JumpStart: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center

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1 JumpStart: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Symon Perriman Senior Technical Evangelist Corey Hynes Lead Architect & President

2 Course Topics Day 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 01 Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization 02 Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role 03 Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints 04 Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks 05 Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica 06 Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

3 Course Topics Day 2 System Center 2012 R2 07 Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager 08 Managing the Infrastructure with VMM 09 Configuring and Managing the VMM Library 10 Creating and Managing VMs with VMM 11 Managing Clouds with VMM 12 Managing Services with VMM and App Controller 13 Protecting and Monitoring the Virtualization Infrastructure

4 Meet the Presenters Symon Perriman Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Background As Microsoft s corporate Senior Technical Evangelist covering Private Cloud, Virtualization & System Center, Symon is a recognized industry expert in datacenter management, cloud, virtualization, high-availability, and others. Previously he spent four years as a Program Manager on the Server Clustering & High-Availability engineering team and has been working in the technology industry since Symon holds several patents and industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), MCSE Private Cloud, and VMware Certified Professional (VCP). In 2013 he co-authored the book, Introduction to System Center 2012 R2 for IT Professionals (O Reilly) and is a graduate from Duke University with degrees in Computer Science, Economics and Film & Digital Studies.

5 Meet the Presenters Corey Hynes Lead Architect & President, HOLSystems Background Corey has been a core infrastructure architect and consultant in the field for over 15 years. His primary focus is operating system virtualization, management and deployment. Corey has been working with Hyper-V, XenDesktop and VMware extensively since they were introduced and he is currently a member of the Windows 8 TAP program. He is the author of over 100 labs across multiple product lines, and is the lead author of the Windows Server 2012 hands-on labs currently available on TechNet. Corey is also the owner and lead technical architect for holsystems, an online VM hosting engine for training and demo providers which hosts thousands of VM instances in a custom, thin-provisioning engine, and is the platform used for hands-on labs, instructor-led labs, and on-demand virtual labs worldwide.

6 Course Expectations Target Audience This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining a virtualization infrastructure or are interested in learning about current Microsoft Virtualization technologies. The secondary audience for this course includes IT decision makers who will determine which virtualization product to implement in their data centers. Suggested Prerequisites/Supporting Material 5-day Course: 20409A: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center Exam: : Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center

7 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 7 Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

8 Module Overview Integrating System Center and Server Virtualization Overview of System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Installing System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups

9 Lesson 1: Integrating System Center and Server Virtualization Provisioning Server Virtualization with VMM Managing Server Virtualization by Using App Controller Monitoring Server Virtualization by Using Operations Manager Integrating Service Manager Automating Tasks with Orchestrator Using Data Protection Manager to Protect VMs Using the Windows Azure Pack for Self-Service Capabilities

10 Provisioning Server Virtualization with VMM VMM features include: Multihost support Hyper-V, Citrix Xenserver, VMware Intelligent placement Dynamic optimization App-V support Live migration Delegated administration Cloud, infrastructure, and services management Enhanced in System Center 2012 R2 VMM: Networking, virtual machines in the cloud environment, storage, infrastructure, and support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1

11 Managing Server Virtualization by Using System Center App Controller App Controller: Replaces the now deprecated VMM self-service portal Provides delegated access to private and public cloud resources, such as: Virtual machines Services Templates, images Allows administrators to migrate between VMM, Windows Azure, and service provider data centers

12 Monitoring Server Virtualization by Using System Center Operations Manager Operations Manager provides: Application monitoring in both the private and public clouds Dashboards Health monitoring Alerts Agent and agentless monitoring Fabric monitoring By integrating Operations Manager and VMM, you can monitor an entire virtualized environment

13 Integrating System Center Service Manager With Service Manager, you can: Implement service management, as defined in the ITIL and the Microsoft Operations Framework Use the built-in process management packs to provide processes for: Defining templates and workflows Implementing change requests and change request templates Manually designing activity templates Enforcing compliance

