Tag: file server

New MP: System Center 2012 Management Pack for Microsoft Windows Server File & iSCSI Services 2012 R2

There is a new MP out and it is Windows Server File and iSCSI Services 2012 R2. Besides the support for Windows Server 2012 R2 this management pack adds monitoring for Work Folders. You can download the MP and its guide from here.

Introducing SCVMM Service Templates and Datacenter Automation by Solution Accelerators Team

Update: As I wrote Microsoft is announcing two new Solution Accelerator beta programs for System Center products and now it is official at Microsoft SCVMM team blog.

Solution Accelerators Team in Microsoft is starting two new initiatives:

  • System Center Virtual Machine Manager Service Templates – Solution Accelerators Team will probably create a site where SCVMM service templates will be published and supported by Microsoft.  The first release will include templates for various Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Roles – Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, IIS and File Server. There will be also add-in for SCVMM that will be able to browse and download these service templates.
  • Datacenter Automation for the cloud  – From this initiative we will probably see scripts and runbooks for Orchestrator supported by Microsoft. The first solutions will be focused on SharePoint and Windows Server – Orchestrator Runbooks for quick SharePoint farm back-up and recovery scenario; Back up a Web application; Back up a service application; Trace logs; Checking Disk Space, CPU and RAM; Sharepoint WMI scan for perf/alerts; Scan for missing patches / WMI.

The two initiatives will start as beta programs on Microsoft Connect soon.

System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Windows Server File & iSCSI Services 2012

Another Management Pack for Windows Server 2012. This Management Pack will monitor File and iSCSI Services in Windows Server 2012. Here are the changes:

  • DeDuplication – Stay current
  • FSRM

     • Support for clustered namespaces

     • Support for clustered replication group members

     • Agentless monitoring

     • More detailed product knowledge

     • Support for clustered replication group members

     • Agentless monitoring

  • iSCSI – iSCSI Target is built inbox first time in Server 2012. This is the first version integrated with File Server.
  • NFS – Stay current.
  • SMB – New

 

In order to configure the management pack read the manual.

The MP and the manual can be found here.

Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Datacenter and Private Cloud Module 6 Part 1

This is Session 1 of Module 6 (the last one) from Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Datacenter and Private Cloud series. This video focuses again on Data Classification Toolkit. Session is level 100. Presented is Gunjan Jain. Click on the link and watch.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/Hh913783