@joel said in HyperVServer Build:
This server build is frustrating...I managed to get the HyperV server installed and able to connect to it via Hyper-V Manager. However when trying to boot the Guest VM via my CDRom (WindowsServer2016)m it tells me the BIOS was locked and the OS was tied to vendor. Note: I was using the original CD that I got shipped with the server!!!
I then tried burning an ISO (generic) to USB but was unable to mount and boot from it as the HyperV Manager couldnt see the USB plugged into the Host! I read about making it 'offline' first but when attempting that, it turns out i couldnt make removable media offline!!
This thing is a nightmare!
Thinking of packing in Hyper-V!
Sorry to be late. Me too got such errors. When tried to install the oem version of win server purchased with the machine. In my case I solved by installing from a demo iso and then coverting it in a production system via cmd line.
It was an hpe oem disk which refused to run due to hyperv exposed BIOS. Classic hpe shitwork.
Let me dig into the cmds I'll post later.