System Center Suite
Introduction Last year, Microsoft announced Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 protocol support for System Center 2012 R2 and System Center 2016. This of course includes support for System Center Semi-Annual Channel (SAC 1801 and SAC […]
Introduction System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) offers a great feature to provision a Hyper-V host or cluster from bare-metal computers. Bare-metal provisioning is a feature of SCVMM allowing rapid and consistent deployment of Hyper-V […]
Introduction DPM 2016 introduced with major new feature called Modern Backup Storage (MBS) that allows you to backup dynamic data sources with ease, achieve faster backups and reduced storage consumption. This is achieved by leveraging […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft introduced a new servicing model called Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about it here. In short, this means that every […]
Hello folks, I am happy to share with you a new enhancement that was made available for System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) and Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) connected to Azure Backup Service. […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 5 (UR5) for System Center 2016 Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). Please find the description for each component that are fixed […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about it here. In short, this means that every 6 months, […]
Introduction A while ago, I published a PowerShell script that will query System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SC VMM) to get all Virtual Machines including their Virtual Hard Disks, then it will calculate the size […]
Introduction I was working recently on System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) that has some free space problems on the Modern Backup Storage (MBS) volume in Windows Server 2016. The DPM Server is deployed in a VM […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about it here. In short, this means that every 6 months, […]
Introduction You might have heard that Microsoft is switching to Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) model for Windows Server and System Center. You can read all about it here. In short, this means that every 6 months, […]
Hello folks, Microsoft is making it’s first Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) release of System Center Preview 1711 available, and the VHDs for testing the preview build re ready for download. System Center Preview 1711 The VHD […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 4 for System Center 2016. Please find the description for each component that are fixed and updated in System Center […]
Introduction In System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager, the DPM team announced a new backup storage technology called Modern Backup Storage (MBS). MBS helps achieving 50% storage savings using ReFS technology, and 3 times faster backup using ReFS block […]
Introduction VMM permits us to create logical grouping for all the networks which are involved in the Datacenter configuration. Once you create the logical grouping, VMM is able to manage the tasks of keeping the […]
Introduction With the release of Microsoft System Center 2016 Data Protection Manager (SC DPM), DPM team announced Modern Backup Storage (MBS), delivering 50% storage savings, 3x faster backups, and efficient backup storage utilization with Workload Aware […]
Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) has a built-in mechanism to auto-heal if the protected data becomes inconsistent with its replica. This feature is known as Synchronization with Consistency Check, also referred to simply as a […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2016. Please find the description for each component that are fixed and updated in System Center […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on how to install System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Agent on Windows Server 2016 Core Edition. In today’s post, I will share with you my […]
Introduction A while ago, I wrote a blog post on How to Migrate from Hyper-V Virtual Switch to Logical Switch using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2. This was documented based on SCVMM 2012 […]
Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 (DPM) is the latest release by Microsoft and with it comes a lot of improvements and new features. DPM is well recognized in the industry for protection of […]
While installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016 Agent on Windows Server 2016 Core edition, I encountered the following error: Error (415) Agent installation failed copying ‘C:\Program Files\Microsoft System Center 2016\Virtual Machine Manager\agents\I386\4.0.2051.0\msiInstaller.exe’ to ‘\\NINJA-S2D-HV02.VIRT.LAB\ADMIN$\msiInstaller.exe’. […]
Today, Microsoft released Update Rollup (UR2.1) for System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2016. Apart from all fixes in Update Rollup 2, the fixes for the following issues are included in this Update Rollup 2.1: You […]
Updated 09/02/2017: [Announcing backups of SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint 2016 with DPM 2016 Update Rollup 2. DPMDB can also be hosted on SQL Server 2016]. Introduction We continue our series on automating System Center […]
With System Center 2016 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), you can start managing physical hosts and virtual machines running Nano server instance. However, there are some known issues when joining a Nano Server-based virtual machine […]
You are trying to install System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 Agent on Windows 7 and on Windows Server 2008 R2 and this error knocked your head: [The program can’t start because mi.dll is missing […]
Updated 09/02/2017: [Announcing backups of SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint 2016 with DPM 2016 Update Rollup 2. DPMDB can also be hosted on SQL Server 2016]. Happy New Year everyone! We continue our series on […]
Updated 29/11/2016: [Script updated to create simple storage pool for DPM.] Updated 09/02/2017: [Announcing backups of SQL Server 2016 and SharePoint 2016 with DPM 2016 Update Rollup 2. DPMDB can also be hosted on SQL Server 2016]. […]