14 Automating Tasks with System Center Orchestrator Orchestrator provides the ability to: Automate processes across systems, platforms, and cloud services Automate best practices Connect different systems from different vendors Implement built-in integration packs Implement end-to-end automation across multiple System Center products Enhancements in System Center 2012 R2: Increases multiple runbook workers that combine with Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server Use runbooks to automate tasks with Windows PowerShell

15 Using System Center Data Protection Manager to Protect a Server Virtualization Deployment DPM provides: Disk and tape-based data protection and recovery Recover bare-metal servers and desktops running Windows operating systems Central management from the DPM Administrator Console Role-based access permissions to distribute backup and restore management Enhancements in System Center 2012 R2: Windows Azure Backup SQL Server cluster support Virtualized deployment Linux virtual machine backup

16 Using the Windows Azure Pack for Self-Service Capabilities Provides the following capabilities: Management portal for tenants Management portal for administrators Service management API Windows Azure Web site and virtual machine access to private cloud Service bus communication between applications Automate and extend custom services

17 Lesson 2: Overview of System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Introducing System Center 2012 R2 VMM Fabric Management VMM Architecture Determining Topology for a VMM Deployment

18 Introducing System Center 2012 R2 VMM Significant enhancements in the following areas: Enterprise-class performance Support for up to 1,000 host and 25,000 virtual machines Dynamic VHDX resize Automatic upgrade Hyper-V clusters with Live Migration Enhanced support for Citrix and VMware hosts Simplified provisioning and migration Storage improvements Bare-metal provisioning Multitenant cloud infrastructure Provisioning Windows Azure infrastructure

19 Fabric Management Fabric includes network and storage infrastructure, host computers and groups, and WDS and WSUS servers Aggregates and abstracts everything into resources that can be consumed and deployed Accessed by administrator and designated user roles in private cloud resource allocation Fabric Management Network management Storage management Dynamic Optimization Hyper-V bare metal provisioning Power management Update management Hyper-V, Citrix, VMware Monitoring Integration 19

20 VMM Architecture

21 VMM Architecture

22 Determining Topology for a VMM Deployment Windows Azure VMM Console App Controller Library Server VMM Server SQL database Server VMware vcenter Server Branch Office VMM Servers WSUS Server WDS Server Hyper-V Host Citrix XenServer Host ESX Host

23 Lesson 3: Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups What Are Host Groups? Deploying Hyper-V Hosts to Bare-Metal Computers

24 What Are Host Groups? Allows collective management of physical hosts Can nest host groups: Parent-Child inheritance applies Configurable properties include: Naming & moving group, allow unencrypted file transfers Placement rules: Virtual machine must, should, must not or should not match the host Host reserves: Can reserve various resources for host alone Includes CPU, Memory, Disk I/O and space, Network I/O Dynamic optimization for determining vm load Resource default: CPU 30%, RAM 512MB, Disk I/O 0% Power optimization included Network: Can assign varied network resources: IP pools, load balancers, logical networks & MAC pools Storage: Can assign storage pools and logical units resources

25 Deploying Hyper-V Hosts to Bare-Metal Computers Physical computer without an operating system installed is installed AND deployed as physical host Requirements: Network adapter PXE-enabled; PXE server in domain BIOS set to PXE-boot first BMCs have proper credentials Host profile must already exist MAC address discovered for static IP assignment; VMM SP1 and R2 offer Deep Discovery automates IP assignment Uses Fabric workspace, Add Resource Wizard, to launch deployment

26 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 8 Managing the Infrastructure with VMM

27 Module Overview Managing Networking Infrastructure Managing Storage Infrastructure Managing Infrastructure Updates Hyper-V Clustering

28 Lesson 1: Managing Networking Infrastructure Working with Virtualization Infrastructure What Is Networking Infrastructure? Configuring Ports and Logical Switches in Virtual Machine Manager Using Virtual Machine Networks for Isolating Networking

