You should see events such as the one below. ‘Microsoft-WindowsAzurePack-MgmtSvc-TenantSite’ Warning 226 points out in the description ‘KVPDataExchangeNotAvailable.’

VMM Trace

Further, a VMM trace will show the following Key Value Pair (KVP) errors: “KVPDataExchangeNotAvailable (30101)”

16014 [0]2798.5838::‎2014‎-‎10‎-‎30 14:54:46.926 [Microsoft-VirtualMachineManager-Debug]4,4,WCVmMethodsImpl.cs,549,Failing ClientConnection.GetGuestInfo [s#a8e66a0 261ms] [ex#cb60a] New exception = [[(CarmineException#3a4798) { Microsoft.VirtualManager.Utils.CarmineException: Virtual machine NewVM cannot be modified because Virtual Guest Services is not installed on the guest operating system or because the installed Virtual Guest Services does not support the Heartbeat and Data Exchange Integration Services in the current virtual machine status. Verify the virtual machine is in a Running status, the Virtual Guest Services is installed, and the Heartbeat and Data Exchange Integration Services are enabled. at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.VmOperations.VmGuestInfoManager.PerformKVPOperation(Guid vmObjectId, Dictionary`2 kvpMap, Boolean isGetKVP) at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.Remoting.ClientConnection.GetGuestInfo(Guid vmObjectId, Dictionary`2 kvpMap, OnBehalfOf obo) at SyncInvokeGetGuestInfo(Object , Object[] , Object[] ) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc) *** Carmine error was: KVPDataExchangeNotAvailable (30101) *** NewVM ** [s#a8e66a0] ClientConnection.GetGuestInfo(this: (ClientConnection#bc4f), vmObjectId: (guid) ef249307-8ed5-4cf7-82ff-ca1a0ea92628, kvpMap: (Dictionary`2#19605da) System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2[System.String,System.String], obo: (OnBehalfOf#0) null) in WCVmMethodsImpl.cs:line 549 Full call stack from when the exception was thrown: at System.Environment.GetStackTrace(Exception e, Boolean needFileInfo) at System.Environment.get_StackTrace() at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Utils.CarmineException..ctor(ErrorInfo error) at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.VmOperations.VmGuestInfoManager.PerformKVPOperation(Guid vmObjectId, Dictionary`2 kvpMap, Boolean isGetKVP) at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.Remoting.ClientConnection.GetGuestInfo(Guid vmObjectId, Dictionary`2 kvpMap, OnBehalfOf obo) at SyncInvokeGetGuestInfo(Object , Object[] , Object[] ) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ChannelHandler.DispatchAndReleasePump(RequestContext request, Boolean cleanThread, OperationContext currentOperationContext) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ChannelHandler.HandleRequest(RequestContext request, OperationContext currentOperationContext) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ChannelHandler.AsyncMessagePump(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.Fx.AsyncThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TransportDuplexSessionChannel.TryReceiveAsyncResult.OnReceive(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.Fx.AsyncThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(IAsyncResult result) at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SynchronizedMessageSource.ReceiveAsyncResult.OnReceiveComplete(Object state) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SessionConnectionReader.OnAsyncReadComplete(Object state) at System.Runtime.Fx.AsyncThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(IAsyncResult result) at System.Net.LazyAsyncResult.Complete(IntPtr userToken) at System.Net.Security.NegotiateStream.ProcessFrameBody(Int32 readBytes, Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count, AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.Security.NegotiateStream.ReadCallback(AsyncProtocolRequest asyncRequest) at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.CheckCompletionBeforeNextRead(Int32 bytes) at System.Net.FixedSizeReader.ReadCallback(IAsyncResult transportResult) at System.Runtime.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ConnectionStream.IOAsyncResult.OnAsyncIOComplete(Object state) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SocketConnection.OnReceiveAsync(Object sender, SocketAsyncEventArgs eventArgs) at System.Net.Sockets.SocketAsyncEventArgs.FinishOperationSuccess(SocketError socketError, Int32 bytesTransferred, SocketFlags flags) at System.Net.Sockets.SocketAsyncEventArgs.CompletionPortCallback(UInt32 errorCode, UInt32 numBytes, NativeOverlapped* nativeOverlapped) at System.Threading._IOCompletionCallback.PerformIOCompletionCallback(UInt32 errorCode, UInt32 numBytes, NativeOverlapped* pOVERLAP); error = (ErrorInfo#62bdf7) KVPDataExchangeNotAvailable (30101) }]] ,{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

Remediation

Many Linux distributions have Microsoft drivers built-in to the kernel. CentOS and RedHat are two that still require ‘Linux Integration Services 3.5 for Hyper-V,’ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41554.

