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You're reading from System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook Design, configure, and manage an efficient virtual infrastructure with VMM in System Center 2016

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785881480

Length 562 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Tools

System Center

Concepts

Cloud Computing

Authors (2):

EDVALDO ALESSANDRO CARDOSO

Roman Levchenko

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Table of Contents (12) Chapters

Preface

1. VMM 2016 Architecture FREE CHAPTER

2. Upgrading from Previous Versions

3. Installing VMM 2016

4. Installing a Highly Available VMM Server

5. Configuring Fabric Resources in VMM

6. Configuring Guarded Fabric in VMM

7. Deploying Virtual Machines and Services

8. Managing VMware ESXi hosts

9. Managing Clouds, Fabric Updates, Resources, Clusters, and New Features of VMM 2016

10. Integration with System Center Operations Manager 2016

11. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Creating service accounts

Let's start our private cloud deployment. First, we need to create service accounts.

In order to install, configure, and manage SQL, and VMM and its components, we need to create user and service accounts. My recommendation is to keep the account names similar, but the naming convention is up to your business to decide.

Getting ready

To perform this recipe, you need to have domain administrator rights or delegate permissions assigned to your account. You will also need to connect to the domain controller w2k16-dc (as shown in the previous infrastructure diagram) by using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC), or use the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to open the Active Directory Users and...

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Authors (2)

EDVALDO ALESSANDRO CARDOSO

Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso is a virtualization and management enthusiast, author, and team leader. He is a subject matter expert in cloud computing and virtualization, and their management. He is strong team player, and pays attention to detail. His major strengths include strong leadership and hands-on skills, excellent communication skills, the ability to manage varied and conflicting demands to agreed standards and timelines. He has dutiful respect for compliance in all regulated environments. He also has supervisory skills, which includes hiring skills. He has experience in managing, finding solutions, planning, organizing, and leading complex projects. All of these acquired in 23 years of experience in IT, in roles that span from an Application Developer through Network Manager, Network Security Manager, Systems Engineer, and Technical Consultant, working in segments spanning from government to health, education, and IT sectors. His product skill set includes Microsoft infrastructure technologies such as Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint, IIS, and Forefront, and he also has sound knowledge of Quest Migration Manager, Linux Infrastructure, Networking, Security Solutions (such as VPN and Firewall), and VMware in complex and large scenarios. He also has a strong grasp of infrastructure and architecture solutions, IT management and industry-related datacenter processes, strategies, and industry regulations and requirements. He has been a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in virtualization since 2009, he is a well-known speaker at IT-related events such as TechEd, CNASI, Windows Road Shows, and User Groups. He has consistently been a presenter for more than 10 years. He is an active member of Microsoft System Center TAP. He is also an Australian Computer Society (ACS) Certified Professional, a VMware Certified Professional, and also holds certifications in MCSE, MCSA, MCT. He was selected as Microsoft TechNet Brazil IT Hero in 2007. He was also awarded the Microsoft IT Heroes Happen award in Los Angeles in 2008. Furthermore, his virtualization project for a governmental institution in Brazil, while working as IT Manager, was selected as a business case by Microsoft. He lead major virtualization, AD, and Exchange projects for large customers is APJ, closely collaborating and liaising with presales and sales teams to ensure order fulfillment, client satisfaction, and IT synergies. As a key member of his team, he proactively shares expertise with peers around the globe, building and maintaining confidence of colleagues and customers, developing and nurturing deep expertise in key areas such as private cloud, migration and messages, and collaboration. He has also actively contributed to the development of materials and presentations related to his expertise, the development of best practices, and reusable content to ensure high-quality and consistent delivery of service projects across the globe. He recently reviewed the book Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cookbook, published by Packt Publishing. You can check out his blog at http://virtualizationandmanagement.wordpress.com/ and follow him on Twitter at @edvaldocardoso.

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Levchenko

Roman Levchenko is a systems architect , VMware vExpert and a Microsoft MVP. With over 15 publications, 11 certifications and 10 years of experience, Roman has also been associated in various successful projects through out his career for which he was honored and awarded many times. He believes in decoding the complexity of information technology, so that it is easily accessible and understood by everybody.

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