System center 2012 R2 virtual machine manager cookbook : over 70 recipes to help you design, configure, and manage a reliable and efficient virtual infrastructure with VNM 2012 R2 / Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso ; cover image by Ramon Reginald Vega.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cardoso, Edvaldo Alessandro, author.

Contributor:

Vega, Ramon Reginald, cover designer.

Series:

Quick answers to common problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft System center configuration manager--Computer programs.

Microsoft System center configuration manager.

Microsoft Systems management server.

Configuration management.

Virtual computer systems.

Cloud computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, [England] : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Sobrinho Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso: Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso is a virtualization and management enthusiast, author, and team leader. He is a subject matter expert in cloud computing and virtualization, and their management. He is strong team player, and pays attention to detail. His major strengths include strong leadership and hands-on skills, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage varied and conflicting demands to agreed standards and timelines. He has dutiful respect for compliance in all regulated environments. He also has supervisory skills, which includes hiring skills. He has experience in managing, finding solutions, planning, organizing, and leading complex projects. All of these acquired in 23 years of experience in IT, in roles that span from an Application Developer through Network Manager, Network Security Manager, Systems Engineer, and Technical Consultant, working in segments spanning from government to health, education, and IT sectors. His product skill set includes Microsoft infrastructure technologies such as Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, and Forefront, and he also has sound knowledge of Quest Migration Manager, Linux Infrastructure, Networking, Security Solutions (such as VPN and Firewall), and VMware in complex and large scenarios. He also has a strong grasp of infrastructure and architecture solutions, IT management and industry-related datacenter processes, strategies, and industry regulations and requirements. He has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in virtualization since 2009, he is a well-known speaker at IT-related events such as TechEd, CNASI, Windows Road Shows, and User Groups. He has consistently been a presenter for more than 10 years. He is an active member of Microsoft System Center TAP. He is also an Australian Computer Society (ACS) Certified Professional, a VMware Certified Professional, and also holds certifications in MCSE, MCSA, MCT. He was selected as Microsoft TechNet Brazil IT Hero in 2007. He was also awarded the Microsoft IT Heroes Happen award in Los Angeles in 2008. Furthermore, his virtualization project for a governmental institution in Brazil, while working as IT Manager, was selected as a business case by Microsoft. He lead major virtualization, AD, and Exchange projects for large customers is APJ, closely collaborating and liaising with presales and sales teams to ensure order fulfillment, client satisfaction, and IT synergies. As a key member of his team, he proactively shares expertise with peers around the globe, building and maintaining confidence of colleagues and customers, developing and nurturing deep expertise in key areas such as private cloud, migration and messages, and collaboration. He has also actively contributed to the development of materials and presentations related to his expertise, the development of best practices, and reusable content to ensure high-quality and consistent delivery of service projects across the globe. CARDOSO EDVALDO ALESSANDRO: Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso is a virtualization and management enthusiast, author, and team leader. He is a subject matter expert in cloud computing and virtualization, and their management. He is strong team player, and pays attention to detail. His major strengths include strong leadership and hands-on skills, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage varied and conflicting demands to agreed standards and timelines. He has dutiful respect for compliance in all regulated environments. He also has supervisory skills, which includes hiring skills. He has experience in managing, finding solutions, planning, organizing, and leading complex projects. All of these acquired in 23 years of experience in IT, in roles that span from an Application Developer through Network Manager, Network Security Manager, Systems Engineer, and Technical Consultant, working in segments spanning from government to health, education, and IT sectors. His product skill set includes Microsoft infrastructure technologies such as Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, and Forefront, and he also has sound knowledge of Quest Migration Manager, Linux Infrastructure, Networking, Security Solutions (such as VPN and Firewall), and VMware in complex and large scenarios. He also has a strong grasp of infrastructure and architecture solutions, IT management and industry-related datacenter processes, strategies, and industry regulations and requirements. He has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in virtualization since 2009, he is a well-known speaker at IT-related events such as TechEd, CNASI, Windows Road Shows, and User Groups. He has consistently been a presenter for more than 10 years. He is an active member of Microsoft System Center TAP. He is also an Australian Computer Society (ACS) Certified Professional, a VMware Certified Professional, and also holds certifications in MCSE, MCSA, MCT. He was selected as Microsoft TechNet Brazil IT Hero in 2007. He was also awarded the Microsoft IT Heroes Happen award in Los Angeles in 2008. Furthermore, his virtualization project for a governmental institution in Brazil, while working as IT Manager, was selected as a business case by Microsoft. He lead major virtualization, AD, and Exchange projects for large customers is APJ, closely collaborating and liaising with presales and sales teams to ensure order fulfillment, client satisfaction, and IT synergies. As a key member of his team, he proactively shares expertise with peers around the globe, building and maintaining confidence of colleagues and customers, developing and nurturing deep expertise in key areas such as private cloud, migration and messages, and collaboration. He has also actively contributed to the development of materials and presentations related to his expertise, the development of best practices, and reusable content to ensure high-quality and consistent delivery of service projects across the globe. He recently reviewed the book Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook, published by Packt Publishing. You can check out his blog at http: //virtualizationandmanagement. wordpress. com/ and follow him on Twitter at @edvaldocardoso.

