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Part 1 System center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager

Lab 1 Installing System Center 2012 Virtual Machine

Manager

Requirements

.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK)

SQL Server 2008 R2

Web Server (IIS)

Install a VMM management server

1. To start the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Setup Wizard, onyour installation media, right-clicksetup.exe, and then clickRun as administrator.

2. On the main setup page, clickInstall.If you have not installed Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1, VMM will prompt you to

install now.

3. On the Select features to install page, select the VMM management server check box,and then clickNext.

4. On the Product registration information page, provide the appropriate information, andthen clickNext.

5. On the Please read this license agreement page, review the license agreement, select theI have read, understood, and agree with the terms of the license agreement checkbox, and then clickNext.

6. On the Join the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) page, selecteither option and then clickNext.

7. On the Microsoft Update page, select whether or not you want to use Microsoft Update,and then clickNext.8. On the Installation location page, use the default path or type a different installationpath for the VMM program files, and then clickNext.

9. On the Database configuration page, do the following:o Specify the name of the computer that is running SQL Server. If you are installing

the VMM management server on the same computer that is running SQL Server,in the Server name box, either type the name of the computer ( localhost )


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o Specify the port to use for communication with the computer that is running SQLServer, if all of the following conditions are true:

SQL Server is running on a remote computer. The SQL Server Browser service is not started on that remote computer. SQL Server is not using the default port of 1433.

Otherwise, leave the Port box empty.

o Select or type the name of the instance of SQL Server to use.o Specify whether to create a new database or to use an existing database. If the

account with which you are installing the VMM management server does nothave the appropriate permissions to create a new SQL Server database, select the

Use the following credentials check box and provide the user name and

password of an account that does have the appropriate permissions.

After you have entered this information, clickNext.

10.On the Configure service account and distributed key management page, specify theaccount that will be used by the Virtual Machine Manager service. Realize that it is notsupported to change the identity of the Virtual Machine Manager service account after

installation

After you have selected an account and, if necessary, entered Active Directory

information, clickNext.

11.On the Port configuration page, provide unique port numbers for each feature and thatare appropriate for your environment, and then clickNext.

12.On the Library configuration page, select whether to create a new library share or to usean existing library share on the computer.

Note

The default library share created by VMM is named MSSCVMMLibrary and the folder

is located at %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData\Virtual Machine Manager LibraryFiles. ProgramData is a hidden folder.

After the VMM management server is installed, you can add library shares and additionallibrary servers by using the VMM console or by using the VMM command shell.

13.After you have specified a library share, clickNext.14.On the Installation summary page, review your selections and do one of the following:

o ClickPrevious to change any selections.o ClickInstall to install the VMM management server.


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After you clickInstall, the Installing features page appears and installation progress is

displayed.

15.On the Setup completed successfully page, clickClose to finish the installation.To open the VMM console, ensure that the Open the VMM console when this wizardcloses check box is selected.

Configuring Fabric Resources in VMM

Create a Host Group Structure

Open the Fabric workspace. In the Fabric pane, expand Servers, and then do either of the following:

Right-click All Hosts, and then click Create Host Group.

Click All Hosts. On the Folder tab, in the Create group, click Create Host Group.

VMM creates a new host group that is named New host group, with the host group name highlighted.

Type a new name, and then press ENTER.For example, type Saigon, and then press ENTER.

Repeat the steps in this procedure to create the rest of the host group structure.Saigon

Tier0_SG

Tier1_SG

Tier2_SG

Hanoi

Tier0_HN

Tier1_HN

Tier2_HN

Add a Library Server or Library Share

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