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HOTFIX: Localized VMM Administrator console fails to connect after you...
After you install VMM 2012 R2 Update Rollup 6, a localized version of the Virtual Machine Manager administrator console fails to connect. A hotfix is now available that resolves this issue. For more...
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How to update untrusted hosts in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
~ Somaning Turwale| Support Escalation Engineer This post covers managing untrusted hosts in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2). Adding Hyper-V hosts or Hyper-V host clusters...
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Summary of Virtual Machine Manager news and sessions from Microsoft Ignite 2015
Ignite was a busy week for the VMM team! If you weren’t able to catch everything we did on-site, you can see a summary of our news and sessions below. Platform Vision & Strategy (6 of 7): What’s...
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Support Tip: Microsoft Windows Azure Pack Usage data stops being collected
~ Brian McDermott | Escalation EngineerIf you use Microsoft Windows Azure Pack and WAP Usage used to work but has now mysteriously stopped working then this post is for you. If it has never been...
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KB: How to install, remove, or verify update rollups for Virtual Machine...
We have a new Knowledge Base article available with information on how to complete the following in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager:- How to back up the Virtual Machine Manager database-...
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Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager Network Object Fundamentals
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2) is an essential tool used to deploy Microsoft private and public clouds, but before you begin building clouds it is important to understand...
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Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now...
We are happy to announce that Update Rollup 7 (UR7) for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now available for download. Please see the following Knowledge Base article for...
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Update Rollup 10 for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Service Pack...
We are happy to announce that Update Rollup 10 for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Service Pack 1 (VMM 2012 SP1) is now available for download. There are three updates available for System...
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KB: How to reassociate orphaned VMs with a service instance or VM role in VMM...
When you have Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager with Update Rollup 7 (VMM 2012 R2 UR7) or a later version in your VMM environment, you can now reassociate an orphaned virtual...
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How to Deploy Host Guardian Service using Service Templates in VMM Tech...
~ Maha Ibrahim | Senior Software EngineerHost Guardian Service (HGS) is a main component for configuring guarded hosts and running shielded VMs in Windows Server and System Center Virtual Machine...
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KB: A VM that Azure Site Recovery helps protect goes into a resynchronization...
A virtual machine (VM) that Microsoft Azure Site Recovery (ASR) helps protect in a Hyper-V to Azure scenario may repeatedly go into a resynchronization state. You cannot manually resynchronize, and you...
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2nd Edition of Microsoft System Center: Building a Virtualized Network...
The second edition of Microsoft System Center: Building a Virtualized Network Solution has been completely updated and rewritten for the VMM 2012 R2 release and also contains approximately 90 pages of...
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How to deploy software defined networks using VMM 2016 Tech Preview 3
Microsoft’s Windows Server IX networking team just added a new topic to the TechNet Library that you’ll want to check out. It’s titled Deploy Software Defined Networks using Virtual Machine Manager and...
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Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager is now...
Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager has been released and is now available to download. The KB article below describes the issues that are fixed in Update Rollup 8 (UR8)...
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Ensuring your GCE scripts that use Run As accounts continue to execute in...
~ Jeff Towarnicki | Software Engineer Beginning with the February security patch for Windows (MS15-011) and Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2), you may need...
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The new checkpoint options in Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager
~ Dipti Goyal | Software Engineer IIHello, my name is Dipti Goyal and I’m an engineer on the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Team. System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager has the capability to...
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KB: VM cloud fails to load when admin portal is accessed on a Microsoft...
Consider the following scenario:- Windows Azure Pack (WAP) is installed on two servers using express installation (WAP 1 and WAP 2). The two WAP servers are load balanced. - Service Provider Foundation...
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Deploying Highly Available Host Guardian Service using VMM Service Templates...
~ Maha Ibrahim | Senior Software EngineerIn an earlier post we discussed how to deploy HGS using VMM service templates in Technical Preview 3 release, however now with Technical Preview 4, a few...
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KB: How to enable event-based refresher mode for Microsoft Virtual Machine...
System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager SP1 and above (VMM 2012 SP1+, VMM 2012 R2+) enable a new, event-based triggering system for host refresh. This replaces previous push-based models that were...
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KB: Recommended antivirus exclusions for System Center Virtual Machine...
If antivirus software is running on your Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager server (VMM 2012 or VMM 2012 R2) or the managed hosts, antivirus exclusions should be set. This new...
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Deploying Network Controller using Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2016...
IntroductionThis article helps you evaluate the Software Defined Networking (SDN) features in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. In particular, it focuses on using System Center Virtual Machine...
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How to deploy Software Load Balancer using Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager...
Introduction This article helps you evaluate the Software Defined Networking (SDN) features in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview and Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Technology Preview 4. In...
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KB: How to retain the database when you reinstall Microsoft Virtual Machine...
When you have Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012 R2) installed, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to remove and then reinstall VMM but still retain all...
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Deploying Gateway using Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager Tech Preview 4
IntroductionThis article helps you evaluate the Software Defined Networking (SDN) features in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview and Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Technology Preview 4. In particular,...
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Update Rollup 9 for Microsoft Windows Azure Pack is now available
Update Rollup 9 for Windows Azure Pack is now available to download. For complete details including issues fixed, installation instructions and a download link, please see the following:3129786 -...
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