29 Working with Virtualization Infrastructure VMM infrastructure contains the components that make the virtualization environment, which are: VMM infrastructure servers (any with a VMM agent) Library servers, Hosts servers (and host groups), PXE servers, WSUS servers, vcenter servers and VMM servers Networking Logical networks, MAC address pools, load balancers, VIP templates, logical switches, port profiles port classifications, network service Storage Classifications and pools, providers, arrays, file servers, Fibre channel fabrics

30 What Is Networking Infrastructure? Top of rack switch management and integration Logical network: named networks that serve particular functions IP address pool management and integration with IPAM Host and VM network switch management Load balancer integration and automated deployment Network virtualization deployment and management

31 Configuring Ports and Logical Switches in Virtual Machine Manager Hyper-V host #1 Logical switch Switch settings Management Virtual switch Port profiles (uplink) Management Corporate Cluster Port profiles (virtual) Management Hyper-V host #2 Virtual switch

32 Using Virtual Machine Networks for Isolating Networking Virtual machine network features: Built on top of logical networks Allows you to use several virtualization networks on one logical network Without isolation there can only be one virtual machine network per logical network. This kind of virtual machine network uses the logical network to communicate. VLANs and PVLANS are configured at the logical network Virtual machine networks work well for many situations, not just for hosts

33 Lesson 2: Managing Storage Infrastructure Storage Options for Server Virtualization Implementing Block Storage Implementing File Storage Deploying Storage in Virtual Machine Manager

34 Storage Options for Server Virtualization When you do storage planning for virtualization hosts, you should: Use high performance connectivity to storage Implement redundant storage Analyze the current storage usage, and determine the storage performance Plan for adequate space for existing virtualization needs, and plan future storage growth Ensure you include data protection, such as backups or offsite replication

35 Implementing Block Storage Implementing Fibre Storage Virtual Fibre Channel Adapters Implementing iscsi Storage

36 Implementing File Storage SMB 3.0: Enables virtual machine storage on SMB 3.0 file shares Requires Windows Server 2012 file servers Requires fast network connectivity Provide redundancy and performance benefits NFS: Enables you can use NFS Shares to deploy VMware to virtual machines

37 Deploying Storage in Virtual Machine Manager After adding storage to VMM, you can deploy logical units using two SAN methods: Snapshots. With this method, the SAN creates a writable snapshot of an existing logical unit Cloning. With this method, the SAN creates an independent copy of an existent logical unit The method used must be supported by the SAN vendor After integration, you can deploy logical units and storage pools by using the VMM Console or Windows PowerShell cmdlets

38 Lesson 3: Managing Infrastructure Updates What Are Infrastructure Updates? Configuring a Fabric Update in Virtual Machine Manager Planning an Update Baseline Update Server Considerations

39 What Are Infrastructure Updates? Infrastructure updates: You can integrate VMM and Windows Server Update Server (WSUS) to provide scanning and compliance of your virtualization infrastructure

40 Configuring a Fabric Update in Virtual Machine Manager Process for implementing update management in VMM: 1. Enable update management 2. Configure and manage update baselines 3. Start a scan to determine compliance status 4. Perform an update remediation 5. Specify update exemptions

41 Planning an Update Baseline An update baseline is a set of required updates assigned to a scope of infrastructure servers within the private cloud If you move a host or host cluster to a new host group, the object will inherit the baseline associated with the target host group If you assign a baseline specifically to a standalone host or host cluster, the baseline will stay with the object when it moves from one host group to another

42 Update Server Considerations When integrating WSUS and VMM: You must have WSUS 3.0 SP2 x64 or newer You should limit languages, products, and classifications in WSUS Integration with Configuration Manager is possible, if WSUS server is managed by Configuration Manager Also use reporting capabilities for compliance information

43 Lesson 4: Hyper-V Clustering Clustering Review Dynamic Optimization Power Optimization

44 Overview of Failover Cluster Up to 64 physical servers and 6,000 VMs Built-n hardware and software validation Shared storage using SMB, iscsi, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) or Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Compares with VMware HA

45 Dynamic Optimization Compares with vsphere DRS

46 Power Optimization Compares with vsphere DPM

47 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 9 Configuring and Managing the VMM Library

