PDT (PowerShell Deployment Toolkit) allows building a Cloud OS in one day. It provides tools and templates to automate the deployment of Windows Server, System Center, and other Microsoft products. The toolkit includes scripts for downloading installation files, creating virtual machines, and deploying the software while completing integrations. Variable files define deployment options like virtual machine settings, Active Directory details, and SQL Server configurations to customize the environment.
An overview on current Microsoft Technologies around Private - / Hybrid-Clouds and what's coming up with the next version aka Azure Stack from our session at e2evc Berlin.
An overview on current Microsoft Technologies around Private - / Hybrid-Clouds and what's coming up with the next version aka Azure Stack from our session at e2evc Berlin.
This presentation is a part of meetup session delivered in the Microsoft User Group - Chandigarh.
In this meetup we looked into how to deploy and manage Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure cloud.
This was an advanced session and targeted more towards IT Pro audience. Developers were welcome also.
We covered created virtual machines via ARM template and covered with Virtual Machine Scale Sets with a live demo with Autoscale.
Microsoft Azure - Extending your Datacenter - thinkASG University SeriesthinkASG
Presentation given on March 18th, 2015 by Michael Bosse, Microsoft Partner Technology Strategist, as part of the thinkASG Extending your Data Center with Windows Server series.
The presentation focused on how to best use Microsoft Azure in the Enterprise. It includes key highlights of the some of the important announcements made in 2014 such as Snapshot for VM, AutoScale, Azure in China, and ExpressRoute.
Originally from thinkASG "Extending your Data Center with Cloud" http://www.thinkasg.com/about-us/events/lunch-extending-your-data-center-with-windows-server-san-diego/
DV03 Smooth Migration to Windows AzureRonald Widha
Migrating applications to Windows Azure has the potential to lower costs, reduce management overhead and dramatically improve scalability. This session gave some insight into choosing which applications are suitable for migration, how to map existing technologies to cloud equivalents, and how to overcome common migration challenges based on lesson learned from a successful SaaS migration to Windows Azure Platform.
Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started For TechiesAidan Finn
This is my "getting started for techies" presentation on using the Microsoft Azure public cloud to build hybrid cloud solutions in conjunction with Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and System Center.
If you want to see and learn the future of service delivery and automation, you should definitively join this session to see how you can leverage new technology like network virtualization with GRE (NVGRE) and self-service deployment of complex workloads with Windows Azure Pack. Automation is key to maximize your investment in Windows Server and System Center, which Windows Azure Pack is all about. This session is tailored at service providers, enterprises and for the general public who wants to learn more about the future of cloud computing
Deploy, Scale and Manage your Microsoft Investments with AWSAmazon Web Services
AWS Summit 2014 Melbourne - Breakout 3
Many IT professionals are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy, scale and manage fully supported Microsoft Windows Server workloads and Windows Server applications such as SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server that are fully supported on the AWS Cloud. Attend this session to find out:
- How to determine your licensing strategy in the cloud
- Modernizing your Windows 2003 Servers applications before End of Support
- AWS .net benefits and services and many more
Enter The Matrix Securing Azure’s AssetsBizTalk360
This talk is mainly on the security aspects of Azure, in any context. you’ll get an overview on where security is handled, some practices and how to monitor and act accordingly to certain threats and issues. It will focus on IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. As security is an integral part of an environment, the integration aspect is not far away. Focus products include Azure and all related services.
(BIZ303) Active Directory in the AWS Cloud | AWS re:Invent 2014Amazon Web Services
Most enterprises have come to rely upon Active Directory for authentication and authorization-for users, workstations, servers, and business applications. Among your first considerations when planning a major implementation initiative will be how best to architect Active Directory-and take advantage of the benefits of the AWS cloud. This session will focus on best practice implementation patterns including AD Backup and Recovery in AWS, Region and Availability Zone design considerations for AD replication, and Security. To finish, we selected the three most common design patterns to discuss: Single Forest, Federate and Disconnected. We will talk about when each is appropriate to use, how it is designed and the practical implications of that choice. While each AD implementation is unique, these three patterns represent the fundamental building blocks upon which you will design your own Directory. You will leave the session knowing how to best to architect AWS to support the Active Directory your enterprise relies upon.
