Jersey Windows User Group
• System Center Advisor
Ronnie Isherwood
@virtualfat
System Center
Virtual Machine Manager 2012
The trouble with vm’s
Service
Management
Service Templates
Application
Deployment
Custom Command
Execution
Image Based
Servicing
Services
Cloud
Management
Application Owner
Usage
Capacity and
Capability
Delegation and
Quota
Cloud
Infrastructure
Enhancements
HA VMM Server
Upgrade
Custom properties
Powershell
Deployment Fabric
Hyper-V Bare Metal
Provisioning
Hyper-V,
VMware, Citrix
XenServer
Network
Management
Storage
Management
Update
Management
Dynamic
Optimization
Power
Management
Monitoring
Integration
Fabric
Management
Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Overview
VMware ESX
Servers and
Clusters
Hyper-V
Servers and
Clusters
Citrix
XenServers
and Clusters
VMware
vCenter Server
VMM
Console
Library
Server
Self-Service
Portal
Server
WDS
(PXE)
Server
SQL
Server
HA VMM
Management
Servers
WSUS
Server
Web Console
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 9
App Controller
Server
App Controller Console
Internet Explorer 8
Internet Explorer 9
Demo
WDS server
VHD
Library server
Host profile
Bare Metal
Server
5. Run GCEs & Configure partitions
Drivers
Hyper-V
Server
VMM Server contoso
1. OOB Reboot
Heterogeneous scenarios
The case for and against mixing your Hypervisors
– Technology transition
• i.e. currently vSphere, moving to Hyper-V
– Broader in guest Operating System Support
– Application support
• Vendor support demands other Hypervisors
– Mergers and acquisitions
SCVMM 2007
• Virtual Server
2005 R2
SCVMM 2008
RTM
• Virtual Server
2005 R2
• Hyper-V RTM
• ESX 3.x
SCVMM 2008
R2 SP1
• Virtual Server
2005 R2
• Hyper-V RTM
• Hyper-V R2
• Hyper-V R2
SP1
• ESX 3.x
• ESX 4.0
(limited)
Multiple Hypervisor Support
SCVMM 2012
• Hyper-V RTM
• Hyper-V R2
• Hyper-V R2 SP1
• ESX 3.x
• ESX 4.1
• Citrix
XenServer
XenServer Management
• VMM has no dependency on Citrix XenCenter
Citrix XenServer(s)
Integration Pack
Storage
Repositories
SCVMM 2012 Server
SCVMM 2012 Libraries
Citrix XenCenter
Hyper-V
ESX Management
vCenter 4.1 Integration
• vCenter datacenter tree structure no longer imported
• Adds host and host clusters into any host group
• Support for using less privileged accounts in vCenter
vCenter SCVMM 2008 R2SCVMM 2012
Demo
Questions?
Ronnie Isherwood
@virtualfat
Resources
SCVMM Survival Guide - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/vmm-2012-survival-guide.aspx
SCVMM Forums- http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-AU/category/virtualmachinemanager
SCVMM Error codes - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4906.aspx
SCVMM2012 Update Management Blog Series
Bare Metal deployment with SCVMM2012 and HP ILO
Ronnie Isherwood
@virtualfat

Introduction to System Center Advisor and Virtual Machine Manager 2012

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    Jersey Windows UserGroup • System Center Advisor Ronnie Isherwood @virtualfat
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    Service Management Service Templates Application Deployment Custom Command Execution ImageBased Servicing Services Cloud Management Application Owner Usage Capacity and Capability Delegation and Quota Cloud Infrastructure Enhancements HA VMM Server Upgrade Custom properties Powershell Deployment Fabric Hyper-V Bare Metal Provisioning Hyper-V, VMware, Citrix XenServer Network Management Storage Management Update Management Dynamic Optimization Power Management Monitoring Integration Fabric Management Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Overview
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    VMware ESX Servers and Clusters Hyper-V Serversand Clusters Citrix XenServers and Clusters VMware vCenter Server VMM Console Library Server Self-Service Portal Server WDS (PXE) Server SQL Server HA VMM Management Servers WSUS Server Web Console Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9 App Controller Server App Controller Console Internet Explorer 8 Internet Explorer 9
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    WDS server VHD Library server Hostprofile Bare Metal Server 5. Run GCEs & Configure partitions Drivers Hyper-V Server VMM Server contoso 1. OOB Reboot
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    Heterogeneous scenarios The casefor and against mixing your Hypervisors – Technology transition • i.e. currently vSphere, moving to Hyper-V – Broader in guest Operating System Support – Application support • Vendor support demands other Hypervisors – Mergers and acquisitions
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    SCVMM 2007 • VirtualServer 2005 R2 SCVMM 2008 RTM • Virtual Server 2005 R2 • Hyper-V RTM • ESX 3.x SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 • Virtual Server 2005 R2 • Hyper-V RTM • Hyper-V R2 • Hyper-V R2 SP1 • ESX 3.x • ESX 4.0 (limited) Multiple Hypervisor Support SCVMM 2012 • Hyper-V RTM • Hyper-V R2 • Hyper-V R2 SP1 • ESX 3.x • ESX 4.1 • Citrix XenServer
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    XenServer Management • VMMhas no dependency on Citrix XenCenter Citrix XenServer(s) Integration Pack Storage Repositories SCVMM 2012 Server SCVMM 2012 Libraries Citrix XenCenter Hyper-V
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    ESX Management vCenter 4.1Integration • vCenter datacenter tree structure no longer imported • Adds host and host clusters into any host group • Support for using less privileged accounts in vCenter vCenter SCVMM 2008 R2SCVMM 2012
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    Resources SCVMM Survival Guide- http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/vmm-2012-survival-guide.aspx SCVMM Forums- http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-AU/category/virtualmachinemanager SCVMM Error codes - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/4906.aspx SCVMM2012 Update Management Blog Series Bare Metal deployment with SCVMM2012 and HP ILO Ronnie Isherwood @virtualfat