
Troubleshooting
A few things can go wrong along the way here are some we’ve seen
DC Build stalls
If the NAS is not accessible from the DC then the build will stall after Windows and AD are
installed. The VM will autologon but not start the second phase build, there will be no
PowerShell shortcut on the desktop. Make sure that the NAS VM is running and accessible
from the DC. There may be a message on screen about populating the build share, make sure
you have put the required files in the right places. Make sure the Build share is fully
populated and then rebuilt the DC.
Validate complains about not being run as administrator
The validate script must be Run as Administrator, right click the shortcut and select this from
the popup menu.
DC fails Validate, databases missing
If the validate script reports that the databases are missing then the VC build will fail. Search
in c:\Buildlog.txt for the status “* Create vCenter Database” and look for errors below. If you
see a “Shared memory provider: Timeout error [258]” then the error was one of timing.
To create the databases locate the file b:\Unattend\DC\Phase2.cmd and edit it with notepad.
Locate the text “* Create vCenter Database” and look a little below for the SQLCMD
command line. Paste the command line into an elevated command prompt.
VC Build Fails to create vCenter Repository
This is the result of the DC failing to create the databases, see the above error. Once the
databases exist then completely rebuild the VC.
Error installing PowerCLI on VC
A “runtime error 1618” shows on the VC VM during install. This is a purely cosmetic error;
either ignore it or wait a few minutes and click Retry.
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