- TeamSQL AWS Architecture
- VPC Introduction (Public, private subnets) and Demo
- EC2 Introduction and Demo
- RDS Introduction and Demo
- Introduction to Cloudformation
- A simple Cloudformation Script and make it live (Creating EC2 with Cloudformation)
- Deleting Cloudformation Stack
- More advanced Cloudformation Script and make it live
(Cloudformation parameters, VPC, public, private subnets, RDS, ElasticBeanstalk, ElastiCache)
- Updating Cloudformation Stack
- Hands on - Advanced Cloudformation Script
Going to the cloud with Microsoft and ITAdviser_Windows Azure overview for IT...Olimpia Oancea
We really believe that cloud is the new normal. For anyone who is looking to develop software, using a public cloud like Azure is a no-brainer. In the last year, we have not come across even a single scenario where a customer is looking to build a new innovative product, and they are going to deploy that in their own datacenter…
Olimpia Oancea, Co-Founder and CEO, ITAdviser
In Microsoft CSS, Setting up and Configuring Kerberos for MSBI is one of the top call volume generators which makes us realize there is definitely some gap in Understanding on how to setup and configure Kerberos for MSBI stack in a multi-server farm environment. In the session, we intend to explain and more importantly simplify the steps to setup Kerberos for SQL Server, SSAS, SSRS & Sharepoint along with the Demo of the issues which can occur based on real live experiences with troubleshooting and configuring for Customers.
IaaS vs. PaaS: Windows Azure Compute SolutionsIdo Flatow
Several years ago, life in Windows Azure was simple. For background services, we used a worker role, and for a Web application we used a Web role. Today, with the addition of Web Sites and Virtual Machines, the decision where and how to deploy got a bit harder. In this session we will explore the various hosting options offered by the Windows Azure platform, the steps required to deploy to each environment, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each solution.
Learn how to easily deploy your own System Center demo lab with just a few click using the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit (PDT). Next, spend a few minutes using every System Center 2012 R2 component, including Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, Configuration Manager, Service Manager, App Controller, Data Protection Manager, and Endpoint Protection. Finally, connect several systems together to create your own Orchestrator Runbook.
This presentation is a part of meetup session delivered in the Microsoft User Group - Chandigarh.
In this meetup we looked into how to deploy and manage Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure cloud.
This was an advanced session and targeted more towards IT Pro audience. Developers were welcome also.
We covered created virtual machines via ARM template and covered with Virtual Machine Scale Sets with a live demo with Autoscale.
Microsoft Azure - Extending your Datacenter - thinkASG University SeriesthinkASG
Presentation given on March 18th, 2015 by Michael Bosse, Microsoft Partner Technology Strategist, as part of the thinkASG Extending your Data Center with Windows Server series.
The presentation focused on how to best use Microsoft Azure in the Enterprise. It includes key highlights of the some of the important announcements made in 2014 such as Snapshot for VM, AutoScale, Azure in China, and ExpressRoute.
Originally from thinkASG "Extending your Data Center with Cloud" http://www.thinkasg.com/about-us/events/lunch-extending-your-data-center-with-windows-server-san-diego/
DV03 Smooth Migration to Windows AzureRonald Widha
Migrating applications to Windows Azure has the potential to lower costs, reduce management overhead and dramatically improve scalability. This session gave some insight into choosing which applications are suitable for migration, how to map existing technologies to cloud equivalents, and how to overcome common migration challenges based on lesson learned from a successful SaaS migration to Windows Azure Platform.
Microsoft Azure Hybrid Cloud - Getting Started For TechiesAidan Finn
This is my "getting started for techies" presentation on using the Microsoft Azure public cloud to build hybrid cloud solutions in conjunction with Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and System Center.
If you want to see and learn the future of service delivery and automation, you should definitively join this session to see how you can leverage new technology like network virtualization with GRE (NVGRE) and self-service deployment of complex workloads with Windows Azure Pack. Automation is key to maximize your investment in Windows Server and System Center, which Windows Azure Pack is all about. This session is tailored at service providers, enterprises and for the general public who wants to learn more about the future of cloud computing
Deploy, Scale and Manage your Microsoft Investments with AWSAmazon Web Services
AWS Summit 2014 Melbourne - Breakout 3
Many IT professionals are using Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deploy, scale and manage fully supported Microsoft Windows Server workloads and Windows Server applications such as SharePoint Server, SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server that are fully supported on the AWS Cloud. Attend this session to find out:
- How to determine your licensing strategy in the cloud
- Modernizing your Windows 2003 Servers applications before End of Support
- AWS .net benefits and services and many more
Enter The Matrix Securing Azure’s AssetsBizTalk360
This talk is mainly on the security aspects of Azure, in any context. you’ll get an overview on where security is handled, some practices and how to monitor and act accordingly to certain threats and issues. It will focus on IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. As security is an integral part of an environment, the integration aspect is not far away. Focus products include Azure and all related services.
