Event ID 12571 — NIC Configuration
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.
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This Aspect refers to network switchport, static and dynamic MAC address issues.
Event Details
| Product: | Windows Operating System |
| ID: | 12571 |
| Source: | Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Worker |
| Version: | 6.0 |
| Symbolic Name: | VM_NIC_INVALID_SWITCH_PORT_REFERENCE_SUMMARY |
| Message: | The virtual machine cannot be started because the virtual network adapter is configured to use a network that is unavailable. To fix this problem, modify the virtual machine settings to reconfigure the network adapter and then try to start the virtual machine again. |
Resolve
Change the switch port of the NIC
Turn Off the virtual machine.
Note: Turning off a virtual machine is equivalent to powering off a computer, so data loss is possible.
Change the virtual machine NIC settings to point to a different/valid switch port, and then restart the virtual machine.
Verify
The virtual machine starts and runs network operations without any problems.