Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can
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 @wirestyle22 said in Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can: @dafyre said in Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can: Check and make sure the vSwitch is an external vSwitch. Is this the only VM on this host? They are using this as a very small file server in addition to the VM but it's the only VM hosted currently. Why does it have a static MAC? I know nothing of Hyper-V setups, but that seems odd unless they P2V'ed the VM. 
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 @Dashrender said in Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can: @wirestyle22 said in Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can: @dafyre said in Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can: Check and make sure the vSwitch is an external vSwitch. Is this the only VM on this host? They are using this as a very small file server in addition to the VM but it's the only VM hosted currently. Why does it have a static MAC? I know nothing of Hyper-V setups, but that seems odd unless they P2V'ed the VM. I had it set to dynamic before, it was just a test. 
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 Have you tried removing the virtual NIC and reinstall it? 
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 @Dashrender said in Hyper-V VM unable to ping gateway but host can: Have you tried removing the virtual NIC and reinstall it? Yes I did. I'm wondering if this has anything to do with the fact that the Dell Poweredge 2900 was one of the first generations to support Hyper-V. 
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 Can you see the vSwitch in the Hyper-V setup itself? 
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 @Dashrender You mean in the Virtual Network Manager? 
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 This is what I see. 
  
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 I really think that this is because the host is 2008 R2 but I don't have enough experience to definitively say that with zero doubt. 
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 I'm not sure if Hyper-V 2008 R2 supports a Server 2012 VM or not. that could be the issue. 
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 Yup. That is the case. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794868(v=ws.10).aspx Thanks guys. 
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 Well the good thing is - you can upgrade the hypervisor for free. shut the VM down, copy it somewhere else, wipe the host, reinstall Hyper-V 2016 server, copy the VM back, tada.  
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 @Dashrender Yeah that's basically my plan. I'm glad I rad into this. My co-worker tried and I had never attempted to do this before. It's good to know. 
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 My bigger question is - why was he deploying a single VM onto a 5 year old hypervisor, when upgrading/installing the latest is free? Oh, I'd skip 2012R2 at this point as well, and go straight to Hyper-V 2016. 
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 @Dashrender I'm not sure. I think it was for a timeclock so they just wanted something setup quickly. I don't even know if he's the person who did the initial install. We took over for another company and are still finding stuff.-- 

