1. Server Infrastructure & Managing Workloads
Stephen Lamb, IT Pro Evangelist Microsoft UK Ltd.
James O’Neill IT Pro Evangelist Microsoft UK Ltd.

2. Agenda – part 1 of 3
Windows Server 2008 installation and deployment demos
Introducing our demo environment
Review of WDS & WAIK
Build Virtual Server 2
Set up the cluster
Introducing Server Core
Build Windows Server 2008 Core using WDS
Build full Windows Server 2008 from an ISO

3. Agenda – Part 2 of 3 Putting the Server to Work
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Self Service Portal

4. Agenda – Part 3 of 3 Managing your infrastructure
Physical to Virtual Migration
Capacity Planning via Operations Manager
Scripting via PowerShell
Running VMs on Windows Server 2008

5. Introducing our Demo Environment...
Windows Server 2003 running Virtual Server

6. Let’s review the deployment Tools
unattend.xml
Image Based Deployment Tools
Customization and
Configuration Tools
ImageX
ImageX
Setup
Setup
WDS
WDS
System Image Manager
Package Manager
(pkgmgr.exe)
International
Config
(intlcfg.exe)
Windows Imaging APIs (WIMGAPI)
Windows Imaging APIs (WIMGAPI)
WIM File
Vista Ultimate
SysPrep
Vista Business
SysPrep
Vista N
SysPrep
\sources\install.wim, boot.wim

7. Scenario 1: Build Virtual Server 2
Use Windows Deployment Services running on Infrastructure Server

8. Scenario 2: Set-up the cluster
Review cluster settings (on Virtual Server 1)
Configure iSCSI on Virtual Server 2 (to talk to target on Infrastructure server)
Join Virtual Server 2 to the cluster

9. Introducing Server Core
Server Core is a minimal Windows Server 2008 installation option.
GUI? – Gone (mostly).
Windows Explorer? – Gone.
Internet Explorer & Media Player? – Gone.
.Net Framework? – Nope. Gone.
MMC? - Gone too.
Designed to support very specific workloads.
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This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.

10. What Can I Do With Server Core?
Roles
Active Directory Domain Services
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS)
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server
DNS Server
File Services
Print Server
Streaming Media Services
Web Server (IIS)
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This presentation is for informational purposes only. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, in this summary.

11. Scenarios 3,4,5 Build Server 2008 Core VM, Using WDS
Make that VM a clustered service. Prove clustering works !
Build Server 2008 (full) VM, from an ISO image

12. System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
System Center Virtual Machine Manager
Virtualization Management Capabilities
Virtual Machine Manager
Operations Manager
Configuration
Manager
Data
Protection
Server consolidation through virtual migration x
Virtual machine provisioning and configuration
Server health monitoring, management
Performance reporting, analysis
Patch management, software upgrades
Virtual machine backup and restore
Disaster Recovery
Seminar Name

13. Virtual Machine Management
Increase utilization by running multiple applications on single physical server
Reduce power and real estate costs
Hardware Consolidation
Manage and reduce planned or unplanned downtime
Quickly recover an entire system after data loss or corruption
Business Continuity and Rapid Recovery
Simplify and streamline movement from test to production
Consolidate dev/test H/W and improve lab server provisioning
Dev/Test Environments
Optimize use of available resources
Scale Up / Scale Out
Dynamic Data Center

14. Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
SCVMM At a glance
Host
Groups
Context
Sensitive
Actions VM
Views
Centralized
Library
Live
Thumbnail
Seminar Name

15. SCVMM Test/Dev Deployment
Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
SCVMM Test/Dev Deployment
Single Physical Server
Windows® PowerShell
Administrator Console
Delegated Provisioning UI
SCVMM Agent VM VM VM VM
Centralized Library
Seminar Name

16. SCVMM Corporate Deployment
Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
SCVMM Corporate Deployment
Administrator Console
Windows® PowerShell
Web-based Delegated Provisioning UI
Library Server
Virtual Machine Hosts
Seminar Name

17. SCVMM Enterprise Deployment
Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
SCVMM Enterprise Deployment
Administrator Console
Windows® PowerShell
Web-based Delegated Provisioning UI
Library
Server
Virtual Machine Hosts
London
Singapore
Library
Server
Library
Server
Virtual Machine Hosts
WAN Infrastructure
Virtual Machine Hosts
Seminar Name

18. Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
Components
Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Engine Server
VMM Engine running on dedicated server
VMM System Console
VMM Agent
Installed on the Virtual Server host machines
Communicates with VMM Engine
Library Server
File store for the virtual infrastructure building blocks
SQL Server
Stores the configuration and discovery information
Interfaces
Admin UI
Web
Command line
Seminar Name

19. Scenario 6 (and 8 & 9)
Managing the workloads

20. Virtualization Workload Monitoring
Host Perspective
In Guest Perspective
Virtual Machine Host
Virtual Machine
Ops Mgr Agent
Virtualized Workload
Operations Manager Agent
Virtual Machine Manager Agent
Virtualization is a new server workload, but with similar monitoring needs as existing workloads.
Virtual Machine is a component of the virtualization stack.
Virtual Machine is a computer!

21. Virtualization Management Pack
Server Virtualization Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 provides the following:
Discovery and monitoring of all Virtual Server and Virtual Machine Manager Components
Alerts on job and component status change
Reports for managing and maintaining a virtualized environment
Virtualization environment diagram view

22. Scenario 7: Physical to Virtual Machine
Physical to Virtual Migration, using SCVMM

23. Scenario 8: Capacity Planning
Scaling out – to increase performance
Scaling up – reducing the number of physical servers

24. Virtual Machine Placement: Overview
11/21/ :35 PM
Virtual Machine Placement: Overview
Hard Requirements Check
Rating Function
Physical needs
Result VM
Data
CPU, Network,
& Disk Load
Capacity Planning Technology
Host
Data
Normalized
Host + VM
Load
Configuration
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Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft,
and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation.
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25. VM Placement: Host Ratings
Host Rating = (Free CPU * CPU Weight) + (Free Memory * Memory Weight) +
(Free Disk * Disk Weight) + (Free Network * Network Weight)
Host Rating equal 0 if any of the thresholds have been violated.

26. Scenario 9: Scripting via Powershell
Microsoft TechNet Seminar 2006
Scenario 9: Scripting via Powershell
The basis for the SC VMM Admin Console
Command-line shell and scripting language
>130 standard command-line tools
Consistent scripting syntax and utilities that integrate with established tools and procedures
All functions of the VMM Admin Console are based on PowerShell scripts
Seminar Name

27. Windows Server Virtualization
11/21/ :35 PM
Virtualization
Windows Server Virtualization
Greater Scalability and improved performance
x64 bit host and guest support
SMP support
Increased reliability and security
Minimal Trusted Code base
Windows running a foundation role
Better flexibility and manageability
New UI/Integration with SCVMM
VM 1 “Parent”
VM 2 “Child”
VM 3 “Child”
VM 2
VM 3
Virtual Server 2005 R2
Windows Hypervisor
Windows Server 2003
AMD-V / Intel VT
Hardware
Virtual Hard Disks
(VHD)

28. Scenario 10: VMs on WSV
Run Virtual Machines created in Virtual Server on Windows Server Virtualization

29. Windows References Windows Deployment Services
Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)
PowerShell
Windows Server 2008 core

30. System Center References
System Center Suite of products
Operations Manager 2007
Virtual Machine Manager

31. That’s All 