(BIZ303) Active Directory in the AWS Cloud | AWS re:Invent 2014Amazon Web Services
Most enterprises have come to rely upon Active Directory for authentication and authorization-for users, workstations, servers, and business applications. Among your first considerations when planning a major implementation initiative will be how best to architect Active Directory-and take advantage of the benefits of the AWS cloud. This session will focus on best practice implementation patterns including AD Backup and Recovery in AWS, Region and Availability Zone design considerations for AD replication, and Security. To finish, we selected the three most common design patterns to discuss: Single Forest, Federate and Disconnected. We will talk about when each is appropriate to use, how it is designed and the practical implications of that choice. While each AD implementation is unique, these three patterns represent the fundamental building blocks upon which you will design your own Directory. You will leave the session knowing how to best to architect AWS to support the Active Directory your enterprise relies upon.
- TeamSQL AWS Architecture
- VPC Introduction (Public, private subnets) and Demo
- EC2 Introduction and Demo
- RDS Introduction and Demo
- Introduction to Cloudformation
- A simple Cloudformation Script and make it live (Creating EC2 with Cloudformation)
- Deleting Cloudformation Stack
- More advanced Cloudformation Script and make it live
(Cloudformation parameters, VPC, public, private subnets, RDS, ElasticBeanstalk, ElastiCache)
- Updating Cloudformation Stack
- Hands on - Advanced Cloudformation Script
Going to the cloud with Microsoft and ITAdviser_Windows Azure overview for IT...Olimpia Oancea
We really believe that cloud is the new normal. For anyone who is looking to develop software, using a public cloud like Azure is a no-brainer. In the last year, we have not come across even a single scenario where a customer is looking to build a new innovative product, and they are going to deploy that in their own datacenter…
Olimpia Oancea, Co-Founder and CEO, ITAdviser
In Microsoft CSS, Setting up and Configuring Kerberos for MSBI is one of the top call volume generators which makes us realize there is definitely some gap in Understanding on how to setup and configure Kerberos for MSBI stack in a multi-server farm environment. In the session, we intend to explain and more importantly simplify the steps to setup Kerberos for SQL Server, SSAS, SSRS & Sharepoint along with the Demo of the issues which can occur based on real live experiences with troubleshooting and configuring for Customers.
IaaS vs. PaaS: Windows Azure Compute SolutionsIdo Flatow
Several years ago, life in Windows Azure was simple. For background services, we used a worker role, and for a Web application we used a Web role. Today, with the addition of Web Sites and Virtual Machines, the decision where and how to deploy got a bit harder. In this session we will explore the various hosting options offered by the Windows Azure platform, the steps required to deploy to each environment, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each solution.
Learn how to easily deploy your own System Center demo lab with just a few click using the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit (PDT). Next, spend a few minutes using every System Center 2012 R2 component, including Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, Configuration Manager, Service Manager, App Controller, Data Protection Manager, and Endpoint Protection. Finally, connect several systems together to create your own Orchestrator Runbook.
This is a webinar done with Acquia introdcing how well you can run Drupal on Windows with a demo about WebPI and Drush.
Here's a link to the recorded webinar:
http://tinyurl.com/6rfz3px
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below. The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam. The higher the percentage, the more questions you are likely to see on that content area on the exam. https://www.pass4sureexam.com/70-412.html
Private Cloud Academy: Backup and DPM 2010Aidan Finn
The session I ran on how to design CSV for Hyper-V backups, and how to use DPM 2010, at the Microsoft/System Dynamics Private Cloud Academy in Dublin, Ireland.
System Center 2012 for VMware InfrastructureBryan Dady
Slides from a group presentation I was privileged to participate in during the last Microsoft Management Summit (MMS, April 2013).