48 Module Overview Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library Working With Profiles and Templates

49 Lesson 1: Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library What Is the Virtual Machine Manager Library? Virtual Machine Manager Library Resources Library Server and Host Group Association Considerations for Highly Available Library Servers

50 What Is the Virtual Machine Manager Library? Hosted on Library servers Stores resources used to create virtual machines Catalog of stored resources Some resources stored in VMM database Contains templates and profiles Contains library shares Shared folders on the Library servers Can be organized into subfolders Indexed for quick retrieval Data deduplication Variable chunking Compression of primary data to other storage areas

51 Virtual Machine Manager Library Resources Library stored resources include: File-based resources answer and driver files, virtual floppy and hard drives, ISO images, Windows PowerShell and SQL Server scripts, web deployment, and SQL DAC files Virtual machines templates and profiles Equivalent objects Cloud library Self-service user content Orphaned resources Updated catalogs and baselines Stored virtual machines and services

52 Library Server and Host Group Association Library servers can be associated with particular host groups Enhances ability to work on several libraries at a time Grouped according to bandwidth, location Library servers in each host group share resources within host group: A Library server Host group London HQ Host group Host group South

53 Considerations for Highly Available Library Servers VMM management servers cannot be on the same cluster as library servers When a cluster fails over, library shares on it go offline until the cluster comes back up The SQL Server running the VMM database should also be clustered As an alternative to failover clustering, you can add more library servers VMM library servers do not replicate files Manually copy files using robocopy or another similar utility

54 Lesson 2: Working With Profiles and Templates What Is a Hardware Profile? What Is a Guest OS Profile? What is Server App-V What Is an Application Profile? What Is an SQL Server Profile? Configuring Virtual Machine Templates What Are Service Templates and Service Deployment Configurations?

55 What Is a Hardware Profile? Contains specifications for: CPU Memory Network and Fibre Channel adapters Floppy, IDE, SCSI and DVD drives COM ports Memory weight Virtual NUMA CPU priority Ensures consistent hardware settings over virtual machines made with the profile Imported into VM templates

56 What Is a Guest OS Profile? Contains specifications for: Operating System Identity Information Admin Password Product key Time zones Roles Features Domain/Workgroup Answer file GUIRunOnce Commands

57 What is Server App-V Isolated Virtual Application Mode Application A Application B Application C Application packages sequenced to derive from different sources; run on same virtual machine Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Virtual Machine Data System Services Configurations App-V Server sequenced package in Library Server

58 What Is an Application Profile? Application profiles provide the instructions for installing applications to support a VNN-managed service Application profiles support the following application types: SQL Server DACs Server App-V applications Web applications Scripts

59 What Is an SQL Server Profile? A SQL Server profile is a building block for deploying a SQL Server instance onto a virtual machine. The process for installing and configuring a SQL Server Instance includes: 1. Prepare a SQL Server image using Sysprep 2. Create a SQL Server profile 3. Create a VM template 4. Create a service template 5. Deploy the service

60 Configuring Virtual Machine Templates A virtual machine template provides an efficient way to deploy new virtual machines and services Virtual machine templates provide: A means to configure hardware, operating systems, applications and SQL Server specifications and to create new templates A consistent method for self-service users to deploy new virtual machines and services

61 Service Templates and Service Deployment Configurations Service templates Encapsulate requirements to deploy and run an instance of an application Use machine tiers to specify settings of virtual machine types Service Deployment Configuration Configures deployment of service template settings Makes use of the deployment diagram and selects virtual machines to be deployed as part of the service

62 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 10 Creating and Managing VMs with VMM

63 Module Overview Creating Virtual Machines Cloning & Converting Virtual Machines

64 Lesson 1: Creating VMs Create a VM Create a VM with PowerShell

65 What Is a Virtual Machine Checkpoint? A non-checkpointed.vhd/.vhdx Checkpoint creates.avhd/.avhdx file.vhd Checkpoint.avhd All subsequent changes are written to the.avhd/.avhdx file When reverted, the and.avhd/.avhdx file is deleted.vhd Checkpoint.avhd

