System Center
2012 R2
Deborah Manor
Data Centers Solutions Specialist
Facts
• GA in October 2013, together with Windows Server 2012
R2 and Windows 8.1 – System Center R2 tightly coupled
with Windows Server 2012 R2
• System Center is a major component in MS hybrid cloud
strategy – unified clouds management
• Bringing learning of the public cloud to your datacenter –
Windows server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2
Infrastructure provisioning
Enterpriseclass multitenant
infrastructure
for hybrid
environments
IT demands
Effectively manage
virtual environments
at-scale
Reduce infrastructure
complexity
Deliver efficient
infrastructure services
across customer base
Utilize a single tool for
on-premises and
cloud provisioning
System Center 2012 R2 delivers
Enterprise-class
virtualization management
with robust Linux support
Simplified provisioning
& migration
Multi-tenant
cloud infrastructure
Extend familiar
management to
Windows Azure
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* New in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
* New in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
• Bare metal deploy
Authorized
Hyper-V hosts
operating system
• Create scale out file
server cluster
• Create storage pools
Scale Out File Server Cluster
• Create file share
Physical or
virtualized
deployments
Windows
Virtualized
Storage
• Assign file share to
Hyper-V host
Storage Space
Storage Space
Storage Pool
Storage Pool
Physical
Storage
* New in System Center 2012 R2
Virtual Machine Manager
Storage Space
(Shared) SSD, SAS or
SATA
Extend familiar System Center to manage
Windows Azure virtual machines
Migrate VM: On-premises to
Windows Azure
VM management
(e.g. start, stop)
Migrate VM: Windows
Azure to on-premises
Unified management view across clouds
Flexible delegation with single sign-on
Self-service visibility for application services
across on-premises, service provider, and
Windows Azure
Easy VM and workload portability from
on-premises to Windows Azure
(including SharePoint and SQL)
Comprehensive
monitoring of
physical, virtual,
and cloud
infrastructure
IT demands
Monitor diverse
environments
Assure physical, virtual,
and cloud infrastructure
health
Ensure reliable workload
configurations
System Center 2012 R2 delivers
Best-of-breed Windows
monitoring, robust crossplatform support
Network monitoring and
cloud infrastructure health
Best-practice workload
configuration
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Deep insight
into application
health
IT demands
Assure Line of Business
(LOB)
application SLA
Enable rapid
application lifecycle
Assure great end-user
experiences and Microsoft
workload health
System Center 2012 R2 delivers
Deep application
insight
Integrated dev-ops that spans
people, process
and systems
Cloud-integrated insight
in familiar monitoring console
Deep infrastructure and workload insight
VMware vSphere
Windows Server 2012
Azure-integrated insight with
Global Service Monitor (GSM)
Customer
datacenter
!
Deep application insight for .NET applications
Deep application insight for Java Applications
Java Tomcat app server support
(v5.5, v6 and v7).
Windows and RHEL/SUSE Linux
guest OS support.
Multiple instrumented Java
frameworks, including web
services and database
connectors.
Code-level traceability with
performance and exception
metrics.
Automation and self-service
Application agility
while IT retains
control
IT demands
Empower app owners while
retaining control
Common management tools
for on-premises and cloud
Dynamically expand capacity
to support
app SLA
System Center 2012 R2 delivers
Self-service app
provisioning, incl. multitenant
environments
Unified management views &
artifacts b/w Windows Server
& Azure
Scale application tiers via
automation & integration
Orchestrator
Service Manager
IT service management
Flexible service
delivery
IT demands
Enable easy publishing and
consumption of
IT services
Integrate people, process and
knowledge
Efficient resource utilization
and SLA tracking
System Center 2012 R2 delivers
Self-service requests for
private cloud capacity
Industry-standard service
management and process
workflows
Business and
operational insight
Flexible service delivery
Business and operational insight with chargeback
Price Sheet
$ Virtual Machine/day
$ Cloud Membership/day
$ Virtual Machine CPU Core/day
$ Virtual Machine Memory GB/day
$ Virtual Machine Storage GB/day
Cloud OS Consistent Experiences
Windows Azure
Web Sites
Apps
Database
VMs
Customer
Subscriber
Self-Service
Portal
Self Service Portal
Moves On-Premises
Service
Plans
Users
Provider
Portal
Service Provider
Web Sites
Apps
Database
VMs
Consumer
Self-Service
Portal
Common Mgt.
Experience
Worker
Role
Web
Sites
VMs
SQL
Other
Service
Caching Services
CDN.
Bus
Media,, etc.
Cloud-Enabled Services
Move On-Premises
Web
Sites
VMs
SQL
Service
Bus
Future
Services
R2 w/ Service Provider Foundation
Workloads
R2
Consistent Dev.
Experience
Virtual Machines
Windows Azure-consistent IaaS
- User Experience & API
Virtual Machine Roles
- Portable
- Elastic
- Gallery
- Windows and Linux Support
Virtual Networks
- Site to Site connectivity
- Tenant supplied IP addresses
Data Protection Manager
Configuration Manager