdvp:SaveDelay></rdvp:SaveDelay><rdvp:Version></rdvp:Version><rdvp:MARK_HA>No</rdvp:MARK_HA></rdvp:Pool><rdvp:Vm><rdvp:BaseVmLocation>\\RDSCB01\RDVirtualDesktopTemplate\Pooled_Managed_W\IMGS\__3</rdvp:BaseVmLocation><rdvp:LocalVmCreationPath>E:\_VDI</rdvp:LocalVmCreationPath><rdvp:LocalGoldCachePath></rdvp:LocalGoldCachePath><rdvp:SMBShare></rdvp:SMBShare><rdvp:EnableVmStreaming>0</rdvp:EnableVmStreaming><rdvp:RunVMsFromSMB>0</rdvp:RunVMsFromSMB><rdvp:NamingPrefix>Pooled-Win8</rdvp:NamingPrefix><rdvp:NamingStartIndex>1</rdvp:NamingStartIndex><rdvp:Domain>lab.local</rdvp:Domain><rdvp:OU>OU=VDI,OU=Computers,OU=Kamer 2101,DC=lab,DC=local</rdvp:OU><rdvp:ProductKey></rdvp:ProductKey><rdvp:UnattendXml><![CDATA[<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <OOBE> <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage> <HideLocalAccountScreen>true</HideLocalAccountScreen> <HideOEMRegistrationScreen>true</HideOEMRegistrationScreen> <HideOnlineAccountScreens>true</HideOnlineAccountScreens> <HideWirelessSetupInOOBE>true</HideWirelessSetupInOOBE> <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation> <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC> <SkipMachineOOBE>true</SkipMachineOOBE> <SkipUserOOBE>true</SkipUserOOBE> </OOBE> </component> </settings> </unattend>]]></rdvp:UnattendXml></rdvp:Vm><rdvp:HyperVHosts><rdvp:HyperVHost><rdvp:Name>hyper02.lab.local</rdvp:Name><rdvp:NumberVms>3</rdvp:NumberVms></rdvp:HyperVHost></rdvp:HyperVHosts></rdvp:ProvisionPoolRequest></rdvp:RDVProvisioning>
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Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-SessionBroker/Admin
Source: TerminalServices-SessionBroker
EventID: 1549
Level: Error
User: NETWORK SERVICE
Task Category: MS VM Provisioning Plugin
Computer: RDSCB01.lab.local
I hope we can get this working, thanks in advance everybody!
Regards,
Bart