66 Lesson 2: Cloning and Converting Virtual Machines What Is Virtual Machine Cloning? Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning Converting a Virtual Machine

67 Creating Virtual Machines in VMM Use the Create Virtual Machine Wizard Can use existing resources such as virtual machines, templates,.vhds Create a brand new virtual machine Configure Hardware page provides many options Intelligent placement on host

68 Configuring Virtual Machine Placement in VMM Virtual Machine Manager evaluates a host s capacity and performance Automatically places a virtual machine on the most suitable host Makes star rating recommendations through intelligent placement

69 What Is Virtual Machine Cloning? Rapid way to deploy a virtual machine Makes copy of the.vhd/.vhdx, configuration files, and memory contents Original can be online if using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cloned virtual machine is an exact copy with the same identity Virtual Machine 1 Virtual Machine 1

70 Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning The cloned virtual machine has the same name and domain SID of the original virtual machine After cloning, run Sysprep, or manually change to unique settings and values Ensure sufficient disk space exists on host

71 Converting a Virtual Machine Convert Citrix XenServer virtual machines to Hyper-V via a P2V conversion Virtual-to-virtual machine conversion supports converting: In System Center 2012 VMM ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 5 ESX/ESXi 4.0 ESX/ESXi 4.1 ESXi 5.1 In System Center 2012 SP1 VMM and System Center 2012 R2 VMM ESX/ESXi 4.1 ESXi 5.1

72 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 11 Managing Clouds with VMM

73 Module Overview Introduction to Clouds Creating and Managing a Cloud Working With User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager

74 Lesson 1: Introduction to Clouds What Is a Cloud? What Are Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds? Virtualization and the Cloud Clouds in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Example of a Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 Cloud

75 What Is a Cloud? Is also known as cloud computing Enables sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale Uses the Internet, Internet standards, and protocols Can provide various resources such as virtual machines, storage, apps, services including databases, programs, and systems

76 What Are Public, Private, and Hybrid Clouds? Public On-demand computing delivered through the Internet with Internet standards and protocols Makes resources available to users anywhere Users do not need their own infrastructure Users run apps, services, or virtual machines remotely, running on the cloud vendor s infrastructure Private Organizations use their own infrastructure but integrate with certain resources of the cloud vendor Hybrid On-demand computing delivered through the Internet with Internet standards and protocols Makes resources available to only its users Users run apps, services, or virtual machines remotely, running on the organization s infrastructure

77 Virtualization and the Cloud Private cloud is more than just virtualization Critical components of virtualization: Server consolidation Easy deployment Elasticity and scalability Multiple tenets High availability and mobility Private cloud requires more: Automated management Pools of compute resources Self-service provisioning Usage-based chargeback

78 Clouds in System Center 2012 R2 VMM Details of fabric are hidden Easy to define quota limits New Tenant Administrator role On-premises can be within the organization or somewhere else

79 Example of a Cloud Enhanced storage Automate SAN iscsi or Fibre Enhanced networking Switch zoning IPAM Site-to-site network connections using private IP address RBA Live cloning AdatumCloud DevGroup ResearchGroup

80 Lesson 2: Creating and Managing a Cloud Configuring Cloud Resources Configuring Cloud Capacity Configuring Cloud Capability Managing a Cloud

81 Configuring Cloud Resources Hardware Storage: SAN, Fibre, disk, libraries,.iso files Networking, Logical LANs, load balancers, vip Memory CPUs Software Databases, apps, large applications Physical hosts Virtual machines

82 Configuring Cloud Capacity Uses quotas Specifies maximum usage allowed by default Can be throttled back by a lesser amount Applies to: Virtual CPUs Memory Storage Custom quota points Virtual machines Can add more capacity

83 Configuring Cloud Capability Capability built on capacity profiles Provides built-in fabric capability Assignment based on the hypervisor platform VMware ESX Server Microsoft Hyper-V XenServer, Citrix Xen Hosts Can use one, any, or all three Can also make custom capacity profiles

