ISSUE
Virtual Servers not showing on the Hyper V management console.
CAUSE
Corruption in the XML configuration file, in the virtual server folder, this may be caused by Antivirus software running on the HOST server, if the server is set to scan the Virtual Server machine files.
RESOLUTIONS
Try Restarting the Hyper V management console
Net stop "Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management"
Net start "Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management"
Restart the HOST server
Check the XML configuration files for the servers
a. Stop the VMS service as above
b. Take a backup copy the XML files.
c. Open the XML file in notepad and check to see if there is any code after the last </configuration> statement. Remove all in RED
d. If there is then delete the code, save the file, and restart the Hyper-V console, and restart the Virtual Servers
i. </configuration>
"integer">1</count>
<features>
<limit type="bool">False</limit>
</features>
<limit type="integer">100000</limit>
<limit_cpuid type="bool">False</limit_cpuid>
<reservation type="integer">5000</reservation>
<weight type="integer">100</weight>
</processors>
<stopped_at_host_shutdown type="bool">True</stopped_at_host_shutdown>
</settings>
< /configuration>
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