managing hypervisors with system center virtual machine manager 2012
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Session Objectives
• Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Overview
• Deployment and Architecture
• Discuss heterogeneous scenarios
• Versions and Requirements
• Troubleshooting and wrap up
VMM is now cluster aware
IT has an upgrade path, 2008 R2 SP1 – 2012 RC then RTM
Name/Value pairs
Fully PowerShell scriptable
Infrastructure Enhancements
HA VMM Server
Upgrade
Custom properties
Powershell
Deployment
Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Overview
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 PortalServer
WDS (PXE)
Server
SQL Server
HA VMM Management
Servers
WSUS Server
Web Console Internet Explorer 8Internet Explorer 9
App Controller Server
App Controller Console Internet Explorer 8Internet Explorer 9
Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Architecture
Virtual Machine Manager Management Server
SCVMM ConnectorWindows PowerShell
Self Service Web PortalConsole
VMware ESX Hosts and Clusters
Management Interfaces
Storage / Networking
VMM Library Server
Hyper-V Hosts and Clusters VMware ESX
Hosts and Clusters
Windows Software Update Services Server(WSUS)
Virtualization Abstraction Layer
VMware vCenter
Operations Manager Management Server
Citrix XenServerHosts and Clusters
Windows Deployment
Services Server (WDS)
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 ManagementvCenter 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
Troubleshooting and wrap up
• Installation & Upgrade
• Adding hosts and Deploying guests
• Notes from the forums
• Where to find out more.
ResourcesSCVMM 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