Hi all :

  At any time after installing Windows Server 2012, you can run Setup to repair the installation (sometimes called “repair in place”) or, in certain cases, you can convert to a different edition.

  You can run Setup to perform a “repair in place” on any edition of Windows Server 2012; the result will be the same edition you started with.

  For Windows Server 2012 Standard, you can the system to Windows Server 2012 Datacenter as follows:

  From an elevated command prompt, determine the current edition name with the command DISM /online /Get-CurrentEdition.

  Make note of the edition ID, an abbreviated form of the edition name. Then run DISM /online /Set-Edition:<edition ID> /ProductKey:XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX /AcceptEula, providing the edition ID and a retail product key.

  And press Enter :

  Note : About KMS Client setup key , you can find it from : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612867.aspx

  Press Y and the server will restart twice. When you logon again , the version is converted to Datacenter :

   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

  Hi All :

  Today , I am installed a System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1 Beta on new platform , Windows Server 2012 , SQL Server 2012 and so on .

  Installation phase the same on Windows Server 2008 R2 platform .

  For your reference .

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  Enjoy!

  Justin Gao

  Microsoft (China)

    Hi all :

    Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 was RTM , many people may hope deploy Windows 8 in their company . Now System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 beta can support Windows 8 .

    In this post , I will to show how to use System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Beta to deployment Windows 8 .

    Including these parts:

• Configuring a Distribution Point to Support PXE
• Capturing a Reference Computer
• Preparing the Site to Support Operating System Deployment
• Deploying an Operating System Image to a Bare Metal Client
• Installing the Operating System Image on a Bare Metal System

    This post not contain MDT 2012 part.

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   Enjoy!

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

   Hi All :

   Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployment.

   MDT provides you with the following benefits: 

• Unified tools and processes, including a set of guidance, for deploying desktops and servers in a common deployment console.
• Reduced deployment time and standardized desktop and server images, along with improved security and ongoing configuration management.

   Now , the MDT newest version is MDT 2012 Update 1 , you can order it from : http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=25175

   Some of the key changes in MDT 2012 Update 1 are:

• Added support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
• Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 CTP: Added support in MDT for deploying Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 with Configuration Manager  2012 SP1 CTP, while supporting all new Configuration Manager functionality (offline BitLocker, UEFI, and Assessment and Deployment Kit).
• Support for DaRT 8 Beta: Updated MDT to support DaRT 8 for Windows 8 deployments, while continuing to support DaRT 7 for Windows 7 deployments.  Added DaRT support for Configuration Manager scenarios.
• New “Build Your Own Pages” User-Driven Installation (UDI) feature: Enhanced the UDI wizard and designer to enable IT pros to design their own wizard pages with little effort.
• New System Center 2012 - Orchestrator support: Provided the ability to add steps into an OS deployment task sequence to execute Orchestrator runbooks as part of the deployment process.
• Other improvements: Added support for Windows PowerShell 3.0, reworked Roles and Features installation logic for Windows 8, improved “boot from VHD” deployment scenarios, and added support for Configuration Manager monitoring.

   MDT 2012 Update 1 Deployment Workbench :

   This document will to show you how to using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 to deploy Windows 8 RTM . (Not contain integration with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager )

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   Enjoy !

   Justin Gao

   Microsoft (China)

This doucment teach you how to deploy AGPM v3 on AD enviroment , including setup , config and recovery GPO .

Enjoy !

Justin Gao