Is it even possible to deploy sql 2012 sp1 with vmm?
The below are the high level steps I followed.
1. Create VM with Windows Server 2012 R2
2. Prepare the SQL Server 2012 SP1 image and note down the instance id used
3. Sysprep the VHD (generalize, oobe)
4. Copy the Syspreped VHD into VMM Library
5. Create VM template and map the syspreped DVH
6. Under SQL Configuration, specify all the SQL Configuration details(use the same instance id that was given during sql image preparation)
7. Create the Service Template
8. Create the Service and deploy to cloud or host groups
Error (22703)
The SQL media configured on the template is not supported by Virtual Machine Manager. Virtual Machine Manager only supports SQL2008 and SQL2012 for SQL deployment.
Recommended Action
Fix the SQL media path to point to a valid setup location for SQL2008 or SQL2012
Just to clarify, VM gets created just fine, sql setup doesn't even start, the error above is everything I could find regarding this issue.
The media is at c:\sql on the VHD file, I used the same path in deployment options.
