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Virtual Server HTTP 500 Error

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There's probably a KB article about this, but I know the first time I ran into the problem above, it took me forever to find the solution, so I thought I would share it with you.

If you install Virtual Server 2005 R2 (or SP1), and then Remote-Desktop to the Host Server, and pull up the Virtual Server Administration Website, you may see the error from the picture above;

HTTP 500 Internal Server Error

The website cannot display the page

Most likely causes:
  • The website is under maintenance.
  • The website has a programming error.

The solution?  When you connect to the remote Host Server, you need to actually connect to the Console session.  You would do this by clicking:

Start --> Run --> mstsc /console

After that, everything should work like a champ:

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Posted: Thursday, August 23, 2007 6:27 AM by smearp

Comments

jrlopezp said:

Awesome!  Thank you very much.  I was pulling my hair on this one.  It works fine as per your directions.

Jose

# December 18, 2007 5:32 PM

Zbysek said:

Worked for me also and I have another solution.

Even under regular RDP session (without the /console switch) you can make it working by removing the Virtual Server Administration Website URL from Internet Explorer Trusted sites list.

Sometimes you have to also force "Prompt for username and password" under all zones in Internet Explorer/Internet Options/Security/Zone/Custom Level. You have to change these setting at least temporarly until the issue is resolved.

I hope this helps as I was pulling my hair as well:-)

# January 4, 2008 2:38 PM

joeller said:

Neither solution worked for me.  I am already connecting to the server remotely.  All this does is start another remote session from the remote session of that server, and the menu item "Virtual Server administration Website" on that remote session of a remote session still results in a 500 error.  I am pulling out what remains of my hair, after it was all turned gray.

# October 1, 2008 11:26 AM
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