SCVMM Crashing with Event ID 19999, M.V.E.SqmRefresher.IsRefreshRequired System.FormatException

Hi All,

I've re-installed SCVMM 2008 on a new server with a retained database as mentioned in the technet library. The SQL connections are fine, the database is up and I can see connections being made to it while the service runs.

When I start the vmmservice it crashed with and event id 1 and then 19999 but it's not the usual one that is posted everywhere else.

Any suggestions?

My environment is:

Server 2008 STD x64 for the VMM Server

Clustered Server 2008 ENT x64/SQL 2005 for the DB

Event ID: 1

Log Name:      VM Manager
Source:        Virtual Machine Manager
Date:          18/06/2009 7:08:15 PM
Event ID:      1
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      TORNTSAPP147.mydomain.com
Description:
System.FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
   at System.DateTimeParse.Parse(String s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi, DateTimeStyles styles)
   at System.Convert.ToDateTime(String value)
   at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.SqmRefresher.IsRefreshRequired(String refreshTime)
   at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.SqmRefresher.RefreshData(SQMSessionManager manager)
   at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.RefreshDriver`1.RefreshThreadFunction(Object obj)-2146233033
Event Xml:<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"><System><Provider Name="Virtual Machine Manager" /><EventID Qualifiers="0">1</EventID><Level>2</Level><Task>0</Task><Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords><TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-06-18T23:08:15.000Z" /><EventRecordID>355</EventRecordID><Channel>VM Manager</Channel><Computer>TORNTSAPP147.mydomain.com</Computer><Security /></System><EventData><Data>System.FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.
   at System.DateTimeParse.Parse(String s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi, DateTimeStyles styles)
   at System.Convert.ToDateTime(String value)
   at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.SqmRefresher.IsRefreshRequired(String refreshTime)
   at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.SqmRefresher.RefreshData(SQMSessionManager manager)
   at Microsoft.VirtualManager.Engine.RefreshDriver`1.RefreshThreadFunction(Object obj)-2146233033</Data><Binary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inary></EventData></Event>

Event ID: 19999

Log Name:      VM Manager
Source:        Virtual Machine Manager
Date:          18/06/2009 7:08:15 PM
Event ID:      19999
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      TORNTSAPP147.mydomain.com
Description:
Virtual Machine Manager (vmmservice:3632) has encountered an error and needed to exit the process. Windows generated an error report with the following parameters: 
Event:VMM20
P1(appName):vmmservice
P2(appVersion):2.0.3444.0
P3(assemblyName):Engine.Common
P4(assemblyVer):2.0.3444.0
P5(methodName):M.V.E.SqmRefresher.IsRefreshRequired
P6(exceptionType):System.FormatException
P7(callstackHash):5104
.

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"><System><Provider Name="Virtual Machine Manager" /><EventID Qualifiers="0">19999</EventID><Level>2</Level><Task>0</Task><Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords><TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-06-18T23:08:15.000Z" /><EventRecordID>356</EventRecordID><Channel>VM Manager</Channel><Computer>TORNTSAPP147.mydomain.com</Computer><Security /></System><EventData><Data>Virtual Machine Manager (vmmservice:3632) has encountered an error and needed to exit the process. Windows generated an error report with the following parameters: 
Event:VMM20
P1(appName):vmmservice
P2(appVersion):2.0.3444.0
P3(assemblyName):Engine.Common
P4(assemblyVer):2.0.3444.0
P5(methodName):M.V.E.SqmRefresher.IsRefreshRequired
P6(exceptionType):System.FormatException
P7(callstackHash):5104
.</Data><Data>3632</Data><Data>VMM20</Data><Data>vmmservice</Data><Data>2.0.3444.0</Data><Data>Engine.Common</Data><Data>2.0.3444.0</Data><Data>M.V.E.SqmRefresher.IsRefreshRequired</Data><Data>System.FormatException</Data><Data>5104</Data></EventData></Event>