Same issue for me. Brand new 10.0.37 VM onebox.
Had to generate self-signed certs, retargetretailserver, edit commerceruntime.config, retailtenantupdate, etc. etc. to get everything running properly in this new VM.
I can get CPOS to activate, but not MPOS or Store Commerce. Just get the DA3001 error. Event Viewer shows successful ping/healthcheck, but that RetailServer response was 0. Nothing really to go on here.
So, has anyone activated MPOS in the new 10.0.37 dev box image?
correctly returns data and healthchecks are all green and good.
Just a single box dev 10.0.37 downloaded from LCS, self-signed certs. Everything works as far as I can tell, just not MPOS activation.
Edit:
Tried this twice, so not sure why this works, but open MPOS and attempt to activate... Get the DA3001 error. Leave that up.
Install Fiddler Classic, open WinConfig button, then check the box for Microsoft POS, Save Changes, flip back to MPOS and hit Retry.
Immediately I get the login/authentication screen. Close Fiddler and finish Activating MPOS. No clue why this works, but I've tried it twice from a brand new 10.0.37 vhd image, and same result. MPOS hangs with DA3001, but the second I open fiddler and check the MPOS box in winconfig section, MPOS activates, and then I can close/remove fiddler and everything works fine. How odd.