The original is hosted by Microsoft at http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/MMS/2013/IM-B309, and I've copied this edition here for sharing on my LinkedIn profile.
VMware: Ventaja Competitiva
Por Raúl Bernal
Account Manager
VMware
Descripción de las ventajas competitivas que ofrece VMware en tema de infraestructura tecnológica.
Presentación sobre Windows 2008 realizada en la Fundación Omar Dengo en el TechBoot Camp 2009.
Saludos,
Eduardo Castro – Microsoft SQL Server MVP
http://mswindowscr.org
http://comunidadwindows.org
Costa Rica
Managing user credentials and application access is becoming more-and-more difficult in today's "cloud era". Windows Azure Pack just installed, how to let your tenants authenticate ? With their own ADFS ? With Windows Azure Active Directory ? And why not their Google account ? This session will cover all the different ways that are available today to let your user authenticate with Windows Azure Pack.
To evolve beyond a dependency on integration packs as the definition vehicle for workflow tasks, to overcome scaling and multi-tenant limitations, and to provide for effective web-based remote Runbook administration, a new paradigm for achieving automation in a Microsoft network is emerging. The name of this new technology is Service Management Automation. Let’s have a look during this session at the differences and when to use SMA or Orchestrator.
11. Compute
Storage
(File/Block)
Network
Windows Server 2012 R2
Web Applications Remote Desktop Services
Networking Storage Management Active Directory
Virtualization with Hyper-V Availability / Scalability / Security
System Center 2012 R2
Service Provider Foundation API
OS & Application Monitoring
Automation & Self-Service
Infrastructure Provisioning
Foundation for Hosting Service Provider Offers
ISV Control Panels Custom Control Panels Service Management Portal
Service Management API (REST OData)
Windows Server 2012 R2
Provides the comprehensive, highly scalable platform
System Center
2012 R2
Provides the cost efficient, unified
management platform
Windows Azure Pack & Service Provider Foundation API
Provides standard management API
Web Hosting Database Hosting Desktop Hosting Application HostingVM Hosting
The Platform Designed for Hosting Service Providers
11
16. PDT workflow.xml
Contains all the logic for installing;
- Windows Server
- System Center
- Windows Azure Pack
Installer.ps1 knows nothing about deploying System Center
All “knowledge” is in Workflow.xml
Workflow.xml defines everything we know about deploying System Center
Defines…
Roles
Requirements – validation, Windows roles and features, prerequisites
Dependencies on other roles
Integrations between roles
Firewall
Installables
Downloads
Installs
Default settings – global, component, SQL
19. PDT variable.xml
<Components>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012R2VirtualMachineManagerProgramFiles" Value="D:Program FilesMicrosoft System Center 2012
R2Virtual Machine Manager" />
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012R2VirtualMachineManagerAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSOVMM Admins" />
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012R2VirtualMachineManagerBitsTcpPort" Value="444" />
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012R2VirtualMachineManagerServiceAccount" Value="CONTOSO!vmm" />
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012R2VirtualMachineManagerServiceAccountPassword" Value="Passw0rd!" />
</Component>
TIP;
Use cut and past from default xml to select what you need
Lookout for the XML format <start> </start>
28. PDT downloader.ps1
Remember!!! Downloader does NOT download:
• Windows Server 2012
• Windows Server 2012 R2
• System Center 2012
• System Center 2012 R2
• WebPI, WinZip or 7-Zip
Manual download or use your install media an place in the installer dir (as
defined in variable.xml)
http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/10/17/deployment-pdt-
update-for-system-center-2012-r2-now-available.aspx
29. Download all the bits – Downloader.ps1
Downloads…
System Center Components
Prerequisites e.g. -
SQL Native Client, Report Viewer, WSUS
SQL Server 2012 and SP1
SQL Server 2008 R2 and SP2
SharePoint 2010 Foundation
Windows Server 2012
Management Packs
Integration Packs
Extracts…
ISO – Windows Server 2012
RAR – System Center 2012 Components
Zip - SPModule
Runs…
ADKSetup.exe download
Configuration Manager setupdl.exe download
Self-extracting exe
Slipstreams…
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2
Requires…
Windows Server 2012/Windows 8
WinRAR
Option…
Downloader.ps1 -DeploymentOnly
Restartable!