84 Managing a Cloud Chargeback and governance of resource usage Private cloud application performance monitoring GSM ensures applications are always up and always on SLA-based

85 Lesson 3: Working With User Roles in VMM What Are User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager? Objects and Actions that Can Be Delegated User Role Profiles Creating a User Role Connecting to Virtual Machine Manager by Using Different User Roles

86 What Are User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager? User roles contain: Profiles Members Scope Network Cloud quotas Resources Permissions Run-As accounts Depending on profile selected

87 Objects and Actions that Can Be Delegated The resources (objects) available in a private cloud are: Virtual CPUs Memory Storage Custom Quota (Points) Virtual Machines Data paths The actions you can allow for these resources are: Author Checkpoint (snapshots) Checkpoint (Restore Only) Deploy Deploy (From Template only) Local Administrator Pause and Resume Receive Remote Connection Remove Save Share Shut down Start Stop Store

88 User Role Profiles Preexisting Administrator role Fabric administrator: Formerly, Delegated Administrator May still show up in technical references Read-only administrator Tenant administrator: New user role in VMM 2012 SP1 Application administrator: Formerly known as Self-Service User May still show up in technical references

89 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 12 Managing Services with VMM and App Controller

90 Module Overview Understanding Services in Virtual Machine Manager Creating and Managing Services in VMM Using System Center 2012 R2 App Controller

91 Lesson 1: Understanding Services in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager What Is a Service? What Is a Service Template? Service Template Service Template Updates

92 What Is a Service? A service is a set of one or more virtual machines that are deployed together and managed as a single entity Service: Is deployed by an administrator or end-user Can contain several different components Can be deployed to a private cloud or to a host group Can have preinstalled roles, features and applications Can contain multiple virtual machines working together on an application, such as a web application

93 What Is a Service Template? Encapsulates all necessary components that are required to deploy and run a new instance of an application Service template considerations: Administrator creates service template in VMM Application owner deploys a service based on the service template App Controller or VMM console can be used to deploy service based on service template

94 Service Template

95 Service Template Updates

96 Lesson 2: Creating and Managing Services in VMM Creating a Service Template Creating Deployment Configuration for Services Updating a Service Exporting and Importing Service Templates

97 Creating a Service Template Important considerations about creating service templates: End users cannot create service templates Service templates can include one or more tiers Each tier can contain one or more virtual machines and applications Add network components such as load balancers and logical networks to service templates Use library resources to build service templates

98 Creating Deployment Configuration for Services When deploying a service, you must create a service deployment configuration Considerations for creating a service deployment configuration Deployment configuration validates a service template and chooses a host Deploy process is initiated from VMM console or App Controller You can monitor the service deployment process from Jobs view and Event Viewer

99 Updating a Service Two ways to update services: Apply updates to an existing virtual machine Known as an in-place update Quicker way to apply an update Good for application updates and VM configuration Deploy new VMs with updated settings Used to update operating system, apply service packs Use upgrade domains to enhance service availability Groups of VMs that are updated one at a time Only one group taken down, updated, brought up, then repeats process on next group

100 Lesson 3: Using System Center 2012 R2 App Controller What Is an App Controller? Connecting an App Controller to Clouds

101 What Is an App Controller? A self-service tool for end users that allows them to manage, deploy and view resources in clouds Web-based, uses Internet Explorer to connect Server requires IIS installation Can manage Windows Azure subscriptions Allows end users to manage, deploy and view resources in Windows Azure Allows administrators to delegate authority to application administrators for certain cloud resources

102 Connecting an App Controller to Clouds App Controller must be connected to VMM or Windows Azure or both For VMM, you should provide the FQDN of the server For Windows Azure, you need a subscription ID and password Consider importing certificates from VMM Administrator privileges are required to establish a connection

103 Microsoft Virtual Academy Module 13 Protecting and Monitoring the Virtualization Infrastructure

104 Module Overview Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure using Data Protection Manager Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and Reporting Integrating VMM with Operations Manager

