Using the Service Models Web Platform Installer Gallery
~ Stephen Baron | Program ManagerThe Service Models Web Platform Installer Gallery has been updated to include a number of samples which are compatible with the RTM versions of the Windows Azure Pack...
View ArticleVirtual Hard Disk Requirements of Windows Azure Pack Gallery Items
~ Stephen Baron | Program ManagerWindows Azure Pack introduces Virtual Machine Role gallery items which enable users to deploy and configure workloads such as SQL Server, SharePoint or a LAMP stack. We...
View ArticleLeveraging IaaS and PaaS with Windows Azure Pack and System Center 2012 R2
~ Stephen Baron | Program ManagerWindows Azure Pack and System Center 2012 R2 expose Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) capabilities via features such as VM Clouds...
View ArticleLync Server 2013 Service Templates for Virtual Machine Manager now available
This set of example System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) service template provides the necessary components to deploy Lync Server 2013. Please see the following post on the Building...
View ArticleLogical Switch deployment with Virtual Network Adapters for host management...
~ Karthikeyan Ravichandran | SDEIn data center deployments, a highly popular form of deployment is to use virtual network adapters (vNICs) for host management. In this scenario, multiple physical...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot Windows Azure Pack, SPF & VMM 2012
Microsoft's own Anders Ravnholt has just posted a follow-up to his previous article on troubleshooting Installation of Windows Azure Pack. In this new post, Anders takes a look at troubleshooting...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Virtual Machine Role Authoring Tool (CodePlex)
The long-awaited, much-anticipated, soon-to-be-celebrated Virtual Machine Role Authoring Tool is now live on CodePlex by Aravind Ramarathinam. The VM Role Authoring Tool will enable you to begin...
View ArticleGeneral Troubleshooting List for Windows Azure Pack (WAP) and SPF Integration
~ Mark StanfillWindows Azure Pack for Windows Server (WAP) integrates with System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) by using Service Provider Foundation (SPF) as a middle layer to...
View ArticleOverview of the Virtual Machine Role Authoring Tool
~ Stephen Baron | Program ManagerWindows Azure Pack and System Center 2012 R2 introduce Virtual Machine Role gallery items which enable users to deploy and configure workloads such as SQL Server,...
View ArticleKB: You may have problems with Virtual Machine Manager if some SPNs are missing
You may encounter various problems with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008) or System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) that are related to authentication and...
View ArticleWindows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager: Supported Platform for October 2013...
Last month we announced the public preview of Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager. This blog summarizes the supported platform matrix for this service update and new features that are available in...
View ArticleKB: "Error 26184" when you assign a LUN to a cluster in System Center Virtual...
Assume that you're using an IBM Storwize V3700 device in a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) environment. When you try to assign a logical unit number (LUN) to a...
View ArticleAdapting Network Virtualization – Part I
In this series, I’ll be summarizing the basics of Network Virtualization in Hyper-V using System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2. I hope to clear up some confusion around the network models and help...
View ArticleAdopting Network Virtualization – Part II
This is the second post in a series about transitioning from using VLANs for tenant segregation to Network Virtualization. This series will be an example-based walkthrough consisting of a few...
View ArticleKB: How to determine the version of Virtual Machine Manager
This article describes how to determine the version of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 (VMM 2008) and System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) based on binaries and...
View ArticleKB: You can't upgrade from an evaluation version of App Controller to a...
If you do not provide a product key during Microsoft System Center 2012 App Controller installation, App Controller is installed as an evaluation version. If you later decide to upgrade to a licensed...
View ArticleKB: How to enable debug logging in Virtual Machine Manager
This article describes how to enable debug logging in Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (SC 2012 VMM) Service Pack 1 (SP1) and System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (SC 2012...
View ArticleAdopting Network Virtualization - Part III
Welcome to the third installment of Network Virtualization in Virtual Machine Manager! This series will be an example-based walkthrough consisting of a few parts:Part I: Configuration with VLAN...
View ArticleHow to add an already running VM in Virtual Machine Manager to a Windows...
Microsoft’s Anders Ravnholt posted a great article on how to add an already running VM in Virtual Machine Manager to a Windows Azure Pack Subscription. He covers two common scenarios:Scenario1: "A...
View ArticleSingle VMM Server deployment topologies for Windows Azure Hyper-V Recovery...
Business requirements should drive topology decisions. Based on these requirements an organization might choose to have multiple data centers managed by a single management head or multiple management...
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