> I'd start by asking why the host server is rebooting every Monday morning?
>
> --
> Ryan Sokolowski
> MVP - Clustering
> MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
>
>
> "Rob" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >I have a 2003 R2 host server running a virtual DC. Every monday morning,
> >the
> > host machine reboots. Whenever it does, the virtual machine disappears. I
> > recreate the virtual machine but I always get the error that the
> > configuration I'm setting up already exists but I cannot attach the
> > previously created machine. I have to create a new vm and point it to the
> > existing hard drive.
> >
> > I've demoted the dc, removed the vm, unistalled virtual server and IIS,
> > then
> > reinstalled all. Same thing happens the following Monday. There is nothing
> > in
> > the event log that would explain what is happening.
> >
> > I have about 120 other sites with this same configuration and none of the
> > rest do this. I am getting extremely annoyed with this.
> >
> > Any ideas?
>

>I have a 2003 R2 host server running a virtual DC. Every monday morning,
>the
> host machine reboots. Whenever it does, the virtual machine disappears. I
> recreate the virtual machine but I always get the error that the
> configuration I'm setting up already exists but I cannot attach the
> previously created machine. I have to create a new vm and point it to the
> existing hard drive.
>
> I've demoted the dc, removed the vm, unistalled virtual server and IIS,
> then
> reinstalled all. Same thing happens the following Monday. There is nothing
> in
> the event log that would explain what is happening.
>
> I have about 120 other sites with this same configuration and none of the
> rest do this. I am getting extremely annoyed with this.
>
> Any ideas?

> Have you removed the previous guest's configuration information here:
> "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Virtual
> Server\Virtual Machines"
>
> This sounds like a lot of unnecessary churn, particularly w/r/t your domain
> controllers and the AD replication you're unintentionally initiating with
> all the reboots...
>
> --
> Ryan Sokolowski
> MVP - Clustering
> MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
> "Rob" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> news:(email address - cut out)...
> > We do that on purpose. The host servers are file/print machines/terminal
> > servers and we reboot them to keep them running smoothly. We don't have
> > issues with any of the other 150 machines we do this with. On this
> > particular
> > server, everything else works fine after the reboot, just the virtual
> > machine
> > get messed up.
> >
> > "Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> I'd start by asking why the host server is rebooting every Monday
> >> morning?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ryan Sokolowski
> >> MVP - Clustering
> >> MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
> >>
> >>
> >> "Rob" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
> >> news:(email address - cut out)...
> >> >I have a 2003 R2 host server running a virtual DC. Every monday morning,
> >> >the
> >> > host machine reboots. Whenever it does, the virtual machine disappears.
> >> > I
> >> > recreate the virtual machine but I always get the error that the
> >> > configuration I'm setting up already exists but I cannot attach the
> >> > previously created machine. I have to create a new vm and point it to
> >> > the
> >> > existing hard drive.
> >> >
> >> > I've demoted the dc, removed the vm, unistalled virtual server and IIS,
> >> > then
> >> > reinstalled all. Same thing happens the following Monday. There is
> >> > nothing
> >> > in
> >> > the event log that would explain what is happening.
> >> >
> >> > I have about 120 other sites with this same configuration and none of
> >> > the
> >> > rest do this. I am getting extremely annoyed with this.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >>
>

> We do that on purpose. The host servers are file/print machines/terminal
> servers and we reboot them to keep them running smoothly. We don't have
> issues with any of the other 150 machines we do this with. On this
> particular
> server, everything else works fine after the reboot, just the virtual
> machine
> get messed up.
>
> "Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> I'd start by asking why the host server is rebooting every Monday
>> morning?
>>
>> --
>> Ryan Sokolowski
>> MVP - Clustering
>> MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
>>
>>
>> "Rob" <(email address - cut out)> wrote in message
>> news:(email address - cut out)...
>> >I have a 2003 R2 host server running a virtual DC. Every monday morning,
>> >the
>> > host machine reboots. Whenever it does, the virtual machine disappears.
>> > I
>> > recreate the virtual machine but I always get the error that the
>> > configuration I'm setting up already exists but I cannot attach the
>> > previously created machine. I have to create a new vm and point it to
>> > the
>> > existing hard drive.
>> >
>> > I've demoted the dc, removed the vm, unistalled virtual server and IIS,
>> > then
>> > reinstalled all. Same thing happens the following Monday. There is
>> > nothing
>> > in
>> > the event log that would explain what is happening.
>> >
>> > I have about 120 other sites with this same configuration and none of
>> > the
>> > rest do this. I am getting extremely annoyed with this.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>