Here’s a KB we just published that talks about an issue where performing an operation on a VM in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager fails with error 801: ===== Symptoms When performing any operation on a virtual machine (VM) in System Center 2012...

Here’s a KB we just published that talks about an issue where attempting to perform a virtual machine conversion using the Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) solution accelerator fails: ===== Symptoms Attempting to perform a virtual machine conversion...

There are some new technical documentation downloads available for VMM 2012. The available downloads include: System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager Technical Documentation System Center 2012 SP1 – Virtual Machine Manager Cmdlet Reference System...

If you liked the original System Center Blogs app that was published last year for Windows Phone and Android , you’ll be happy to know that both apps have now been updated, plus there is a new version now available for iOS . The updates include bug fixes...

This Knowledge Base article talks about an issue where doing a host refresh in VMM generates MSiSCSI Event ID 113 every 30 minutes: Symptoms On a Hyper-V host that is managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008), an event ID 113 or...

Hello I am Dipti Goyal and I am a part of the System Center Virtual Machine Manager Team. System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) Service Pack 1 can now be configured with SQL 2012 Availability Groups and I am summarizing that process below...

System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Beta - Installable Bits (if you want to do that instead of VMs) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34607 App Controller – Service Pack 1 Beta http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download...

The Solution Accelerators team has started two new beta programs focused on tools, automation, and knowledge for System Center products. One program will provide Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) service templates and a SCVMM add-in to help you discover...

Virtual Machine Manager – Service Pack 1 Beta http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34779 Orchestrator – Service Pack 1 Beta http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34778 System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Beta http:/...

We're happy to announce that MMS will return to Las Vegas, NV, April 8-12, 2013! In order to be one of the first to know about the opening of MMS 2013 registration, send mail to mmsnotfy@microsoft.com to subscribe to MMS News & Updates. http:/...

We've had a couple of questions around support by Virtual Machine Manager for Windows Server 2012 so I wanted to post a quick update to let you all know where to find the information you’re looking for. For full information on what's supported for each...

In Windows Server 2012, Hyper-V added the capability to store virtual machine (VM) resources on network shares hosted on NAS devices as an alternative to SAN remote storage. The Hyper-V storage stack in Windows Server 2012 now supports increased resiliency...

This is something we mentioned a few months ago but it’s such a great series I wanted to mention it again in case some of you missed it. Microsoft’s own Travis Wright spent quite a bit of time with customers over the last 6-12 months helping them plan...

The Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter (MVMC) Solution Accelerator is a Microsoft-supported, stand-alone solution for the IT pro or solution provider who wants to convert VMware-based virtual machines and disks to Hyper-V®-based virtual machines and...

The Beta of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (“SP1”) enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. The Beta is for evaluation purposes only and not to be used in production as described...

Hi folks, this is Vladimir from the VMM team and today I want to discuss an issue with System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) and VMware vCenter 4.1 that I saw few weeks ago. The summary of the issue is this: A VMM 2012 Self-Service user...

Hi all, this is Vladimir from the VMM team and today I want to very quickly show how easy it is create and configure a private cloud in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2012) and enable users to access already existing virtual machines...

Are you looking for a good way to get started learning everything that’s new in VMM 2012? If so then here’s the guide for you: ===== In this post, I'll cover Unified Installer and Virtual Machine Manager. As usual, I will focus on the self-study material...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about troubleshooting an issue where adding a SAN storage provider in VMM 2012 fails with SMI-S Error 26100. ===== Symptoms When attempting to discover a SAN storage provider in System Center...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one covers how to troubleshoot issues when adding a Hyper-V host in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager. ===== Summary This article covers how to troubleshoot issues when adding a Hyper-V host...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published that talks about how to troubleshoot the “Needs Attention” and “Not Responding” host status in System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager. This is one you’ll probably want to add to your Favorites. ===...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where attempting to change the ownership of a VM in VMM 2012 to a user who is a member of the Self-Service User role created by the VMM Administrator fails. ===== Symptoms...

Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 had support for Virtual Machine templates (VM templates). At their core, VM templates consist of three main artifacts: one or more virtual disks, a hardware profile (define hardware characteristics of the virtual machine...

Greetings, Hi, Carmen Summers here from the Cloud and Data Center Management System Center team.  Yesterday System Center released Update Rollup 2 for System Center 2012 posted on all System Center Blogs.  This is the second Update Rollup System...

This rollup includes updates for App Controller, Data Protection Manager (DPM), Operations Manager (OpsMgr), Orchestrator, Service Manager (SCSM) and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). Download links, installation instructions and the list of issues fixed...