For a full listing of Linux and FreeBSD supported VMs in Hyper-V, see:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531030.aspx.

In this example we will work with Ubuntu 14.04 Server. It has Hyper-V drivers built-in, but still needs some packages installed.

Ubuntu Virtual Machines on Hyper-V

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531029.aspx

If you want to enable all integration pack features you have a bit of work to do. At the bottom of the article you will see the following commands. We’ll discuss how to parse this.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install hv-kvp-daemon-init

uname –r

<kernel release>

sudo apt-get install linux-tools-<kernel release>

sudo apt-get install linux-cloud-tools-<kernel release>

Install Remaining Integration Components

1. Back up your system (easy with Hyper-V. Just export a copy).

2. Boot Linux and log in as a regular user (or root if you prefer)

3. Install an update.

a. Sudo apt-get update

b. Sudo apt-get install hv-kvp-daemon-init

4. Get the version of your Linux kernel

a. Type: uname -r

b. The result of this command will be used by the next two commands as <kernel release>

c. Example: sudo apt-get install linux-tools-3.13.0-32-generic

5. Install Linux-Tool and Linux-Cloud-Tools

a. sudo apt-get install linux-tools-<kernel release>

b. sudo apt-get install linux-cloud-tools-<kernel release>

Done! Refresh WAP and the IP address should be present.

Test that all integration components are installed

The PDF that accompanies Linux Integration Components explains how to determine if you have everything installed as it should be.

To verify that all subcomponents are running as the root user, run the following command:

/sbin/lsmod | grep hv

The output should include lines similar to the following:

hv_balloon 10538 0 [permanent] hv_netvsc 24309 0

hv_utils 9499 0 hv_timesource 1079 0 [permanent]

hv_storvsc 11641 2 hv_vmbus 146721 7

hv_balloon,hid_hyperv,hv_netvsc,hv_utils,hv_timesource,hyperv_fb,hv_storvsc

What do these services do?

• “hv_balloon” provides Dynamic Memory support for virtual machines.

• “hv_netvsc” provides support for a Hyper-V-specific (or “synthetic”) network adapter.

• “hv_utils” provides integrated shutdown, key-value pair data exchange, heartbeat, mouse and live backup.

• “hv_timesource” is the pluggable time source module to assist in accurate timekeeping in the virtual machine.

• “hv_storvsc” provides support for all storage devices attached to a virtual machine.

• “hv_vmbus” is the fast communication channel between the server running Hyper-V and the virtual machine.

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https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2992012

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Download here.

New Features in MVMC 3.0
The 3.0 release of MVMC adds the ability to convert a physical computer running Windows Server 2008 or above server operating systems or Windows Vista or above client operating systems to a virtual machine running on Hyper-V host.
Standard Features

