I've recently received the email from MSFT that these products are now available for download:
Can't wait to check them out especially on Hyper-V!
You may check the whole list here at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/dn205292
Showing posts with label virtualization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label virtualization. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012 SP1
1. Logon
to the server using SCVMM Service Account.
2. Download and install Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30652)
3. Start the installation wizard for SCVMM 2012 SP1.
4. Under Select Features to install, select both Management Server and Console.
5. Enter your Username and Organization and input the Product ID(if no product key was typed, SCVMM will go into evaluation mode).
6. Accept the License Agreement.
7. Confirm to join or not the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
8. Turn on/off the Microsoft Update
9. Select default installation location.
10. Verify Pre-Requisites.
11. Under Database Configuration, input your SQL Server on Server Name, Port 1433 under Port, your SQL Instance for Instance Name and select New Database – VirtualManagerDB.
12. Under Configure service account and distributed key management, select Domain Account and input your SCVMM Service Account and its password.
13. Select default Port Configuration.
14. Select default Library Configuration.
15. Verify the Installation Summary and start the installation.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Permissions for System Center Orchestrator runbooks
Okay, here's a good scenario on System Center Orchestrator. You create a runbook that connects to a remote server. You tried to start/stop a service but it failed or gives you a warning or error. So how do you resolve this issue?
I've tried so many other ways as being told in other sites but the simplest thing worked out for me.
Add the Orchestrator run as account as local administrator on remote server that the runbook is working with. And whoala, the runbook can now start/stop a service!
If you want to check other permissions required, check it out here.
I've tried so many other ways as being told in other sites but the simplest thing worked out for me.
Add the Orchestrator run as account as local administrator on remote server that the runbook is working with. And whoala, the runbook can now start/stop a service!
If you want to check other permissions required, check it out here.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
SCOM Management Servers Greyed out
I recently found out this morning that my SCOM Server was down and after logging in to my SCOM I see that my management server is greyed out.
Partial fix that worked for me was to fix the error first that says " partitioning and grooming processes for the operational database (OperationsManager) on the server scom, 1433 have either not been run recently or have been failing. At the time this alert was raised, the partitioning and grooming process had not completed for 1 days." Verify the SQL server if there are any errors and the SCOM events. After that let the error resolve on its own. If the management server wont go green, restart the affected SCOM server.
Partial fix that worked for me was to fix the error first that says " partitioning and grooming processes for the operational database (OperationsManager) on the server scom, 1433 have either not been run recently or have been failing. At the time this alert was raised, the partitioning and grooming process had not completed for 1 days." Verify the SQL server if there are any errors and the SCOM events. After that let the error resolve on its own. If the management server wont go green, restart the affected SCOM server.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
SCSM 2012 Self-Service Portal Access Denied
If you're getting an error from Service Manager 2012 Self Service Portal which looks something like this:
Error: Access Denied
Here's how to resolve the issue:
Error: Access Denied
Here's how to resolve the issue:
- Logout and Sign in as a Sharepoint Administrator.
- From SCSM 2012 Portal, select Site Permissions (located on Sharepoint Tab).
- You'll see a warning "This Web site inherits permissions from its parent (Team Site)". Select Manage Parent.
- Select Grant Permissions.
- Add the group/users of choice, to give general permissions, add the group Domain Users and make sure to tick/give Read Permissions.
Basically, after installing Service Manager 2012 Web Parts, the only user that can access the Self-Service Portal is the Sharepoint Administrator. So make sure to add the required users to the list after installing the Web Parts.
SCSM 2012 Web Part on Windows Server 2012
I've recently encountered one of the strangest flaw on SCSM 2012, and it's installing all of Service Manger 2012 Web Part on Windows Server 2012.
So to install Service Manger 2012, you're going to need Sharepoint 2010, may it be Foundation or Server. But note that Sharepoint 2010 only supports up to Windows Server 2008 R2. Even if you have SP1, still it's a no go. And Sharepoint 2013 is not supported by Service Manager 2012.
So let's review the requirements:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM or with SP1
- IIS 7.5 with IIS 6 metabase compatibility installed
- Self-signed SSL certificate
- ASP.NET 2.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
- Microsoft Analysis Management Objects
- Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Or Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Or Microsoft SharePoint 2010 for Internet Sites Enterprise
- Excel Services in SharePoint 2010 is required for hosting dashboards for advanced analytical reports
So to install Service Manger 2012, you're going to need Sharepoint 2010, may it be Foundation or Server. But note that Sharepoint 2010 only supports up to Windows Server 2008 R2. Even if you have SP1, still it's a no go. And Sharepoint 2013 is not supported by Service Manager 2012.
So the answer to the question on can we install all of Service Manager 2012 Web Parts on Windows 2012? NO, you cannot install ALL Service Manager Web Parts until an SP2 for Sharepoint 2010 or Service Manager 2012 receives an SP2(that provides support for Sharepoint 2013). What you can do (if you still want to use Windows Server 2012) is to have a separate Sharepoint Server on Windows 2008 R2 and let it host the Sharepoint Web Part.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Free Upgrade for Microsoft Certified IT Professionals
For those who with the following certifications:
MCSA: Windows Server 2008
MCSA: Windows Server 2008
MCITP: Virtualization Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Messaging Administrator
MCITP: Lync Server Administrator
MCITP: SharePoint Administrator
MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator
You can get free vouchers to upgrade to:
MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure
MCSE: Server Infrastructure
MCSE: Private Cloud
So what are you waiting for? Grab the link here and start preping for the exams! By the way, these exams comes with Second Shots!
*These vouchers expire on Dec 31st, 2013. All exams and retake exams in the pack must be taken by December 31st, 2013.*
You can get free vouchers to upgrade to:
MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure
MCSE: Server Infrastructure
MCSE: Private Cloud
So what are you waiting for? Grab the link here and start preping for the exams! By the way, these exams comes with Second Shots!
*These vouchers expire on Dec 31st, 2013. All exams and retake exams in the pack must be taken by December 31st, 2013.*
Windows Server 2012 Upgrade Jump Start
For those who are looking for training videos on Windows Server 2012, you might be interested in these videos for jump start training here.
These videos are intended for those who would want to upgrade their MCITP certifications to MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure, or MCSE: Server Infrastructure, or MCSE: Private Cloud.
These videos are intended for those who would want to upgrade their MCITP certifications to MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure, or MCSE: Server Infrastructure, or MCSE: Private Cloud.
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