Windows Nano Server 2016 CTP4 - Cannot find type WIM2VHD.WimFile

Question

Any ideas how I can deal with this error when trying to create a Windows Nano Server 2016 CTP4?

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Start time: 20160405151609
Username: COMPUTERNAME\Derik
RunAs User: COMPUTERNAME\Derik
Machine: COMPUTERNAME (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.14295.0)
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Process ID: 15720
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WSManStackVersion: 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion: 2.3
SerializationVersion: 1.1.0.1
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INFO   : Looking for the requested Windows image in the WIM file
PS>TerminatingError(New-Object): "Cannot find type [WIM2VHD.WimFile]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded."
ERROR  : Cannot find type [WIM2VHD.WimFile]: verify that the assembly containing this type is loaded.
INFO   : Log folder is C:\Users\Derik\AppData\Local\Temp\Convert-WindowsImage\3fde98b4-a454-4ce2-86f6-cc15a22cb2b1
INFO   : Done.
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PowerShell code:

Import-Module 'C:\NanoServerImageGenerator.psm1'

$serverName = "server-name"
$password = ConvertTo-SecureString "strongPassword" -AsPlainText -Force

$VMdir = "E:\VMs\Hyper-V"
$projectDir = Join-Path $VMdir $project
$serverPath = Join-Path $projectDir $servername
$nanoBasePath = Join-Path $serverPath "NanoBase"
$VHDExtension = "vhdx"
$VHDName = "$servername.$VHDExtension"
$VHDPath = Join-Path $serverPath $VHDName

$MediaPath = "\\uncpath\InstallMedia"
$MediaName = "WindowsServer2016_CTP4_X64FRE_EN-US.ISO"
$MediaPath = Join-Path $MediaPath $MediaName

$mountResult = Mount-DiskImage $MediaPath -PassThru
$mountedDriveLetter = ($mountResult | Get-Volume).DriveLetter

$MediaPath = "$mountedDriveLetter`:\"

if(-not (Test-Path $projectDir)) { New-Item $projectDir -ItemType Directory }
if(-not (Test-Path $serverPath)) { New-Item $serverPath -ItemType Directory }
if(-not (Test-Path $nanoBasePath)) { New-Item $nanoBasePath -ItemType Directory }

#<#
New-NanoServerImage `
    -MediaPath $MediaPath `
    -BasePath $nanoBasePath `
    -TargetPath $VHDPath `
    -ComputerName $serverName `
    -OEMDrivers `
    -AdministratorPassword $password `
    -Clustering 
#>

$mountResult | Dismount-DiskImage

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 06 '16 at 00:41

I was missing a critical step.

cd "C:\NanoServer\"
.\Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 -WIM 'C:\NanoServer\NanoServer.wim' `
    -VHD 'C:\NanoServer\ClusterNanoServer.vhdx' `
    -VHDFormat VHDX -SizeBytes 10GB -Edition 2 -DiskLayout UEFI

I needed to create a VHD or VHDX file from the NanoServer.wim file which is available in the Windows Server 2016 installation media.

Windows Nano Server 2016 CTP4 - Cannot find type WIM2VHD.WimFile

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