Installation Error - ComputerNameInvalid (403)

Issue

Unable to complete VMM2008 installation

Error message

“Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 has stopped working"

Things to check

1.       Is the account used to install VMM2008 a member of local admins group? https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc764327.aspx

2.       Is the server in a disjointed name space? https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc764231.aspx

3.       Is the functional level of the domain is either W2K3 or W2K8? This is a hard requirement. https://blogs.technet.com/chengw/archive/2008/06/04/managing-hosts-in-windows-2000-ad-forest-by-using-vmm-2008.aspx

>>> ServerSetup.log <<<

[12/8/2008 10:07:26 AM] * Exception : => ‘my-computer-name’ is not a valid network computer name.Only fully qualified domain names and NETBIOS computer names are valid. An IP address is valid only for hosts on a perimeter network, ESX hosts, and hosts joined to the domain by using an IPv6 address. Check the computer name, and try the operation again. Microsoft.VirtualManager.Utils.CarmineException: ‘my-computer-name’ is not a valid network computer name.

Only fully qualified domain names and NETBIOS computer names are valid. An IP address is valid only for hosts on a perimeter network, ESX hosts, and hosts joined to the domain by using an IPv6 address. Check the computer name, and try the operation again.

*** Carmine error was: ComputerNameInvalid (403)

Resolution

The computer name of the server intended to become the VMM2008 server was "MY-COMPUTER-NAME”. We renamed to "MYCOMPUTERNAME" and also removed the corresponding entry in the local HOSTS file. This allowed the installation to complete as expected.