Install the Azure backup service on an azure VM, the operating system is WINDOWSSERVER2008R2, double-click the Install package prompt Unable to execute the embedded application to complete the instal Lation.
Previously on our physical servers, the same operating system was installed without problems.
Google, found to be a known issue of MS: Https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2934202/en-us
Reason: This problem are known to occur with a virtual machines (VM) from a Windows Server, R2 Datacenter SP1 image that was Created from the image gallery. However, this same VMS works as expected on Windows Server 2012.
It is true that the VM created from the Windows Server R2 Datacenter SP1 image has this problem,
The solution is to install
Microsoft Visual C + + Redistributable Package (x64).
Azure virtual machine Windows Server R2 installation azurebackupserviceagent failed solution