Learn how to easily deploy your own System Center demo lab with just a few click using the PowerShell Deployment Toolkit (PDT). Next, spend a few minutes using every System Center 2012 R2 component, including Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, Configuration Manager, Service Manager, App Controller, Data Protection Manager, and Endpoint Protection. Finally, connect several systems together to create your own Orchestrator Runbook.

1. SpeedLab
System Center 2012 R2 with PDT
Alexandre Verkinderen
Inovativ BE
CDM MVP
@AlexVerkinderen
Christopher Keyaert
Inovativ BE
CDM MVP
@Keyaertc

4. Windows Azure Pack
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Database Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Admin API
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Tenant
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Tenant Public API
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 SQL Server Extension Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 MySQL Extension Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Admin Site Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Tenant Site Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Admin Authentication Site
Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Tenant Authentication Site
Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Console
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 SQL Cloud Database Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites Database Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites File Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites Controller Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites Management Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites FrontEnd Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites Publisher Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Web Sites Shared Worker
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Service Bus Database Server
 Windows Azure Pack 2013 Service Bus Server

5. System Center Prerequisites

6. Typical System Center Deployment

7. Typical System Center Deployment
Define your deployment
Download all the bits
Install each server OS
Create service accounts
Logon to each server
Install prerequisites
Install SQL
Grant services account permissions
Install first SC server role
Install other servers roles
Grant component admin permissions
Integrate components
Install console
Connect console
Install agents
Finally… manage something

8. System Center deployment with PDT

9. PowerShell Deployment Toolkit
 PDT
 http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/PowerShell-Deployment-
f20bb605
 Creator: Rob Willis MSFT
 Latest version of PDT - 2.64.2611
 PDT GUI
 Benedict Berger

10. PowerShell Deployment Toolkit
Install SC
•Installer.ps1
•Workflow.xml
Create VM’s
•Vmcreator.ps1
Download
media
•Downloader.ps1
Define
deployment
•Variable.xml
•Workflow.xml
Get
Requirements

11. PowerShell Deployment Toolkit Requirements
 WinRar/7zip
 WebPi
 Admin Access
 WinRM enabled
 System Center 2012 R2 media
 Sysprepped VHD

12. Define your deployment – Variable.xml
 Specify global settings
 Specify settings for each SC component
 Specify servers for each role
 Specify SQL settings for each instance

13. Define your deployment – Variable.xml

14. Demo
Variable.xml

15. Download all the bits – Downloader.ps1

16. Demo
Downloader.ps1

17. Demo
Vmcreator.ps1

18. Installing each server OS – VMCreator.ps1

19. Installing each Server OS – variable.xml

20. Demo
Vmcreator.ps1 cont’d

21. Demo
Installer.ps1

22. System Center Knowledge – Workflow.xml

23. