Storage issues during live clone in Server 2012 R2

We just set up a new 2012 R2 cluster and we are having troubles with live cloning. I have seen it work in our environment but usually it fails.
We get this error in our cluster events:
Cluster Shared Volume 'Volume8' ('Volume8') has entered a paused state because of '(c0000435)'. All I/O will temporarily be queued until a path to the volume is reestablished.
and the clone fails with:
Error (2916)
VMM is unable to complete the request. The connection to the agent ServerName was lost.
WinRM: URL: [http://ServerPath], Verb: [INVOKE], Method: [GetError], Resource: [http://schemas.microsoft.com/wbem/wsman/1/wmi/root/microsoft/bits/BitsClientJob?JobId={DC6D9530-26F1-4F95-A1AB-0197B1406F98}]
Not found (404) (0x80190194)
The storage is a Dell EqualLogic PS6500 and its connected to two S55 Force 10 48 port switches. The client side of the network is hooked to two Cisco 2960G 48 port switches.
I can't find any information on error c0000435. Has anyone head of this issue?

Hi,
I am Chetan Savade from Symantec Technical Support Team.
Few issues have been reported with the older version of SEP. I would recommend to test the connection using the latest version of SEP. SEP 12.1 RU4 MP1b is the latest version.
Reported issues:
Cluster environment does not fail over
Fix ID: 2731793
Symptom: A cluster environment does not fail over when Symantec Endpoint Protection client is installed due to inability to unload drivers.
Solution: Modified a driver to properly detach from a volume when the volume dismounts
Reference:
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH199676
Cluster is unable to fail over with AutoProtect enabled
Fix ID: 3246552
Symptom: With AutoProtect enabled, an active cluster node cannot fail over and hangs.
Solution: Corrected a delay in the AutoProtect volume dismount that resulted in cluster failover failures
http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH211972
Best Regards,
Chetan

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2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 Report   * Bios Vendor = Phoenix Technologies LTD
2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 Report   * Bios Family unavailable.
2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 Report   * Bios Major Release = 4
2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 Report   * Bios Minor Release = 6
2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 Report   * Locale ID = 1033
2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 Agent *** START *** Queueing Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdatesWuApp Id = 1]
2014-10-28 14:29:58:401 696 5c8 AU <<## SUBMITTED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {4A8CCE12-100B-4178-998D-608DFBB0B2D0} ServiceId = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}]
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent *** END *** Queueing Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdatesWuApp Id = 1]
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent *************
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent ** START ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdatesWuApp Id = 1]
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent *********
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent   * Online = Yes; Ignore download priority = No
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent   * Criteria = "IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Installation' or IsPresent=1 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' or IsInstalled=1 and DeploymentAction='Installation' and RebootRequired=1
or IsInstalled=0 and DeploymentAction='Uninstallation' and RebootRequired=1"
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent   * ServiceID = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77} Windows Update
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent   * Search Scope = {Machine & All Users}
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c Agent   * Caller SID for Applicability: S-1-5-21-600452275-980750782-2124898778-9669
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c SLS Retrieving SLS response from server...
2014-10-28 14:29:58:432 696 b0c SLS Making request with URL
HTTPS://sls.update.microsoft.com/SLS/{9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}/x64/6.3.9600.0/0?CH=871&L=en-US&P=&PT=0x7&WUA=7.9.9600.17092
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SLS\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\sls.cab with dwProvFlags 0x00000080:
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Misc Microsoft signed: NA
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SLS\9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77\TMP3958.tmp with dwProvFlags 0x00000080:
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Misc Microsoft signed: NA
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c EP Got 9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77 redir SecondaryServiceAuth URL: "117cab2d-82b1-4b5a-a08c-4d62dbee7782"
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c SLS FATAL: SLS:CSLSRequest::RetrieveAdditionalAttributesIfRequired: CoCreateInstance failed with 0x80040154.
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Agent WARNING: Failed to retrieve SLS response data for service 117cab2d-82b1-4b5a-a08c-4d62dbee7782, error = 0x80040154
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Agent FATAL: Caller Service Recovery failed to opt in to service 117cab2d-82b1-4b5a-a08c-4d62dbee7782, hr=0X80040154
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c EP Got 9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77 redir Client/Server URL: "https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx"
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Setup Checking for agent SelfUpdate
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c Setup Client version: Core: 7.9.9600.17092 Aux: 7.9.9600.17031
2014-10-28 14:29:59:135 696 b0c EP Got 9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77 redir SelfUpdate URL: "https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v10/3/windowsupdate/selfupdate"
2014-10-28 14:30:00:151 696 b0c Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\wuident.cab with dwProvFlags 0x00000080:
2014-10-28 14:30:00:151 696 b0c Misc Microsoft signed: NA
2014-10-28 14:30:00:151 696 b0c Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes
2014-10-28 14:30:00:151 696 b0c Misc Validating signature for C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\TMP3D51.tmp with dwProvFlags 0x00000080:
2014-10-28 14:30:00:167 696 b0c Misc Microsoft signed: NA
2014-10-28 14:30:00:167 696 b0c Misc Infrastructure signed: Yes
2014-10-28 14:30:00:167 696 b0c Setup FATAL: GetClientUpdateUrl failed, err = 0x8024D009
2014-10-28 14:30:00:167 696 b0c Setup Skipping SelfUpdate check based on the /SKIP directive in wuident
2014-10-28 14:30:00:167 696 b0c Setup SelfUpdate check completed. SelfUpdate is NOT required.
2014-10-28 14:30:00:323 696 b0c PT +++++++++++ PT: Synchronizing server updates +++++++++++
2014-10-28 14:30:00:323 696 b0c PT   + ServiceId = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}, Server URL =
https://fe2.update.microsoft.com/v6/ClientWebService/client.asmx
2014-10-28 14:30:01:104 696 b0c PT WARNING: Cached cookie has expired or new PID is available
2014-10-28 14:30:01:104 696 b0c PT WARNING: PTWarn: Anonymous plug-in skipped for WU
2014-10-28 14:30:01:198 696 b0c Agent Reading cached app categories using lifetime 604800 seconds
2014-10-28 14:30:01:198 696 b0c Agent Read 1 cached app categories
2014-10-28 14:30:40:917 696 b0c PT WARNING: ECP: Failed to validate cab file digest downloaded from
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/others/2013/09/9242543_a77d372b9c8b13c599a3daf4b321ea1903da9a72.cab with error 0x80091007
2014-10-28 14:30:40:917 696 b0c PT WARNING: ECP: This roundtrip contained some optimized updates which failed. New Update count = 57, Old Count = 60
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c PT   + SyncUpdates round trips: 14
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c PT WARNING: Sync of Updates: 0x8024402f
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c PT WARNING: SyncServerUpdatesInternal failed: 0x8024402f
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c Agent   * WARNING: Failed to synchronize, error = 0x8024402F
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c Agent   * WARNING: Exit code = 0x8024402F
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c Agent *********
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c Agent ** END ** Agent: Finding updates [CallerId = AutomaticUpdatesWuApp Id = 1]
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c Agent *************
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c Agent WARNING: WU client failed Searching for update with error 0x8024402f
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c IdleTmr WU operation (CSearchCall::Init ID 1, operation # 7) stopped; does use network; is not at background priority
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c IdleTmr Decremented PDC RefCount for Network to 0
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 b0c IdleTmr Decremented idle timer priority operation counter to 1
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {4A8CCE12-100B-4178-998D-608DFBB0B2D0} ServiceId = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}]
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU   # WARNING: Search callback failed, result = 0x8024402F
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU #########
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU ## END ## AU: Search for updates [CallId = {4A8CCE12-100B-4178-998D-608DFBB0B2D0} ServiceId = {9482F4B4-E343-43B6-B170-9A65BC822C77}]
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU #############
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU All AU searches complete.
2014-10-28 14:30:41:151 696 6fc AU   # WARNING: Failed to find updates with error code 8024402f
Derek
Systems Engineer
Derek Desktop Engineer

Can't connect Windows 8.1 Enperprise to Windows Server 2012 Essentials. Get a Digest Login page and then a Blank with HTTP 404 Error page. Need help!

Hi,
I have make a new and clean install of Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials on my office network server and then i made a new and clean install of Windows 8.1 Enterprise version on one of my office desktops.
After all VPN and Anywhere Access where setup on the server i when to a PC that is inside my office network and browse on Internet Explorer to the URL to connect this PC to the server and make it part of the domain.
But when i browse to the http://MYSERVERNAME/connect im not getting the Windows Server page with the option to download the windows connector. Instead i get a login pop-up saying "iexplore" and "digest". I try to create a user on the server
and use that user login details on this login box, but even then, the only thing i get is a blank page saying a HTTP Error 404.
So can someone please help me on this? Any advice on how to solve this problem in order to show the normal Windows Server connect page?
Thanks

Hi,
Based on your description, please refer to following operations and troubleshoot this issue. Then check if
can help us to narrow down the cause of this issue.
Please type
http://server-IP-address/connect in IE. Then check if encounter the same issue.
On the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, please open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Navigate to Sites, then right click Default Web Site and select
Edit Bindings… In Site Bindings, select Port 80 and click “Edit…” button. Would you please provide a screenshot of the Edit Site Binding (Port 80) that you can see?
Then please click
Connect which in the list of Default Web Site. In the mid panel, select
.NET Authorization Rules and double click it. Then please check if all users were allowed.
By the way, would you please provide a screenshot of the login page when you browser
http://servername/connect? It may help me to understand this issue clearly.
Meanwhile, please logon a problematic client computer and navigate to the path: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows
Server\Logs folder. Then check if there is Computerconnector log file. If there is, please check it if can find some clues. (Please note: the log file is a hidden file. Please open Control Panel, select Folder Options, select View tab and check Show hidden
files, folders and drives. Then you will be able to find the log file.)
If any update, please feel free to let me know.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu

How to create a Pooled VDI infrastructure using Win server 2012 as VM image?I have followed the "usual" way to build a pooled VDI desktop using Win7 or Win8 with success, but it fails when I use an image of Win Server 2012 as VM

I have followed the "usual" way to build a pooled VDI desktop using Win7 or Win8 with success, but it fails when I use an image of Win Server 2012 as VM instead.
Am I overlooking something? Should I need to prepare the image in a different way? (Sysprep differently?)
Thanks

Hi,
Thank you for your posting in Windows Server Forum.
Can you specify the error which you are facing during VDI setup for server 2012?
I might think that you need to check the memory setting for server 2012, as might happens that due to less memory you can’t setup the VDI setup properly.
Memory: If the Master VM is configured with static memory, it must have at least 1024 MB as startup RAM. If the Master VM is configured with dynamic memory, the maximum RAM must be at least 1024 MB.
Please check beneath article for information.
Windows
Server 2012 2,500-user pooled VDI deployment guide (Doc)
Single Image Management for Virtual Desktop Collections in Windows Server 2012
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

Server 2012 - Clustering CSV Config advice

We have a Dell VHDX Server with 2 server blades (This has shared storage built in)
I've installed Server 2012 Datacentre on both servers, configured a cluster (My first!)
I have a number of HDD's in the chassis and hardware RAID is built in.
A file-server VM, print server as well as other miscellaneous VM's will be installed on the cluster.
What would be the ideal config for the CSV's? Should I create a RAID CSV exclusively for the VM's themselves to reside on?
Then separate RAID CSV's for each data requirement?
What about the SQL Server, should that have its own separate CSV? (Its not heavily utilised)
For the File-server, should the primary group shares be in the file-server VHDX, or a separate VHDX for each?
Should I consider using SMB 3.0? and how would I configure/design that?
Any advice or suggestions appreciated.

We have a Dell VHDX Server with 2 server blades (This has shared storage built in)
I've installed Server 2012 Datacentre on both servers, configured a cluster (My first!)
I have a number of HDD's in the chassis and hardware RAID is built in.
A file-server VM, print server as well as other miscellaneous VM's will be installed on the cluster.
What would be the ideal config for the CSV's? Should I create a RAID CSV exclusively for the VM's themselves to reside on?
Then separate RAID CSV's for each data requirement?
What about the SQL Server, should that have its own separate CSV? (Its not heavily utilised)
For the File-server, should the primary group shares be in the file-server VHDX, or a separate VHDX for each?
Should I consider using SMB 3.0? and how would I configure/design that?
Any advice or suggestions appreciated.
Looks like it's an extended version of a post from here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/2d7cd5b0-cbe5-4dcd-8ed1-759c12cc81ae/server-2012-csv-raid-advice
1) Don't go for multiple LUNs as that's an effective way to steal IOPS from your config. Put all spindles into RAID set and create one RAID10 LUN to host one CSV. Reasons are listed with the link above.
2) Don't create multiple "islands" of storage. Hell to manage and lower performance.
3) Don't separate moderately loaded SQL Server VM from other ones.
4) You map SAS disks AS IS, creat Clustered Storage Spaces, create a CSV, you create file server VMs and keep shared content on a VHDX stored on CSV. See:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732181(v=ws.10).aspx
With R2 you can use shared VHDX instead of iSCSI running on top of your storage.
5) With two blades you cannot use SMB 3.0 as you cannot run it in a loopback. See:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2012/11/14/windows-server-2012-file-server-tip-avoid-loopback-configurations-for-hyper-v-over-smb.aspx
With 4 blades you could in theory assign pair of blades to become Hyper-V hosts and another pair to become SoFS set but there's no point in doing this: you'll steal CPU resources from your hardware config (2 boxes instead of 4 running VMs) and make everything
slower (1 GbE interconnect built-in into VRTX). Use Clustered Storage Spaces as that was the idea behind whole VRTX thing.Hope
this helped :)
StarWind VSAN [Virtual SAN] clusters Hyper-V without SAS, Fibre Channel, SMB 3.0 or iSCSI, uses Ethernet to mirror internally mounted SATA disks between hosts.

Error when pre staging RODC server 2012 R2

Hello,
I am having an issue pre-creating a Windows Server 2012 R2 RODC in my new domain tree. I have a forest which runs with server 2012 servers and the FFL and DFL are 2003. I needed to make a new security boundary so I created a new domain tree
and used server 2012 R2 as the OS for the first DC. That works fine, but when trying to create the RODC I see the error at the very end of the wizard:
The operation cannot continue because a required object was not found in Active Directory Domain Services: CN=Partitions, CN=Configuration, DC=Contoso, DC=com;onelevel;(&(ncName=DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=adatum,DC=com)(msDS-NC-Replica-Locations=*))".
I do have 2012 RODCs in the child domain of the forest but not 2012 R2 RODCs.
any help is appreciated.
thanks!
Franz

Interesting.
When running the command I do not see the DomainDNSZone for the new domain tree. This must be why it cannot create the RODC.
For what its worth, this DNS zone is not set to replicate in the forest. Perhaps I should change this setting?
NCname msds-nc-replica-locations
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=Contoso,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-AM01DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-A315DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-STDC03,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-STDC01,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC1,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC2,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;
DC=ForestDnsZones,DC=Contoso,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-TS-DC01,CN=Servers,CN=Adatum,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-AM01DC2,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-AM01DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-A315DC2,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-A315DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-ADC02,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-ADC03,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-ADC01,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-STDC03,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-STDC01,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC6,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC5,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC1,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC2,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;
DC=DomainDnsZones,DC=sub,DC=Contoso,DC=com CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-AM01DC2,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-A315DC2,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-ADC02,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-ADC03,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STP-SE-ADC01,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC6,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;CN=NTDS Settings,CN=STADC5,CN=Servers,CN=Contoso,CN=Sites,CN=Configuration,DC=Contoso,DC=com;
thankyou,
Franz

How to create a Pooled VDI infrastructure using Win server 2012 as VM image?

I have followed the "usual" way to build a pooled VDI desktop using Win7 or Win8 with success, but it fails when I use an image of Win Server 2012 as VM instead.
Am I overlooking something? Should I need to prepare the image in a different way? (Sysprep differently?)
Thanks

Hi,
Thank you for your posting in Windows Server Forum.
Can you specify the error which you are facing during VDI setup for server 2012?
I might think that you need to check the memory setting for server 2012, as might happens that due to less memory you can’t setup the VDI setup properly.
Memory: If the Master VM is configured with static memory, it must have at least 1024 MB as startup RAM. If the Master VM is configured with dynamic memory, the maximum RAM must be at least 1024 MB.
Please check beneath article for information.
Windows
Server 2012 2,500-user pooled VDI deployment guide (Doc)
Single Image Management for Virtual Desktop Collections in Windows Server 2012
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
Dharmesh Solanki

Cloning Windows Server 2012 R2 Std for Tier-1 Microsoft application template ?

Hi People,
Can anyone here please suggest me what is the best way to clone Windows Server 2012 R2 Std edition to be a golden VM image or template ?
I want to use this VM image that I have created and patched so that I can deploy Tier-1 server application like : 2013 SharePoint server, Lync, Exchange Server 2013 and also domain controllers.
The Underlying Hypervisor is VMware vSphere.
/* Server Support Specialist */

Hi,
Sysprep is a commend line tool that removes unique information from your Windows installation so that you can safely reuse that image on a different computer.
Sysprep Command-Line Options
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825033.aspx
Hope this helps.

Win multipoint server 2012 ...r2?

there are a slew of great updates that happened to hyperv in server 2012r2, but an update for mutlipoint server r2 never came out.. i am wondering if there will ever be a R2 build and if not when we can expect to see these features added? i can also live
with using server 2012 r2 and being able to somehow install and manage clients via multipoint admin ...

Amen to that...Windows 8.1/Server2012R2 add so much to the environment. I have a bad feeling Microsoft is going to go a different direction as they focus more on the cloud. Such a shame...WMS is a great product for education, but it seems like
throughout its development cycle it keeps getting overlooked. I'm guessing that's due to limited market penetration as well as a major lack of marketing.

Uninstalling SQL server 2012 in SCCM 2012

I am facing issues while uninstalling MS SQL server 2012 throw SCCM 2012.Since it is a exe installation settings msi has been targeted to create package. There is no error in SCCM log since Uninstall.cmd completely removes the settings msi. But SQL server remains
in the system.
Contents of Uninstall.cmd is
"%Programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\SQLServer2012\setup.exe" /QUIET /ACTION=Uninstall /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /FEATURES="SQLENGINE,REPLICATION,FULLTEXT,DQ,AS,RS,DQC,BIDS,CONN,IS,BC,SDK,BOL,SSMS,ADV_SSMS,DREPLAY_CTLR,DREPLAY_CLT,SNAC_SDK"
MsiExec /X {DA388E40-A359-4345-9184-01ED96928FB6} /qn
MSIEXEC /x {D411E9C9-CE62-4DBF-9D92-4CB22B750ED5} /qn
MSIEXEC /x {83F2B8F4-5CF3-4BE9-9772-9543EAE4AC5F} /qn
MSIEXEC /x {C3F6F200-6D7B-4879-B9EE-700C0CE1FCDA} /qn
MsiExec /X {8F3AB164-B4F3-45B1-A85A-F5E5815A44E1} /qn
MsiExec /X {FA0A244E-F3C2-4589-B42A-3D522DE79A42} /qn
MsiExec /X {DA1C1761-5F4F-4332-AB9D-29EDF3F8EA0A} /qn
MSIEXEC /x {CC8B009A-98C9-497F-99AF-CEBE35D8C0CF} /qn
MsiExec /X {9169C939-ED01-446A-BD0C-29873BAF4E48} /qn
Msiexec /X {DA388E40-A359-4345-9184-01ED96928FB6} /qn (Settings MSI)
its working fine with pstools. but not thro SCCM 2012.
Any suggestions ?

The only unique thing about running things in ConfigMgr is that it uses the local System account. Other than that, ConfigMgr simply runs what you tell it to run so if it's not meeting your expectations, then what you are telling it to run is what needs to
be troubleshot.
You should add logging to the msiexec commands and should review the event logs. Beyond that though, this is specific to SQL Server uninstallation and thus for support on troubleshooting SQL Server uninstallation, you should post in a SQL Server forum.
I know that doesn't explicitly help, but the problem doesn't lie with ConfigMgr so there's not much more to say. You could try running this using a task sequence though with a single run command-line task that specifies alternate credentials to avoid running
it as local System.
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com

First cluster - Server 2012 r2 - storage spaces issues

Hi Everyone
   We just purchased two new servers (Lenovo RD640's) and an external SAS JBOD enclosure (the Lenovo SA120), and we would like to set up a 2012 r2 failover cluster with clustered storage spaces as the shared storage. Currently they are
on their own domain with the virtual active directory server residing locally on one of the servers.
   Preface: I've created and destroyed the cluster and storage spaces multiple times trying to solve this issue, so I don't know if I may have "leftovers" from those attempts now causing issues for me.
I can create the cluster, and it passes validation, and can create a clustered storage pool, but every time I try to create a virtual disk (either through the Failover cluster manager, the server manager, or powershell), it won't attach. If
I try to manually attach it I get the message: "Error attaching or detaching virtual disk: Failed to attach virtual disk to <node name>. Access denied"
Finally (and I don't know if this is related or not), when in storage spaces on the server manager, there is a gold banner at the top that says "Incomplete communication with cluster <cluster name>. The following cluster nodes or clustered roles
might be offline or have connectivity issues: <cluster name>"
I'm logged in with full domain administrator credentials, and have been running my head against this wall for a few days now. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks for your responses. Here is what I have to report:
When I destroy the cluster, and create the storage spaces on just one of the two servers (with the other server powered down), I'm able to create the storage pool - using all the HDDs and SSDs - and virtual disks (both tiered and non-tiered) without issue.
As soon as I create the cluster again, the virtual disks become "detached", and I'm back to the situation described initially.
@Apamnapat, here's the output of the powershell commandlets you suggested:
PS C:\Windows\system32> get-storagepool | fl *
Usage                             : Other
OperationalStatus                 : OK
HealthStatus                      : Healthy
ProvisioningTypeDefault           : Fixed
SupportedProvisioningTypes        : {Thin, Fixed}
ReadOnlyReason                    : None
RepairPolicy                      : Parallel
RetireMissingPhysicalDisks        : Auto
WriteCacheSizeDefault             : Auto
FileSystem                        : Unknown
Version                           : Windows Server 2012 R2
ObjectId                          : {1}\\CBC116\root/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/Providers_v2\SPACES_StoragePool.ObjectId
                                    ="{1cca13ee-d45c-11e3-80b5-806e6f6e6963}:SP:{1cca13ef-d45c-11e3-80b5-806e6f6e6963}"
PassThroughClass                  :
PassThroughIds                    :
PassThroughNamespace              :
PassThroughServer                 :
UniqueId                          : {1cca13ef-d45c-11e3-80b5-806e6f6e6963}
AllocatedSize                     : 24962849046528
ClearOnDeallocate                 : False
EnclosureAwareDefault             : False
FriendlyName                      : Primordial
IsClustered                       : False
IsPowerProtected                  : False
IsPrimordial                      : True
IsReadOnly                        : False
LogicalSectorSize                 :
Name                              :
OtherOperationalStatusDescription :
OtherUsageDescription             :
PhysicalSectorSize                :
ResiliencySettingNameDefault      : Mirror
Size                              : 25264456597504
SupportsDeduplication             : False
ThinProvisioningAlertThresholds   : {70}
WriteCacheSizeMax                 : 107374182400
WriteCacheSizeMin                 : 0
PSComputerName                    :
CimClass                          : ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage:MSFT_StoragePool
CimInstanceProperties             : {ObjectId, PassThroughClass, PassThroughIds, PassThroughNamespace...}
CimSystemProperties               : Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSystemProperties
Usage                             : Other
OperationalStatus                 : OK
HealthStatus                      : Healthy
ProvisioningTypeDefault           : Fixed
SupportedProvisioningTypes        : Fixed
ReadOnlyReason                    : None
RepairPolicy                      : Parallel
RetireMissingPhysicalDisks        : Auto
WriteCacheSizeDefault             : Auto
FileSystem                        : Unknown
Version                           : Windows Server 2012 R2
ObjectId                          : {1}\\CBC116\root/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/Providers_v2\SPACES_StoragePool.ObjectId
                                    ="{3407c278-597d-4d38-b877-b2eff1e8a936}:SP:{05303524-5f93-4829-b84a-44955d1eb28e}"
PassThroughClass                  :
PassThroughIds                    :
PassThroughNamespace              :
PassThroughServer                 :
UniqueId                          : {05303524-5f93-4829-b84a-44955d1eb28e}
AllocatedSize                     : 24962849046528
ClearOnDeallocate                 : False
EnclosureAwareDefault             : False
FriendlyName                      : Primordial
IsClustered                       : True