105 Lesson 1: Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure by Using Data Protection Manager Benefits of Using DPM DPM Components and the Protection Process Considerations for Using DPM to Back Up Virtual Machines Deploying DPM Protection Agents Configuring Protection Groups Options for Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure Performing Virtual Machine Recovery Deploying Windows Azure Online Backup for DPM

106 Benefits of Using DPM DPM provides the following features: Backing up of multiple Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines from a single application Disaster recovery by replicating protected data to secondary offsite locations Protection of workloads such as SharePoint, AD DS, SQL Server, Exchange Server, Windows 7, and Windows 8. Backups to cloud services with Window Azure Online Backup Enhanced reporting Scriptable through Windows PowerShell Support for CSV clusters and virtual machines stored in SMB 3.0 file shares

107 DPM Components and the Protection Process DPM components DPM server Virtual Machines DPM agents DPM (Database) Hyper-V hosts DPM agents DPM Protection Agent =

108 DPM Components and the Protection Process DPM component Central Console DPM server DPM server DPM server

109 DPM Components and the Protection Process DPM component Disaster recovery Secondary DPM server DPM server Secondary DPM server DPM (Database) DPM Protection Agent =

110 DPM Components and the Protection Process DPM component Windows Azure Backup DPM server Windows Azure Backup DPM (Database)

111 Deploying DPM Protection Agents Deploying protection agents: Choose the installation method, manual, automatic Configure firewall rules Deploy agent via DPM console Deploy agent manually

112 Configuring Protection Groups Protection groups are collection of data sources (members) that group together the following configuration settings: Data protection methods such as disk, tape, and or cloud Data retention Synchronization frequency Consistency checks Recovery Points Compression

113 Options for Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure Backup options for a server virtualization infrastructure include: Host-level backups that may include item-level recovery Can be online or offline, subject to in-guest operating system versions

114 Performing Virtual Machine Recovery Virtual machine recovery considerations: Consider the virtual machine recovery location, and make sure there is adequate space Ensure that the performance of any systems during a restore does not impact end users Ensure recovered virtual machines maintain desired security level Do not recover and leave virtual machine hard disks in insecure locations

115 Lesson 2: Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and Reporting Key Features and Components of Operations Manager Overview of Management Packs

116 Key Features and Components of Operations Manager

117 Overview of Management Packs Management packs contain settings used to monitor a specific application or device Management packs can include: Monitors Rules Views Knowledge Tasks Reports Run As profiles

118 Lesson 4: Integrating VMM with Operations Manager Operations Manager Integration with VMM What Are PRO Tips? Configuring Advanced Monitoring for Virtualization Components

119 Operations Manager Integration with VMM Integrating VMM and Operations Manager provides: Advanced monitoring and reporting PRO tips Diagram views of the virtualization environment

120 What are PRO Tips? Management packs with monitors that can react to events and remediate against them in VMM For example, you can configure a hardware PRO tip to migrate virtual machines from a host when a disk fails

121 Configuring Advanced Monitoring for Virtualization Components. Import management packs for hardware and software components Use the Fabric Health Dashboard and Diagram views

122 Microsoft Virtual Academy End of Day 2 Course Summary

123 Summary What have we learned about Hyper-V? Host & Virtual Machine Configuration with inbox tools Resilient Hyper-V Infrastructure with Failover Clustering Virtual Machine Migration, Backup & Replication What have we learned about System Center?

124 Resources Hyper-V Overview - Competitive Advantages of Hyper-V AA1760ED6985/Competitive-Advantages-of-Windows-Server-Hyper-V-over-VMware-vSphere.pdf Technical Documentation Virtual Machine Manager: Technical Documentation App Controller: Technical Documentation Operations Manager: Technical Documentation Data Protection Manager: Technical Documentation Service Manager: Technical Documentation Orchestrator: Cloud Services Process Pack Download: Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter Download: System Center PowerShell Deployment Toolkit: 797b3c6d

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