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Virtual Machine: Incompatible saved state

Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VirtualMachine_Incompatible_saved_state.rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The virtual machine cannot be restored from a saved state and therefore cannot run. The virtual machine, including its saved state (.vsv) file, may have been moved from Virtual PC to Virtual Server or from a computer running a different type of processor. As a result of this move, the .vsv file is not compatible with the current environment. Move the virtual machine back to the original environment, restore the virtual machine, and then try again to move the virtual machine to the new environment.

Causes

The .vsv file is not compatible with the current environment. This is because:

Resolutions

Restore the virtual machine in the environment where its state was originally saved; in other words, either on the original computer or on Virtual PC. For instructions, see the topic on saving or restoring the state of a virtual machine in the Virtual Server 2005 Administrator’s Guide.

After restoring the virtual machine, shut it down, and then again move it to the new computer or to Virtual Server.

External

Virtual Server 2005 Administrator's Guide, available at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=27540

Additional

Sample Events

%1 could not be restored because the saved state was either corrupt or incompatible with this version of Virtual Server.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VMHost
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Virtual Machine: Incompatible saved state
{0}
Event LogVirtual Server

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VirtualMachine_Incompatible_saved_state.rule" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VMHost">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Virtual Server</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Virtual Server</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventCategory</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>2</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <RegExExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>MatchesMOM2005RegularExpression</Operator>

              <Pattern>^(1077|1078)$</Pattern>

            </RegExExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VirtualMachine_Incompatible_saved_state_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>