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Hyper-V Windows Server 2016 BytesPerSec

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When using Windows Server 2016 Datacenter to run Hyper-V, you get an error with the Hyper-V Host sensor stating Windows Server 2016 Datacenter does not support BytesPerSec (field)

hyper-v hyper-v-host windows-server-2016

Created on Nov 14, 2017 6:12:23 AM by Benjamin Day [Paessler Support] (1,441) ●2 ●1



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The "Network Traffic" channel of the Hyper-V Host Server is failing because there most likely isn't a Virtual Switch created in Hyper-V on that particular host.

The sensor reads the traffic from this virtual switch. If it doesn't exist, the sensor will not be able to pull the data.

Created on Nov 14, 2017 6:14:15 AM by Benjamin Day [Paessler Support] (1,441) ●2 ●1




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