Services
Lifecycle
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Create Template
Customize
Deploy Service
Update Template
Update Service
Components
• Resources
• Generic Command
Execution
• SQL Profiles
• Application Hosts
• Service Settings
Demos
Overview: System Center 2012 VMM
Themes: System Center 2012 SP1 VMM
Multi-tenancy
Partner Enablement
Windows Server 2012
Perf and Scale
Services in SC 2012 SP1 VMM
Template
Instance
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Starting point for services and source of truth
Specifies machine and connectivity requirements
Deployed services are always linked to their templates
Enables servicing of the instances
 Groups of machines that work together
 Includes machine definitions as well as applications
 Native application types:
 Web Applications (WebDeploy) (2.0 and 3.0)
 Virtual Applications (Server App-V) (RTM and SP1)
 Database Applications (SQL DAC) (v1.1 and v3)
Service Lifecycle Management
Create
Template
Customize
Deployment
Service
Instance
Deploy
Apply
Update
Template
Custom Resources
• Used to deliver payload to a virtual machine
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Add folder with .cr extension to VMM library
Folder contents are made available inside the VM for use with command/script
• VMM ships custom resources for application frameworks
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Web Deploy
Server App-V
• Agent
• Sequencer
Running Commands
• Run custom scripts within Service instance VMs
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Configure run as account, script restart behavior, logging properties
Script parameters can leverage configurable service settings
Scripts can be marked as idempotent (SP1)
• Multiple entry points available
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Application level
• Pre/post install, pre/post uninstall, pre/post service, save/restore
state
Application Profile level
• Pre/post install, Pre/post uninstall
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Pre/post install supports multiple, ordered scripts (SP1)
SQL Profiles
• Deploy SQL Server to a virtual machine
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SQL Server 2008 R2
SQL Server 2012
• Requires a sysprepped SQL instance
• Enables SQL Server specialization during provisioning
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Instance Name
Security mode
Protocol enablement
SA account password
Service account identities
Service Settings
• Enter setting values during deployment
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Denoted by @Variable Name@ nomenclature
String, Network, Run As Account
• Service setting properties
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Name, Description
Mandatory
Encrypted
Default value
• Several pre-defined service settings
@computerName@
Computer Name
@vmid@
ID of the VM
@tierName@
Name of the tier
@tierId@
ID of the Tier
@serviceName@
Name of the service
@serviceId@
ID of the service
Service Designer
Ribbon
Designer canvas
Properties
Template and Instances
Single tier service
Service Template
Service Instance
Machine
Tier
Machine
Tier
VM
Template
Application
OS Roles/Features
OS
OSConfig
Config
Hardware Config
Hardware Config
VM01
Deploy
Application
IIS
WS 2012
2 CPU, 2GB RAM
VM02
Application
IIS
WS 2012
2 CPU, 2GB RAM
Service Template Components
Service Template
Load Balancer
Template
Computer Tier (1..n)
VHDs
VM Template
Pre/Post
Install GCEs
Application
Profile
Pre/Post
Install GCEs
Application
Deployment
(1..n)
Hardware
Profile
Settings
Application Host
Profile (1…n)
Application
Profile
Guest OS
Profile
SQL Profile
Roles and
Features
SQL
Deployment
SQL DAC
Deployment
Web Deploy
Deployment
VM Building Blocks
Service Objects
Extensibility points
Customize Deployment
• Prepares the template for deployment
• Specify OS settings
• Computer name, Admin password etc.
• Specify Application Settings
• e.g. SQL connection string
• Allows usage of same template in different environments
• Development, Staging, Production etc.
Deployment Preview
Per Service
Select Tier Based
on Deployment
Order
Per Machine
Per Guest OS
Per Application
Create New VM
from Template
Power On and Wait
for VM
Install VMM guest
agent
Install Application
Done
Add to Load
Balancer
Built-in step
Extensible command
Instance Application View
In-Guest Agent SP1 Changes
• Requires .NET 4.0
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Agent installation will take care of this (can sysprep as well)
For Server Core guests, requires Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 or above
• Deployed via ISO
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All service instance VMs have a guest agent installed
• Decoupled from VMM server
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Supports Service deployment to untrusted domains and workgroups
Supports Service deployment to disconnected VMs
Payload Transfer: SP1 Changes
• Payload Transfer
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Network (BITS)
ISO (for VMs without network connectivity)
• Supported for Hyper-V hosts (excluding
Server Core)
• Associate VM Networks with VMM
Libraries to enable network transfer
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Upgrade will do this for existing networks
Update Service
Update the machine
templates
Associated machine
templates
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Apps or OS
updated outside
of VMM
Instance ready for
update
Original Service
Template
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Updated (New Version)
Service Template
Updated Service
Instance
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Pending Service
Template
Original Service
Instance
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Set the updated
template
Original Service
Instance
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Deploy update in
Maintenance Window
Update Types
• In-Place updates
• Changes in template settings are applied without
replacing OS image
• (e.g.) Change memory, update applications
• Image based updates
• Replaces old OS image with new OS image
• Reinstalls the applications and restores state. e.g.
moving from WS08 to WS08 R2
Per Service
Per Machine
Per Guest OS
In-Place Updating
Per Application
Select Tier Based
on Servicing Order
Select Machine
Based on Upgrade
Domain
Remove from Load
Balancer
Apply Application
Level Changes
Done
Uninstall
Application
Install Application
Add to Load
Balancer
Built-in step
Extensible command
Per Service
Per Machine
Per Guest OS
Per Application
Image Based Updating
Select Tier Based
on Servicing Order
Select Machine
Based on Upgrade
Domain
Remove from Load
Balancer
Add Data Disk to
Machine
Swap OS Disk
Server App-V
Backup State
Customize New OS
Install Application
Server App-V
Restore State
Done
Add to Load
Balancer
Built-in step
Extensible command
Service Level Refresher
• Service level refresher updates all of the service information
• Identifies any virtual machines that have gone missing from the service
• Service Refresher supports 2 states
• OK - All the VMs are OK
• Needs Attention
• At least one VM has a problem of some type
• VM refresher state indicates the actual problem
Service / Tier / Instance Actions
• Service Level Actions
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Simple actions at the Service level cascade to the Virtual Machines
Start, Pause, Resume, Stop, Shutdown, Delete
• Tier Level Actions
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Scale out
New Wizard enables this functionality
• VM Level Actions
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Migrate VMs
Store Virtual Machines to Library
Deploy Virtual Machines from Library
Clone Virtual Machines
Create Checkpoints
Scale in
Application Hosts
• Deploy applications to running platform
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Virtual machine
Standalone physical server
Physical cluster/farm
• Application Host Types – Need profiles to use in Service Template
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SQL Server
• SQL .dacpac objects and SQL scripts
Web Server
• Web Deploy objects
• Allow Untrusted, Basic vs NTLM
• Target server name can be a configurable service setting
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Allows user to specify server at deployment time
Thank you for your time and feedback!
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