Summary:

This book is a step-by-step guide packed with recipes that cover architecture design and planning. The book is also full of deployment tips, techniques, and solutions. If you are a solutions architect, technical consultant, administrator, or any other virtualization enthusiast who needs to use Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager in a real-world environment, then this is the book for you. We assume that you have previous experience with Windows 2012 R2 and Hyper-V.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; Acknowledgments; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: VMM 2012 Architecture; Introduction; Understanding each component for a real-world implementation; Planning for High Availability; Designing the VMM server, database, and console implementation; Specifying the correct system requirements for a real-world scenario; Licensing the System Center; Troubleshooting VMM and supporting technologies; Chapter 2: Upgrading from Previous Versions; Introduction; Reviewing the upgrade options

Checking the VMM system requirements and preparing for the upgradeUpgrading to VMM 2012 R2; Reassociating hosts after upgrading; Updating the VMM agents; Performing other post-upgrade tasks; Chapter 3: Installing VMM 2012 R2; Introduction; Creating service accounts; Deploying a Microsoft SQL Server for a VMM implementation; Installing VMM dependencies; Configuring Distributed Key Management; Installing a VMM management server; Installing the VMM console; Connecting to a VMM management server using the VMM console; Creating credentials for a Run As account in VMM

Configuring ports and protocols on the host firewall for each VMM componentChapter 4: Installing a High Available VMM Server; Introduction; Installing a highly available VMM management server; Installing a VMM management server on the additional node of a cluster; Connecting to a highly available VMM management server using the VMM console; Deploying a highly available library server on a file server cluster; Uninstalling a highly available VMM management server; Chapter 5: Configuring Fabric Resources in VMM; Introduction; Creating host groups; Setting up a VMM library

Configuring networks in VMMNetworking - configuring logical networks; Networking - configuring VM networks and gateways; Networking - configuring logical switches, port profiles, and port classifications; Integrating and configuring the storage; Creating a physical computer profile (host profile); Provisioning a physical computer as a Hyper-V host - Bare Metal host deployment; Adding and managing Hyper-V hosts and host clusters; Chapter 6: Deploying Virtual Machines and Services; Introduction; Creating private clouds; Creating hardware, guest OSes, applications, and SQL profiles

Creating user roles in VMMCreating and deploying virtual machines; Creating virtual machine templates; Creating and deploying service templates; Rapidly provisioning a virtual machine using SAN Copy; Chapter 7: Managing VMware ESXi and Citrix® XenServer® Hosts; Introduction; Adding VMware vCenter Server to VMM; Adding VMware ESX hosts or host clusters to VMM; Configuring network settings on a VMware ESX host; Configuring host BMC settings; Importing VMware templates; Converting VMware virtual machines to Hyper-V; Managing Citrix® XenServer® hosts and pools

Converting Citrix® virtual machines to Hyper-V

Notes:

"Quick answers to common problems"--Cover.

"Professional Expertise Distilled"--Cover.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 10, 2014).

ISBN:

9781782176855

1782176853

OCLC:

882610643