IsPowerProtected                  : False
IsPrimordial                      : True
IsReadOnly                        : False
LogicalSectorSize                 :
Name                              :
OtherOperationalStatusDescription :
OtherUsageDescription             :
PhysicalSectorSize                :
ResiliencySettingNameDefault      : Mirror
Size                              : 25264456597504
SupportsDeduplication             : False
ThinProvisioningAlertThresholds   : {70}
WriteCacheSizeMax                 : 107374182400
WriteCacheSizeMin                 : 0
PSComputerName                    :
CimClass                          : ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage:MSFT_StoragePool
CimInstanceProperties             : {ObjectId, PassThroughClass, PassThroughIds, PassThroughNamespace...}
CimSystemProperties               : Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSystemProperties
Usage                             : Other
OperationalStatus                 : OK
HealthStatus                      : Healthy
ProvisioningTypeDefault           : Fixed
SupportedProvisioningTypes        : Fixed
ReadOnlyReason                    : None
RepairPolicy                      : Parallel
RetireMissingPhysicalDisks        : Auto
WriteCacheSizeDefault             : Auto
FileSystem                        : Unknown
Version                           : Windows Server 2012 R2
ObjectId                          : {1}\\CBC116\root/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/Providers_v2\SPACES_StoragePool.ObjectId
                                    ="{3407c278-597d-4d38-b877-b2eff1e8a936}:SP:{48e0189b-db8c-11e3-80d3-f80f41fcd134}"
PassThroughClass                  :
PassThroughIds                    :
PassThroughNamespace              :
PassThroughServer                 :
UniqueId                          : {48e0189b-db8c-11e3-80d3-f80f41fcd134}
AllocatedSize                     : 17179869184
ClearOnDeallocate                 : False
EnclosureAwareDefault             : False
FriendlyName                      : Storage Pool
IsClustered                       : True
IsPowerProtected                  : False
IsPrimordial                      : False
IsReadOnly                        : False
LogicalSectorSize                 : 512
Name                              :
OtherOperationalStatusDescription :
OtherUsageDescription             :
PhysicalSectorSize                : 4096
ResiliencySettingNameDefault      : Mirror
Size                              : 24951612506112
SupportsDeduplication             : False
ThinProvisioningAlertThresholds   : {70}
WriteCacheSizeMax                 : 107374182400
WriteCacheSizeMin                 : 0
PSComputerName                    :
CimClass                          : ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage:MSFT_StoragePool
CimInstanceProperties             : {ObjectId, PassThroughClass, PassThroughIds, PassThroughNamespace...}
CimSystemProperties               : Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSystemProperties
PS C:\Windows\system32> get-virtualdisk | fl *
Usage                             : Other
NameFormat                        :
OperationalStatus                 : Detached
HealthStatus                      : Unknown
ProvisioningType                  : Fixed
ParityLayout                      : Rotated Parity
Access                            : Read/Write
UniqueIdFormat                    : Vendor Specific
DetachedReason                    : By Policy
WriteCacheSize                    : 1073741824
ObjectId                          : {1}\\CBC116\root/Microsoft/Windows/Storage/Providers_v2\SPACES_VirtualDisk.ObjectId
                                    ="{3407c278-597d-4d38-b877-b2eff1e8a936}:VD:{48e0189b-db8c-11e3-80d3-f80f41fcd134}{
                                    c1894936-db95-11e3-80d5-f80f41fcd134}"
PassThroughClass                  :
PassThroughIds                    :
PassThroughNamespace              :
PassThroughServer                 :
UniqueId                          : 364989C195DBE31180D5F80F41FCD134
AllocatedSize                     : 7516192768
FootprintOnPool                   : 8589934592
FriendlyName                      : Disk Witness
Interleave                        : 262144
IsDeduplicationEnabled            : False
IsEnclosureAware                  : False
IsManualAttach                    : True
IsSnapshot                        : False
LogicalSectorSize                 : 512
Name                              :
NumberOfAvailableCopies           :
NumberOfColumns                   : 8
NumberOfDataCopies                : 1
OtherOperationalStatusDescription :
OtherUsageDescription             :
PhysicalDiskRedundancy            : 1
PhysicalSectorSize                : 4096
RequestNoSinglePointOfFailure     : False
ResiliencySettingName             : Parity
Size                              : 7516192768
UniqueIdFormatDescription         :
PSComputerName                    :
CimClass                          : ROOT/Microsoft/Windows/Storage:MSFT_VirtualDisk
CimInstanceProperties             : {ObjectId, PassThroughClass, PassThroughIds, PassThroughNamespace...}
CimSystemProperties               : Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSystemProperties

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