In this post we will cover the installation of Microsoft System Center Virtual Manager 2012 SP1 installation. Further we will use VMM for the management of Hyper-V hosts.
Requirements:
1- MS SQL server 2008 R2 or higher
2- Microsoft windows server 2012 or higher
3- Windows remote management
4- Microsoft .Net 4.0 framework
5- Windows assessment and deployment kit
Installation:
We will deploy the VMM on a single server. I have already installed MS SQL server 2008 R2 on windows server 2012. Windows remote management is enabled, microsoft .net 4.0 framework and windows assessment and deployment kit are also installed.
Before starting the installation we need to perform few things in Active Directory.
1- Open ADSI Edit
7- Select the properties of newly created container i,e VMMDKN
12- Enter the information and select next
13- Agree the license and select next
14- Select next
15- Select next
16- Select next
17- Select next, if all the prerequisites are installed.
18- VMM will create a new database in the SQL server. Select next
19- I am using local system account. Now copy the distinguished name of the VMMDKN in the "store my keys in Active Directory". Select next
20- Select next
21- Select next
22- Select install
23- The installation has been successfully completed
24- Open the VMM console and explore the features.
Conclusion:
We have successfully deployed microsoft system center virtual machine manager 2012 sp1. Now we will perform the management of Hyper-V hosts from the console. In the coming posts we will cover the VMM new features.
Requirements:
1- MS SQL server 2008 R2 or higher
2- Microsoft windows server 2012 or higher
3- Windows remote management
4- Microsoft .Net 4.0 framework
5- Windows assessment and deployment kit
Installation:
We will deploy the VMM on a single server. I have already installed MS SQL server 2008 R2 on windows server 2012. Windows remote management is enabled, microsoft .net 4.0 framework and windows assessment and deployment kit are also installed.
Before starting the installation we need to perform few things in Active Directory.
1- Open ADSI Edit
2- Connect to the ADSI Edit
3- Right click DC=khi,DC=com and select new and than new object
4- Select container and select next
5- Enter VMMDKN as a value and select next
6- Select Finish
8- Select the account which we will be use during the VMM installation. I will be using Administrator user account for the VMM installation. Provide full rights to that account, in my case that account is Administrator.
9- Select Advanced option. Edit the user account.
10- Select "This object and all descendant objects" and select OK and close the ADSI Edit.
11- Now insert the SCVMM 2012 media and start the installation. Select the VMM management server and VMM console. Select next
13- Agree the license and select next
14- Select next
15- Select next
16- Select next
17- Select next, if all the prerequisites are installed.
18- VMM will create a new database in the SQL server. Select next
19- I am using local system account. Now copy the distinguished name of the VMMDKN in the "store my keys in Active Directory". Select next
20- Select next
21- Select next
22- Select install
23- The installation has been successfully completed
24- Open the VMM console and explore the features.
We have successfully deployed microsoft system center virtual machine manager 2012 sp1. Now we will perform the management of Hyper-V hosts from the console. In the coming posts we will cover the VMM new features.
