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Automate your server provisioning

vNext SprlChristopher Keyaert

@KeyaertC

Christopher KeyaertIT Consultant

System Center Cloud and Datacenter Management

Agenda

• Processes Automation• Server Provisioning–Service Request Automation–Cloud and Consumer deployment–On-demand deployment

CHOOSE PROCESS STRATEGICALLY

Process automation

CHOOSE PROCESS STRATEGICALLY

• What work process has the biggest payoff?

… will my customers notice the difference?… how am I articulating the value?

– Incident Management (symptom management)

– Service Request Management – Change Management

TRANSFORM THE PROCESS…• A great tool doesn’t make a bad

process better…

– Transform the process–Work it out in a worksheet ahead of time– Look at the end result–Set the vision

Server ProvisioningFocus on

Server provisioning automation

• Service Request Automation• Cloud and Consumer experience• On-demand deployment

Service Request Automation

Process to Request to Automation

Regular Service Request

Service Request Automation

demoUser experience

Server Request Automation

Provision Infrastructure

Physical Servers

Virtual Servers

DC Admin

Deploy

Configure

Virtual Machine Manager

Configuration Manager

Cloud Admin

Virtual Machine Manager or Configuration Manager

Task Virtual Machine Manager Configuration Manager

Create VMs

Deploy OS VM and Hyper-V Host Physical Machines

Bare-metal deployment Hyper-V hosts Physical Machines

Patch applications

Patch OSHyper-V Host, Clusters, and VMM Server Roles

VMs except image-based patching in Service Creation feature

Software distribution

Compliance Hyper-V hosts Desired Configuration Management

Templated settingsVM templates

Service Templates for VMM

Security (SCEP)

Dynamic optimization

SYSTEM CENTER 2012: ORCHESTRATORProcess automation simplifies management

StandardizationApplication owner can take advantage of standardized templates and predefined quotas Simplified self-service

EmpowermentApplication owner is empowered to manage resources based on business needs Role-based access Create, manage, and move resources between repositories

Single point of managementSimplified management across private and public cloud services Offer private and public cloud service plus virtual machines Audit jobs and monitor task progress Capture changes to history

OPTIMIZE

AND

EXTEND

EXISTING INVESTMENTS

DELIVER FLEXIBLE AND RELIABLE SERVICES

LOWER COSTS AND IMPROVE PREDICTABILITY

VMM Integration Pack

demoProcess to Request to Automation

Server Request Automation

App ControllerLet the consumer deploy with

App Controller Process

App Controller

• Common self-service experience • Configure, deploy, and manage

virtual machines and services• Across private and public clouds

App Controller session

• App Controller: Installing, Configuring, Connecting to Private and Public Clouds, Working with VMs and the Library

• -> At 17.15 Track 5: IT-Pro Room 11

Automated Provisioning

On demand server creation with

Automated Provisioning

Automated Provisioning

• Operations Manager– To monitors the Pool load

• Virtual Machine Manager– To deploy the VMs

• Orchestrator– To automate the process

demoOn demand server creation

Automating The Provisioning

Takeaways

• A great tool doesn’t make a bad process better.

• Automation could help you to save time, resource, money

• Choose processes strategically• System Center 2012 products are RTM,

Evaluation available.

Microsoft Resources• System Center 2012 :

www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/• System Center 2012 Community Wiki:

http://bit.ly/LpV3W5• Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Guide:

http://bit.ly/HVKugV

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Thank you!

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