Tag: windows 2012

Windows Deployment Services Role in Windows Server 2012 Video Demos

System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Power Management

This MP is an updated version of Windows Server 2008 R2 Power Management Library and targets specifically Windows Server 2012:

The System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Power Management enables you to monitor and manage the power consumption of computers running Windows Server 2012.
Feature Summary
This management pack provides:

  • Visibility into power consumption
  • Visibility and control of power policy
  • Ability to lower power consumption during non-business hours to reduce overall power consumption
  • Ability to limit power consumption
  • Ability to detect excessive power consumption

 

Download 7.0.8560.0 of the MP here. Remember to read the documentation first it is only 7 pages long.

How to batch create virtual machines in Windows Server 2012(PowerShell)

Here is a very useful script provided by Microsoft. With this PowerShell script you can create virtual machines by defining them in csv file. Script can be download from here.

How to Clone Virtual Domain Controller in Windows Server 2012–a guide by Tom Moser (PFE)

Tom Moser written a good step by step guide on how you can clone virtual domain controller. You can read it here.

Monitoring Windows Server 2012 with SCOM 2007 R2 is Supported with Some Exceptions

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Update

Here is the WS2012 support matrix for OM2007 R2/SC2012 taken directly from SCOM Team blog:

Management Group Version

Management Server or Gateway Version

OpsMgr Agent Version

Agent OS Version

Supported Configuration?

2007 R2

2007 R2

2007 R2

Windows Server 2012

No

2007 R2

2007 R2

2012 RTM

Windows Server 2012

Yes

2007 R2

2007 R2

2012 SP1

Windows Server 2012

Yes

2012 RTM

2012 RTM

2012 RTM

Windows Server 2012

Yes

2012 SP1

2012 SP1

2012 SP1

Windows Server 2012

Yes
  • To use the SC2012 agent you have to be licensed for SC2012.
  • The SC2012 RTM agent requires .NET3.5 be installed on WS2012. (SC2012 SP1 agent does not have this requirement)

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Microsoft release an clarification on Windows Server 2012 monitoring with SCOM 2007 R2. What Microsoft is saying in order to monitor Windows Server 2012 you have to install SCOM 2012 agent on such servers and as these agents can report back to SCOM 2007 R2 server we can actually monitor Server 2012 with such scenario. The only thing that is left to be clarified is if the Windows Server 2012 Management packs will be supported in SCOM 2007 R2 server. Full announcement is here.

Update:

Microsoft released 3 new management packs and one updated one:

  • System Center Monitoring Pack for Windows Server Operating System – Supported on SCOM 2007 R2 and SCOM 2012
  • System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Windows Server AD CS 2012 – Supported only on SCOM 2012
  • System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 AD RMS – Supported only on SCOM 2012
  • System Center 2012 Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Internet Information Service 8 – Supported only on SCOM 2012

    • So SCOM 2007 R2 will be able to monitor Windows Server 2012 if you implement certain scenario with the exception of some roles.

    Update: Kevin Holman also confirms that SCOM 2007 R2 can monitor Windows Server 2012 in specific scenario. Read here.