P2V job fails if "NT Virtual Machine\Virtual Machines" special identity does not have the Log on as a Service right on the Hyper-V host computer.
Problem
When running a P2V job to convert and virtualizes a server to a Hyper-v Host the job fails to create the standby virtual machine required for warm conversion.
Error Message
0xe000a400 - Failed to create the standby virtual machine required for warm conversion.
V-79-57344-41984 - Failed to create the standby virtual machine required for warm conversion.
Cause
This issue may occur because the NT Virtual Machine\Virtual Machines special identity does not have the Log on as a Service right on the Hyper-V host computer.
The Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS-Admin event log reports the following error during the start of the P2V conversion job.
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS-Admin
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-VMMS
Event ID: 16000
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: SYSTEM
Description:
The Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service encountered an unexpected error: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. (0x80070569).
The Backup Exec Remote Agent Debug Log (beremote) on the Hyper-v host reports:
- the job is an abnormal state
- Job Error Code: 32768
- Job Error Description: The operation failed.
The Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service encountered an unexpected error: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. (0x80070569).
- Job Error Summary Description: The operation failed.
An unexpected error occurred: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. (0x80070569).
- Job Error Message: 16010: The operation failed.
- Job Error Message: 16000: The Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management service encountered an unexpected error: Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer. (0x80070569).
- Failed to create virtual machine (0x80078000)
Solution
Grant the special identity group 'NT Virtual Machine\Virtual Machines' Log on as a Service.
More Information:
Starting or Live Migrating Hyper-V virtual machines may fail with error 0x80070569 on Windows Server 2012-based computers
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2779204