• Converts virtual disks that are attached to a VMware virtual machine to virtual hard disks (VHDs) that can be uploaded to Microsoft Azure.
• Provides native Windows PowerShell capability that enables scripting and integration into IT automation workflows.
  Note The command-line interface (CLI) in MVMC 1.0 has been replaced by Windows PowerShell in MVMC 2.0.
• Supports conversion and provisioning of Linux-based guest operating systems from VMware hosts to Hyper-V hosts.
• Supports conversion of offline virtual machines.
• Supports the new virtual hard disk format (VHDX) when converting and provisioning in Hyper-V in Windows Server® 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012.
• Supports conversion of virtual machines from VMware vSphere 5.5, VMware vSphere 5.1, and VMware vSphere 4.1 hosts Hyper-V virtual machines.
• Supports Windows Server® 2012 R2, Windows Server® 2012, and Windows® 8 as guest operating systems that you can select for conversion.
• Converts and deploys virtual machines from VMware hosts to Hyper-V hosts on any of the following operating systems:
• Windows Server® 2012 R2
• Windows Server® 2012
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Converts VMware virtual machines, virtual disks, and configurations for memory, virtual processor, and other virtual computing resources from the source to Hyper-V.
• Adds virtual network interface cards (NICs) to the converted virtual machine on Hyper-V.
• Supports conversion of virtual machines from VMware vSphere 5.5, VMware vSphere 5.0, and VMware vSphere 4.1 hosts to Hyper-V.
• Has a wizard-driven GUI, which simplifies performing virtual machine conversions.
• Uninstalls VMware Tools before online conversion (online only) to provide a clean way to migrate VMware-based virtual machines to Hyper-V.
  Important MVMC takes a snapshot of the virtual machine that you are converting before you uninstall VMware Tools, and then shuts down the source machine to preserve state during conversion. The virtual machine is restored to its previous state after the source disks that are attached to the virtual machine are successfully copied to the machine where the conversion process is run. At that point, the source machine in VMware can be turned on, if required.
  Important MVMC does not uninstall VMware Tools in an offline conversion. Instead, it disables VMware services, drivers, and programs only for Windows Server guest operating systems. For file conversions with Linux guest operating systems, VMware Tools are not disabled or uninstalled. We highly recommend that you manually uninstall VMware Tools when you convert an offline virtual machine.
• Supports Windows Server and Linux guest operating system conversion. For more details, see the section “Supported Configurations for Virtual Machine Conversion” in this guide.
• Includes Windows PowerShell capability for offline conversions of VMware-based virtual hard disks (VMDK) to a Hyper-V–based virtual hard disk file format (.vhd file).
  Note The offline disk conversion does not include driver fixes.

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Turns out none of this works well on the Surface 3, or with Windows 10, or both. Not sure, but here is how to make it work.

Grab Surface 3 drivers

1. Go to : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=38826
2. Download ‘Surface Pro 3 – September 2014’
3. Extract files and place in folder in root of C: named ‘SurfaceDrivers’

Caveats – Hard Drive

1. You must disable Bitlocker on your drive prior to making the system dual boot so that the installing system can access the drive. Do this in the Control Panel. When done, proceed.
2. You must shrink the C: drive to make space for a new partition for Windows 10.
   1. ‘Open Disk Management’ and choose the C: drive at the bottom
   2. Right-click this drive and choose ‘Shrink Volume…’
   3. In ‘Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB:’ enter 40000 for 40GB. Choose less if you like.
      1. If you get an error that the drive cannot be shrunk as much as you like, you will need to clean up some space and more importantly, defrag
      2. Download Auslogics Disk Defrag (free) and defrag the C: drive to make more contiguous space for the shrink (usually you do not use defrag on SSD’s, but we need to here)
      3. Try shrinking the volume again. Name the volume Win10 when done
   4. Do not format the new partition. Exit Disk Management.

Instructions – Bootable USB drive

1. Download Windows 10 Technical Preview ISO
2. Extract the ISO to a folder, or mount it so you can pull files off of it
3. Download and install ‘Rufus’
4. Insert an 8GB+ USB. Any data on the drive will be destroyed
5. Open ‘Rufus’ and change settings to match the picture.
   • GPT partition for UEFI computers
   • FAT32 (default)
   • ‘Create a bootable disk using’ choose the Win10 ISO
6. Click ‘Start’. When done click ‘Close’
7. Copy the contents of the Windows 10 Technical Preview to the USB drive
8. Leave the USB in the Surface

Instructions – BIOS

1. Swipe in from the right of the screen and choose ‘Settings’ then ‘ Change PC Settings’
   1. Choose ‘Update and Recovery’ then ‘Recovery’
   2. Under ‘Advanced Startup’ choose ‘Restart Now’
   3. Choose ‘Troubleshoot’ then ‘Advanced Options’ then ‘UEFI Firmware Settings’ and click Restart
   4. Set ‘Secure Boot’ to disabled (THIS WILL CAUSE SURFACE TO BOOT WITH RED SCREEN NOW. THIS IS NORMAL.)
   5. Exit BIOS and boot into Windows
2. Back in Windows, swipe from the right of the screen and choose ‘Settings’ then ‘Change PC Settings’
   1. Choose ‘Update and Recovery’ then ‘Recovery’
   2. Under ‘Advanced Startup’ choose ‘Restart Now’
   3. Choose ‘Use a Device’ then ‘USB Device’
   4. Surface will now boot from the bootable USB
3. Go through the install normally, choosing the free partition as in the install location

Post-Install Drivers

Following install of Windows 10, go the C:\SurfaceDrivers folder and start with Intel drivers. Right click on each .inf file and choose ‘Install’. When done with all drivers reboot. Done!

