Unable to discovery Hyper-V VMs due to English package not installed
Problem description
This issue occurs when the OS is running on any other language apart from English.
Cause
English language package not installed and configured.
Traceback
[2023-06-02 15:55:51,657] [ERROR] Error in fetching os version
[2023-06-02 15:55:51,657] [ERROR] Error <type 'exceptions.AttributeError'>:'NoneType' object has no attribute 'strip'. Traceback -Traceback (most recent call last):
File "roboLib\roboUtils.pyc", line 312, in os_version_recheck
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'strip'
[2023-06-02 15:55:54,401] [INFO] current_os is set to Windows-10-10.0.20348, systeminfo contents are
Nom de l'h鍍e: VMNAME
Nom du syst確e d'exploitation: Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
Version du syst確e: 10.0.20348 N/A version 20348
Resolution
- To list the languages installed, we can run below command :
dism /Online /Get-Intl
- Download the Language pack iso compatible with windows server 2022 from Microsoft Volume Licensing Site or Microsoft OEM or Microsoft partner site- Refer section "Get language packs and LXPs"
- Copy the following cab files from the iso to an empty directory on windows server:
- Microsoft-Windows-Server-Language-Pack_x64_en-us.cab
- Microsoft-Windows-LanguageFeatures-Basic-en-us-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab
- Microsoft-Windows-UserExperience-Desktop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab
- Note that the package name(version) could be different depending on the iso downloaded.
- Install the package in the same order as listed above. Run following command to install the package
- dism /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"PATH\TO\CAB"
- Restart the server once all three packages are installed.
- Run following commands :
- chcp 437
- Set-WinSystemLocale en-US
- Set-WinUserLanguageList en-US -Force
- Run following commands :
- Open System configuration. Command -
SConfigSConfig menu → Date and Time → Change Date and Time → Change Calendar Settings → Administrative tab → Change System Locale to US - English
- Restart the server again