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Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Solutions - eBook download (did I mention FREE?)

Jonathan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:54:00 GMT

I found this link on ‘Keith Combs' Blahg.’ Written by Mitch Tulloch with the Microsoft Virtualization team, this is THE reference for all things virtual: Hyper-V, SCVMM, App-V, Med-V, and USMT. Download and read today!

http://blogs.technet.com/keithcombs/archive/2008/12/19/thanks-for-attending-the-usa-virtualization-tour-ebook-download.aspx

Direct download link:

https://www.getvirtualnow.com/usevents/education/download/693371eBook.pdf

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Ultimate Interactive How To for SCVMM

Jonathan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:44:00 GMT

Need to add a Host? Click 'To add hosts'. Want to configure a SAN environment for VMM? There's a button for that too. This screen capture shows a few of the options available in the decision flow designed to take you to the right content for the job at hand.

Here's the link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scvmm/cc835256.aspx

Content below is the table version of the interactive decision flow located here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scvmm/cc835256.aspx

Virtual Machine Manager 2008 Decision Flow

Updated: October 21, 2008

To use this high-level decision flow to help you implement System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008, follow the path from top to bottom. After each decision point, click the link to review content about that feature. To view a flowchart version of this table, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=126290 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=126290 ] .

SCVMM Decision Flow Table

Step	Statement	Decision
1	Do you have VMM 2007 or VMM 2008 Beta installed?	If Yes, go to step 2. If No, go to step 3.
2	To Migrate to VMM 2008	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125913 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125913 ] Go to step 4.
3	To install VMM 2008 components	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125914 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125914 ] . Go to step 4.
4	Do you want to add hosts?	If Yes, go to step 5. If No, go to step 6.
5	To add hosts	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125921 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125921 ] . Go to step 6.
6	Do you want to add a VMware Infrastructure 3 Environment?	If Yes, go to step 7. If No, go to step 8.
7	To add a VMware VirtualCenter Server	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128560 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=128560 ] . Go to step 8.
8	Do you want to configure a VMM library server?	If Yes, go to step 9. If No, go to step 10.
9	To configure a VMM library server	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125945 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125945 ] . Go to step 10.
10	Do you want to integrate Operations Manager 2007 with VMM?	If Yes, go to step 11. If No, go to step 12.
11	To integrate Operations Manager 2007 with VMM	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125948 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125948 ] . Go to step 12.
12	Do you want to configure delegated administration	If Yes, go to step 13. If No, go to step 14.
13	To configure delegated administration	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125951 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125951 ] . Go to step 14.
14	Do you want to configure a SAN environment for use with VMM?	If Yes, go to step 15. If No, go to step 16.
15	To configure a SAN environment for VMM	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125953 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125953 ] . Go to step 16.
16	Do you want to review optional post-installation tasks?	If Yes, go to step 17. If No, go to step 18.
17	To review optional post-installation tasks	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125954 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125954 ] .
18	To review VMM Operations content	See http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125955 [ http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125955 ] .

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Flattening the SCVMM Learning curve

Jonathan — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:51:00 GMT

Below is an excerpt from Justin Zarb’s article on his ‘Virtual World’ site.

Quick Start from Nothing to SCVMM

http://blogs.technet.com/virtualworld/archive/2007/10/18/quick-start-from-nothing-to-scvmm.aspx

So I have been chatting to more and more people around System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and this product is great! Compared to other virtualization management tools that I have used in the past (prior to myself joining MS) this product really stands up and stands proud! If you have not played with SCVMM it is soooo simple and sooooooo easy to get up and running and communicating to your virtualized estate. I strongly recommend you all to give it a try.

Anyway so whilst reading some of the techcenter articles I came across these for SCVMM. There is a range of how to video's that are here to set you on your way and get you going! Click on one of the links below and start getting SCVMM underway.......

Getting Started

Title	Length	Presenter
Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Getting Started	(5:17)	Rakesh Malhotra
Tour of VMM Technical Overview	(16:25)	Keith Combs
VMM Introduction 1 Layout and Use	(3:28)	Edwin Yuen
VMM Introduction 2 How to Deploy a New Virtual Machine	(3:00)	Edwin Yuen
VMM Introduction 3 Physical to Virtual Machine Migration	(3:48)	Edwin Yuen
VMM Introduction 4 Virtual Machine to Virtual Machine Migration	(3:26)	Edwin Yuen

Setup

Title

Length

Presenter

VMM Setup

The Three Steps to Install VMM

(9:51)

Kerim Hanif

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