Other Methods and Approaches

I have heard back quite a bit on this post. It seems to be popular! Many people mentioned in their comments that you do not need to disable Bitlocker on C: first, or that you can boot from a .VHD file. There are a multitude of ways to make this work. I picked what was most reliable, period. You can leave Bitlocker enabled, but if you have ever lost your data due to not having your Bitlocker key backed up then you know to beware with dual boot. I hope you enjoy this post and go on to learn more about Windows 10.

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Now traces Service Provider Foundation (SPF)!

WAPTrace is a PowerShell script that not only captures WAP Debug and Operational event logs, it checks your system and recommends the best of three trace types. Run the tool on multiple WAP systems at once to get more information on your issue. The script performs these actions:

• Stops all WAP Debug event logs if running (Default is not running)
• Backups up all existing Debug event logs to a date-time stamped folder
• Clears Debug WAP logs to prepare for a new trace
• Tells you what WAP components you have installed on your system
• Makes a trace recommendation
• Stops logs, exports Debug and Operational event logs with metadata for event descriptions
• Zips everything up for you and opens the containing folder

That’s about as easy as I could make it. ;) You have essentially one decision to make despite so many WAP components.

Start – Unblock and Right Click to Run

1. Download and save WAPTrace.ps1
2. Right click on the script and choose Properties
3. Click ‘Unblock’ button at bottom right of window
4. Right-click the script and select ‘Run with PowerShell’
5. The script will prompt for elevation automatically

Execute
Follow the on screen prompts to learn what is being performed and where data is backed up.

---> Download here <---

PowerPoint Introduction available:

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Introduction

This paper is part of the ‘WAP - Minimally Distributed Install’ series by the same author. The goal is to provide the simple and reliable instructions for:
- Scoping the issue
- Gathering data

This information is available on the internet for the most part. This document makes concise and accurate work or debugging.

We start with tracing WAP’s many components. It very simple. We can also trace SPF, a component used by VMM and WAP.

OPEN THE POST FOR DOWNLOADS, or click the image above.

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WAP - Tracing WAP and SPF_v1.docx

Excerpt from ‘WAP - Minimally Distributed Install_v1e’ below.

About this Document

This document was created out of necessity. Although there are many documents that cover WAP Distributed Installation in detail or in full, I have not found the right one yet. I want…

Reliable
o In all fairness there are some great docs out there. They don’t cover all the gotcha’s of installation that you normally spend time on figuring out. – OR –
o They cover all of the details, but you spend a full fifty percent of your time following links to sub articles.

Informative
o WAP Express is pretty close to Reliable. But it is not informative.
o Breaking the parts down a bit and showing what WAP components are installed where is a great bonus.

There are many documents on Microsoft and other sites that cover what this document covers in part. This document’s key goal is a reliable, repeatable installation document that will withstand constant product updates for some time.

OPEN THE POST FOR DOWNLOADS, or click the image above.

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WAP Minimal Install.zip

Simply run your PowerShell script in a ScriptBlock as listed below. The –ScriptBlock forces 64bit PowerShell. Test and enjoy!

Invoke-Command -ComputerName localhost -ScriptBlock {
write-host "64bit speed!"
}

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The following are available options to determine the version of the Windows Azure Pack

Option 1: On the server with Windows Azure Pack installed, view the version information listed in Control Panel -> Programs and Features for Windows Azure Pack - <module>

Option 2: While connected to the Admin or Tenant portal,  press Ctrl+Alt+A and locate the Portal Version

Version numbers for Windows Azure Pack:

RTM: 3.10.8198.9
UR1: 3.12.8198.0
UR2: 3.14.8196.32
UR3: 3.15.8196.48

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On the server with Windows Azure Pack installed, view the version information listed in Control Panel -> Programs and Features for System Center 2012 R2 Service Provider Foundation

Version numbers for each release of Service Provider Foundation ( SPF )

RTM: 7.2.1902.0
UR1:  7.2.2051.0
UR2:  7.2.2102.0
UR3:  There is no UR3 for SPF

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System Center 2012 SP1

Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965089

System Center 2012 R2

Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 R2
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2965090

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