32. Install each server OS – VMCreator.ps1
Optional
PDT can use existing servers, physical or virtual, any virtualization platform
Requirements - Windows Server, Domain joined, WinRM enabled, administrator permissions
Specify count
How many servers are in your deployment?
Specify defaults
Hyper-V host, VM name, processor, memory, network adapter, OS disk, data disks, domain to join
Full example in default Variable.xml in PDT
Specify overrides per VM, if desired
e.g. Different Hyper-V hosts, VM name, memory, OS disk
VMCreator.ps1 will validate required resources for VM creation
Creates VM, joins domain, enables WinRM, add installer service account to administrators
33. PDT vmcreator
Runs first on the host in the powershell script.
When scripts are finish then the process still runs on the domain controller.
Look via connect in the Hyper-V host. Wait for scripts to finish before proceding with next
steps!!!!!! (IMPORTANT: If the Hyper-V host is not part of the domain, you’ll see some errors.
At that point cancel, attached the media with the Installer/Downloader bits and rerun
Installer.ps1)
35. Integrations
PDT completes all automatable component integration
App Controller Virtual Machine Manager
Service Provider Foundation Virtual Machine Manager
Virtual Machine Manager Operations Manager
Service Manager Service Manager Datawarehouse
Operations Manager Service Manager Datawarehouse
Service Manager Orchestrator
Service Manager Configuration Manager
Service Manager Operations Manager
Service Manager Operations Manager Alerts
Service Manager Virtual Machine Manager
Data Protection Manager Operations Manager
Notable missing integration…
Orchestrator Integration Pack Registration, Deployment and Configuration
36. Component Admin Groups
System Center components use different methods
Service Manager requires admin group specified at installation time
Orchestrator optionally allows admin group specified at installation time
Operations Manager, Virtual Machine Manager, App Controller use members of local administrators
Service Provider Foundation, Data Protection Manager use local administrators group
Configuration Manager uses account performing the installation
PDT optionally allows you to specify admin groups
Service Manager is only required group to be specified
Configuration Manager admin group requires Configuration Manager console to be installed
PDT configures consoles to connect to correct server
37. Component Admin Groups – Variable.xml
<Components>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1VirtualMachineManagerAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSOVMM Admins" />
</Component>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Orchestrator">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1OrchestratorAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSOOrchestrator Admins" />
</Component>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 App Controller">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1AppControllerAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSOAC Admins" />
</Component>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1OperationsManagerAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSOOM Admins" />
</Component>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Manager">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1ServiceManagerAdminRoleGroup" Value="CONTOSOSM Admins" />
</Component>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1DataProtectionManagerAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSODPM Admins" />
</Component>
<Component Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Configuration Manager">
<Variable Name="SystemCenter2012SP1ConfigurationManagerAdminGroup" Value="CONTOSOCM Admins" />
</Component>
</Components>
38. Advanced Configuration
Other components settings
Copy variable from Workflow.xml to Variable.xml
Existing SQL
No validation – installer service account must have permissions
Getting SQL “right”
Specify file locations for database files, log files, tempDB
SQL Clusters
Windows cluster and storage must be created first
Virtual Machine Manager Cluster
Windows cluster must be created first
Active Directory container must be created first, with permission for VMM service account
Scale Out Roles
First then additional, Concurrent, Sequential
40. Getting SQL “right” – Variable.xml
<SQL>
<Instance Server "SCDB.contoso.com" Instance "MSSQLSERVER" Version "SQL Server 2012">
<Variable Name "SQLAdmins" Value "CONTOSOSQL Admins" />
<Variable Name "SQLInstallSQLDataDir" Value "E:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server" />
<Variable Name "SQLUserDBDir" Value "E:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10_50.$InstanceMSSQLData" />
<Variable Name "SQLUserDBLogDir" Value "F:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10_50.$InstanceMSSQLData" />
<Variable Name "SQLTempDBDir" Value "G:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10_50.$InstanceMSSQLData" />
<Variable Name "SQLTempDBLogDir" Value "G:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10_50.$InstanceMSSQLData" />
<Variable Name "SQLBackupDir" Value "E:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL10_50.$InstanceMSSQLData" />
</Instance>
</SQL>
44. Scale out roles – Variable.xml
<Roles>
. . .
. . .
