Windows 8.1 / iSCSI / Hyper-V Depedencies

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My workstation has Windows 8.1 and uses iSCSI for SAN storage, which is where the Hyper-V configuration and VHD files sit. When the workstation is booting up, the VM is not able to auto start because "The Virtual Machines configuration 037C33D6-433C-42AF-B51A-F7292A1FB2A4 at 'H:\Degas\vnix' is no longer accessible: The system cannot find the path specified. (0x80070003)." What dependencies do I need to configure to tell Hyper-V to wait until iSCSI is up and running before it starts looking for files on the SAN?

hyper-v
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windows-8.1
asked on Server Fault Jul 28, 2014 by Kevin Mangold

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This Microsoft support article has the answer. You need to set the Hyper-V services to depend upon the iSCSI services if they are not already.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/193888

You should also make sure that your iSCSI services are not set to use Automatic (Delayed startup) as discussed at:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11015189/automatic-vs-automatic-delayed-start

But like TomTom said, it sounds like you have not properly configured iSCSI and I would recommend redoing the steps required to configure your iSCSI initiator to work with your iSCSI target before attempting the steps above, because while these steps may offer a workaround to the problem you're experiencing they are not a replacement for having it properly configured from jump street.

answered on Server Fault Aug 5, 2014 by anothermh • edited May 23, 2017 by Community

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