XenDesktop 7 would fail to create new Machine Catalog whenever it fails to create a Snapshot of the chosen VM for Master Image.
In my case, Snapshot creation was failing as my vCenter server was failing to Connect to the ESXi host due to expiry of license.
Error Id: XDDS:02C84D06
Exception:
Citrix.Console.Models.Exceptions.ScriptException A snapshot could not be created from the specified virtual machine: XDHyp:hostingunitsVMTestCluster1Win7ENTSP1.vm
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellSdk.ProvisioningSchemeService.Scripts.SnapshotVMsScript.CreateVMSnapShot(String vmPath)
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellSdk.ProvisioningSchemeService.Scripts.SnapshotVMsScript.RunScript()
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellInteraction.PowerShellScript`1.Run()
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellSdk.ProvisioningSchemeService.BackgroundTasks.SnapshotCreationTask.RunTask()
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellSdk.BackgroundTaskService.BackgroundTask.Task.Run()
DesktopStudio_ErrorId : UnknownError
ErrorCategory : NotSpecified
DesktopStudio_PowerShellHistory : Create Machine Catalog ‘Win7XD7Pool’
10/16/2013 10:37:04 AM
Get-ConfigServiceStatus -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’
Get-LogSite -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’
Start-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -Source ‘Studio’ -StartTime 10/16/2013 5:36:24 PM -Text ‘Create Machine Catalog `’Win7XD7Pool`”
New-BrokerCatalog -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -AllocationType ‘Random’ -Description ‘Windows 7 Pooled VMs on XD7’ -IsRemotePC $False -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -MinimumFunctionalLevel ‘L7’ -Name ‘Win7XD7Pool’ -PersistUserChanges ‘Discard’ -ProvisioningType ‘MCS’ -Scope @() -SessionSupport ‘SingleSession’
New-AcctIdentityPool -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -AllowUnicode -Domain ‘RWDC.lan’ -IdentityPoolName ‘Win7XD7Pool’ -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -NamingScheme ‘XD7Pool###’ -NamingSchemeType ‘Numeric’ -OU ‘OU=Computers,OU=HYD,DC=RWDC,DC=lan’ -Scope @()
Set-BrokerCatalogMetadata -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -CatalogId 1 -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -Name ‘Citrix_DesktopStudio_IdentityPoolUid’ -Value ‘a6b94f53-bf85-4949-a11a-64d12b3b2b6a’
New-HypVMSnapshot -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -LiteralPath ‘XDHyp:hostingunitsVMTestCluster1Win7ENTSP1.vm’ -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -SnapshotName ‘Citrix_XD_Win7XD7Pool’
New-HypVMSnapshot : The create snapshot operation failed.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-HypVMSnapshot], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Citrix.XDPowerShell.HostStatus.FailedToCreateSnapshot,Citrix.HostingUnitService.Sdk.Commands.NewHypVMSnapshotCommand
Stop-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -EndTime 10/16/2013 5:37:04 PM -HighLevelOperationId ‘d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49’ -IsSuccessful $False
Inner Exception:
Citrix.Console.Models.Exceptions.ScriptException The create snapshot operation failed.
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellInteraction.CmdletExecutionMethods.CreateException[T](ExecutionResults`1 results, ICmdletExecutionHost host)
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellInteraction.CmdletExecutionMethods.Execute[T](ISdkCmdlet`1 sdkCmd, ICmdletExecutionHost host, Boolean allowFailover)
at Citrix.Console.PowerShellSdk.ProvisioningSchemeService.Scripts.SnapshotVMsScript.CreateVMSnapShot(String vmPath)
DesktopStudio_ErrorId : FailedToCreateSnapshot
Sdk Error Message : The create snapshot operation failed.
Sdk Error ID : Citrix.XDPowerShell.HostStatus.FailedToCreateSnapshot,Citrix.HostingUnitService.Sdk.Commands.NewHypVMSnapshotCommand
ErrorCategory : NotSpecified
DesktopStudio_PowerShellHistory : Create Machine Catalog ‘Win7XD7Pool’
10/16/2013 10:37:04 AM
Get-ConfigServiceStatus -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’
Get-LogSite -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’
Start-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -Source ‘Studio’ -StartTime 10/16/2013 5:36:24 PM -Text ‘Create Machine Catalog `’Win7XD7Pool`”
New-BrokerCatalog -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -AllocationType ‘Random’ -Description ‘Windows 7 Pooled VMs on XD7’ -IsRemotePC $False -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -MinimumFunctionalLevel ‘L7’ -Name ‘Win7XD7Pool’ -PersistUserChanges ‘Discard’ -ProvisioningType ‘MCS’ -Scope @() -SessionSupport ‘SingleSession’
New-AcctIdentityPool -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -AllowUnicode -Domain ‘RWDC.lan’ -IdentityPoolName ‘Win7XD7Pool’ -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -NamingScheme ‘XD7Pool###’ -NamingSchemeType ‘Numeric’ -OU ‘OU=Computers,OU=HYD,DC=RWDC,DC=lan’ -Scope @()
Set-BrokerCatalogMetadata -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -CatalogId 1 -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -Name ‘Citrix_DesktopStudio_IdentityPoolUid’ -Value ‘a6b94f53-bf85-4949-a11a-64d12b3b2b6a’
New-HypVMSnapshot -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -LiteralPath ‘XDHyp:hostingunitsVMTestCluster1Win7ENTSP1.vm’ -LoggingId d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49 -SnapshotName ‘Citrix_XD_Win7XD7Pool’
New-HypVMSnapshot : The create snapshot operation failed.
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [New-HypVMSnapshot], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Citrix.XDPowerShell.HostStatus.FailedToCreateSnapshot,Citrix.HostingUnitService.Sdk.Commands.NewHypVMSnapshotCommand
Stop-LogHighLevelOperation -AdminAddress ‘w2k12srv1.rwdc.lan:80’ -EndTime 10/16/2013 5:37:04 PM -HighLevelOperationId ‘d00697df-dcc3-4ae1-abd4-32b1c4b26f49’ -IsSuccessful $False