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Orchestrator Primary Runbook Server" Server="OR1.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Orchestrator Standby Runbook Server" Server="OR2.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Orchestrator Standby Runbook Server" Server="OR3.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Provider Foundation Server" Server=“SPF1.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Provider Foundation Additional Server" Server=“SPF2.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Provider Foundation Additional Server" Server=“SPF3.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 App Controller Server" Server="AC1.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 App Controller Additional Server" Server="AC2.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 App Controller Additional Server" Server="AC3.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager Management Server" Server=“OM1.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager Additional Management Server" Server=“OM2.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager Additional Management Server" Server=“OM3.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Manager Management Server" Server=“SM1.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Manager Datawarehouse Management Server" Server=“SM2.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Manager Additional Management Server " Server=“SM3.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Service Manager Additional Management Server " Server=“SM4.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager Server" Server=“DPM1.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager Server" Server=“DPM2.contoso.com" ></Role>
<Role Name="System Center 2012 SP1 Data Protection Manager Server" Server=“DPM3.contoso.com" ></Role>
</Roles>
45. Troubleshooting
Installer.ps1 logging
Logs to C:Users<username>AppDataLocalInstaller
Log file per target server in deployment
Unified log Installer.log
Note: Installer logs contain ALL command lines, with passwords removed
Component setup logging
Copied after deployment to C:Temp<GUID><ServerName>
Restarting deployment
Deployment can be restarted
Restarts do not redeploy anything that succeeded
Some failures are timeouts – restarts usually fix these
Be careful of reboots!
46. Troubleshooting
Installer.ps1
Remember host from where you run the installer.ps1 needs to
be part off the domain or is trusted by the domain.
Installer.ps1 does active directory checks before running
Error exceptions
Can not reach ….
47. Evaluation versus Licensed
PDT can deploy evaluation or licensed
Data Protection Manager media from Downloader.ps1 is evaluation only
All components can be switched to licensed
SQL Server – run setup.exe, switch edition, enter product key
Orchestrator – enter product key in Runbook Designer
Virtual Machine Manager – enter product key in console
App Controller - PowerShell
Operations Manager – PowerShell
Configuration Manager – run setup.exe and enter product key
Service Manager – tool from product support services only
Data Protection Manager – run setup.exe and enter product key
48. PowerShell Deployment Toolkit
Available on the TechNet Gallery
http://aka.ms/DownloadPDT
Documented through the Building Clouds blog
http://aka.ms/GetToKnowPDT
Don’t forget the YouTube video…
http://aka.ms/PDTVideo
Does not replace…
Configuration Manager software distribution
Virtual Machine Manager virtual machine creation
Virtual Machine Manager service deployment and servicing
56. Do you have…?
• downloaded the BC1D.zip
• Unpacked it to C:Installer
• Created a Volume V: for the VMs?
Have you…
• Enabled Hyper-V?
• Create the Virtual Switch (VMSwitch)
• Set PowerShell Execution Policy
OPTIONAL!
EDIT VARIABLE.XML AND CUSTOMIZE
- Remove SC Components
- Change Role Location
- Modify Domain Name, etc
Note: if you are going to edit Variable.xml, we suggest
using PowerShell ISE or Visual Studio
57. If YES then let’s go!
• Open a PowerShell with Administrative Rights
• Navigate to C:Installer
• .Deploy.ps1
• Keep an eye on the console. Any errors?
Download the Build Cloud OS in ONE Day - Deployment Guide and follow it
60. Ah! DC01 is Running!
• Open the console
• Wait until is done
• Any errors? If so you may need to attach the Installer/Downloader
Media and rerun Installer.ps1 (it was automatically launched by
vmcreator.ps1)
• If you see “Windows License Expired” on the bottom right of the
Desktop:
• Open Admin CMD, run: “SLMGR /rearm” and REBOOT
• Do it for all created VMs
• You can issue slmgr.vbs at target a remote server:
• slmgr.vbs <TargetComputerName> /rearm
• Shutdown /m <TargetComputerName> /r /t 0
61. Deployment ongoing now. This will take a
while…
• Open the console
• Wait until is done
• Any errors? If so you may need to attach
the Installer/Downloader Media and
rerun Installar.ps1 (it was automatically
launched by vmcreator.ps1)
62. Done?
Use the Build Cloud OS in ONE Day - Deployment Guide and proceed with the excercises