Hello folks, On October 12th, Microsoft released the GA version of Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016. GA is the RTM version of Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016 including additional updates. Microsoft […]
Updated 17/10/2016: [Please note that SC DPM 2016 Update Rollup 1 does not support SQL Server 2016 yet. It may work as described in this article, but it is not a supported scenario as of […]
Introduction System Center Data Protection Manager (SCDPM) is well recognized in the Industry for protection of Microsoft workloads. It protects key Microsoft workloads such as SQL, SharePoint and Exchange as well as virtual machines running […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 10 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the description for each component that are fixed and updated in System […]
Hello folks, This blog post is meant to show you how you can move a virtual machine from Dynamic IP to static IP Pool in VMM for your virtual machines post deployments. I deployed recently […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released Update Rollup 9 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the description of each component that are updated/fixed in System Center 2012 […]
If your company is considering moving to the Public Cloud or has recently moved to the Cloud, and you would like to know how to “Make the most of the Cloud with Microsoft System Center […]
Hello folks, In the previous post, I showed you how to deploy Hyper-V Extended Port ACLs in VMM Update Rollup 8. In today’s post, we will continue and cover the second feature in VMM UR8 […]
Hello folks, Your feedback is very important to the VMM team. Microsoft is listening to you. The requested features on user voice for Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012 R2 UR8 are now available, deploy extended […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 8 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the description of the components that are updated in System Center […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 7 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the description of the components that are updated in System Center […]
Hello folks, Your feedback is very important to the VMM team. Microsoft is listening to you. The long waiting feature request is available now, Generation 2 Virtual Machines for VMRoles and Service Templates is here […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 6 for System Center 2012 R2. Please find the description of the components that are updated in System Center […]
Today is World Of Availability Day! Everything was running fine for an extended period of time until today The DPM agent reported the following error: Error: Data Protection Manager Error ID: 316 The protection […]
Hello folks, A few blogs ago I showed you how to migrate from Standard Virtual Switch to Logical Switch in Virtual Machine Manager. In today’s post I will show you how to migrate your virtual […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the Update Rollup 5 for System Center 2012 R2. Here is the description of the components that are updated in UR 5 […]
Hello folks, If you are building a private cloud solution, you understand that capacity planning, and virtual machine right-sizing requires an approach that takes advantage of the opportunities and features offered by the virtualization layer […]
This post was edited/updated on June 2, 2016. (The update includes a new version of the PowerShell VMM Reporting Script that populate the percentage of the free disk space for all Virtual Machines, the script has […]
Hello folks, In today’s blog post, I will show you how to migrate from VMM Standard Switch to VMM Logical Switch in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2. As of today 5/December/2014, SCVMM 2012 […]
Hello Folks, Do you want to design, implement, and configure System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 with the help of real-world examples? Then this book is ideal for you: A New book just been published […]
Hello folks, As you know that in System Center Virtual Machine 2012 R2, we can create “Clouds” as pools of delegated resources that abstract the underlying physical fabric such as compute, network and storage. We […]
Hello folks, I am glad to share with you that Microsoft just released the update rollup 4 for System Center 2012 R2. How to obtain and install Update Rollup 4 for System Center 2012 R2. […]
Hello folks, During this post, I will be wrapping up this in-depth look at VMM service deployments. Over the last two postings we have examined the following items, so make sure you review them before […]
Hello folks, In Part I of this series we covered the service deployment prerequisites for Scale-Out and Scale-In Remote Desktop Services (RDS) as a Service, Part II this post is dedicated to design and construct […]
This post was edited/updated on 22/November/2014. The update affect section (c) RDCB Application Profile Third Tier where I included 4 additional PowerShell scripts that set the RD File Type Association for the published Apps! In […]
Hello Folks, As you are familiar with Microsoft® Azure Virtual Machines gallery resources in the public cloud, you can have a similar experience in your own private cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager and […]
Hello Folks, For all virtualization enthusiasts who need to use Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager in a real-world environment. A New book just been published by Packt Publishing, it’s named “System Center 2012 R2 […]
Hello Folks, Good News! The System Center VMM Team just announced a new UI add-in tool to help customer on creating virtual network in Virtual Machine Manager. If you are using Virtual Machine Manager in […]
Hello Folks, In this post I will show and demonstrate how you can model your logical network in Virtual Machine Manager to support Converged Network fabric (NIC teaming, QoS and virtual network adapters). Before we […]
Hello Folks, The logical networks in System Center Virtual Machine Manager represent an abstraction of the underlying physical network infrastructure, so it’s important your objects match the physical topology such as the correct IP and […]
Hello folks, As you know backup is very critical when it comes to virtualized environment. In the traditional days, when you lose a server, you lose that particular server, however in server virtualization it’s not […]
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