Event ID 15051 — VHD Service

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.

The VHD servcice provides Image Management servicing for Hyper-V.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 15051
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Image-Management-Service
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: MSVHDSVC_INVALID_FILE_EXTENSION_SUMMARY
Message: The file extension for '%1' is invalid.

Resolve

Check file name extension

Ensure that the image file in question has the correct file name extension (.vhd for virtual hard disks, .vfd for virtual floppy disks and .iso for ISO images), has the right permissions, and is attached.

Verify

The vhdsvc service is displayed in a running state in the service control manager and all the operations on vhd files complete successfully.

VHD Service

Hyper-V