Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 includes a new capability called “Hyper-V Replica”. Hyper-V Replica allows administrators to replicate their virtual machines from a primary server/cluster to a replica server/cluster. I have been asked many times , how much bandwidth we need for the Hyper-V replica.
And I usually gave a typical consultant answer: It depends … which is true, but not satisfying.
The Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica guides the IT administrator to design the server, storage and network infrastructure which is required to successfully deploy Hyper-V Replica.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=39057
would be good to get some feedback from you on real life scenarios and how accurate the planning tool is
Willy
During my project I tried to find out which System Center 2012 SP1 products support SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn functionality . I took me quite some time after browsing all products for supported configuration I finally found following technet article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628198.aspx which provides exactly the information I was looking for.
In System Center 2012 SP1, SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn is supported in the following components:
SQL Server AlwaysOn is not supported with Data Protection Manager (DPM) and Configuration Manager.
A Word document describing SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn can be found at SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn: Multisite Failover Cluster Instance.
Hope this helps saving some time
A Product Line Architecture (PLA) is a set of rules and architectural patterns that provide a method for predictable and supportable deployments
These documents provides specific guidance for developing fabric architectures (compute, network, storage, and virtualization layers) of an overall private cloud solution. Using PLA allows you to have a clear decision path across the full scope and will avoid running into some unknown or new issues during the deployment. These PLA delivers the highest quality deployment by following proven design principles. The
Benefits of using the PLA include:
As I am working for large National Cloud project for a Government very high Security standard and a lot of requirements for security, compliance and auditing coming up every day.
As Microsoft we are using following building blocks to build an Architecture for a Microsoft Private Cloud
Security components for Private Cloud can be found under following link
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/6642.a-solution-for-private-cloud-security.aspx
Are you struggling to keep critical services running in your Datacenter in accordance to agreed upon SLAs? Are you finding it difficult to control and manage various and heterogeneous environments and keep them from growing out of control? If so, how would you like to learn how Microsoft manages its own Datacenter which host over 400 services accessed by millions of customers daily?
Join Wilfried Schadenboeck (Datacenter Solutions Architect) from Microsoft's World Wide Cloud Center of Excellence for Modern Datacenter as he discusses how Microsoft approached running some of the largest Datacenters in the World. He covers the principles that govern the management and operations of these Datacenters and how these learning's drive innovations within the Microsoft System Center family of products. Now is the time to rethink your approach to managing Datacenters to leverage the capabilities that not only enhance IT Service Management but Infrastructure Deployment and Application Management as well.
Beside the approach Microsoft takes to design Modern or Modular Datacenters which is very advanced and innovative, there exists some de-facto standards from the industry.
BICSI 002 (www.bicsi.org) , updated in 2011, sets forth requirements, recommendations and additional information that should be considered when working with critical systems, like the electrical, mechanical, and telecommunication networks, as well as other significant needs, such as site selection, security, and building needs.
To accomplish the delivery of these diverse subjects within a single volume, BICSI 002 integrated the key concepts and requirements from other documents and standards, from ISO, IEC, TIA, ASHRAE, NFPA and others, while providing reference to specific documents where more considerations or information is available. This feature, unique to BICSI 002, provides a comprehensive document, which covers following areas on datacenter design:
1 Introduction 2 Scope 3 References 4 Definitions, Acronyms, Abbreviations, And Units Of Measurement 5 Space Planning 6 Site Selection 7 Architectural 8 Structural 9 Electrical Systems 10 Mechanical 11 Fire Protection 12 Security 13 Building Automation Systems 14 Telecommunications 15 Information Technology 16 Commissioning 17 Data Center Maintenance Annex A: Design Process (Informative) Annex B: Reliability And Availability (Informative) Annex C: Referenced Documents (Informative)
After some break I am planning to re-activate my blog. So in the near future you will see here entries on daily learning's and issues on designing a Microsoft Private Cloud platform based on real life experience from one of the biggest National Cloud projects these days. So stay tuned and learn with me