Security Compliance

Unable to connect to the virtual machine: Try to connect again

The following error appears when you access the SEM CMC Console via the Hyper-V manager MMC snap-in: Cannot connect to the virtual machine. Try to connect again.

First published date

11/29/2018 10:37 PM

Last published date

4/11/2022 3:29 AM

Overview

The following error is displayed when you access the Security Event Manager (formerly Log & Event Manager) CMC Console via the Hyper-V manager MMC snap-in:

Cannot connect to the virtual machine. Try to connect again.

Note on environment:

Hyper-V with 2008 R2

Product section

Security Event Manager

Cause

This issue is caused by a function failure for vmconnect.exe when used as a command line.

Resolution

This is a known issue with Hyper-V running on Server 2008 R2.

See the You cannot connect to a virtual machine by using the Hyper-V Manager MMC snap-in in Windows Server 2008 R2 (© 2017 Microsoft, available at https://support.microsoft.com/, obtained on June 19, 2017.) article for more information.

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Disclaimer: Please note, any content posted herein is provided as a suggestion or recommendation to you for your internal use. This is not part of the SolarWinds software or documentation that you purchased from SolarWinds, and the information set forth herein may come from third parties. Your organization should internally review and assess to what extent, if any, such custom scripts or recommendations will be incorporated into your environment. You elect to use third-party content at your own risk, and you will be solely responsible for the incorporation of the same if any.