Windows System Center
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Windows System Center 2012 R2
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App Controller
Configuration Manager
DPM
Endpoint Protection
Operations Manager
Orchestrator
Service Manager
VMM
• TechNet Reference
– http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/systemcenter/hh880681
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IPAM and SCVMM
Where does IPAM integrate w/ SCVMM?
The integration between IPAM and System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine
Manager provides end-to-end IP address space automation for Microsoftpowered cloud networks. IPAM integration with Virtual Machine Manager
enables a single IPAM server to detect and prevent IP address space
conflicts, duplicates, and overlaps across multiple instances of Virtual
Machine Manager deployed in the large datacenter. With network
virtualization deployed, the integration also provides a comprehensive view
of IP address mapping of the service provider network and that of the
tenant/customer address space (virtual network) in IPAM, so it can be
centrally administered by the network administrator.
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Automatic Virtual Machine Activation
Do System Center 2012 R2 license keys work w/ automatic activation?
Automatic Virtual Machine Activation is a feature of Windows Server 2012
R2 Datacenter running as a virtualization host. When you deploy guest
operating systems that support AVMA (such as Windows Server 2012 R2
Standard/Datacenter/Essentials) in a VM, you use publicly available keys
when prompted within the VM. System Center Virtual Machine Manager
includes the ability to specify keys in an answer file.
See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn303421.aspx
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SCVMM and Gen2 VMs
Is there Gen2 VM support in SCVMM?
Yes. Generation 2 VMs are supported in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual
Machine Manager.
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Online VM Export and Fix
What’s the best practice for exporting a live VM to debug (mentioned in Jeff
Woolsey’s TechEd session) – how do you fix the export and then bring it
online to replace broken VM?
Once you export the VM, you have a full live copy of the VM that can be
used to debug the issue. Depending on the architecture of the application
and the nature of the issue, there are a number of ways a customer can
address the issue and reincorporate the fix from dev/test back into
production. There is no “one size fits all” solution, and customers should
choose the method that best meets their unique needs. For example:
1. If the application is a modern, stateless application, a customer could
make the changes within the exported VM, verify the fix and import the
VM back into the production workload.
2. If the application is a stateful application, the developer will likely develop
a patch on the exported VM, verify the patch and apply the patch to the
affected application in the production environment.
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