[RHV-M] Exclamation mark next to Windows Server 2012 R2 VM with the message "The latest guest agent needs to be installed and running on the guest".

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • Why is the Windows Server 2012 R2 VM running with an exclamation mark near to its icon in RHV-M Web Console?
  • How to fix the error message: "The latest guest agent needs to be installed and running on the guest"?
  • The exclamation mark still remains next to the Windows 2012 R2 VM after installing the latest guest agent (virtio-win-1.9.24). How to fix it?

Environment

  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.4 SP1.

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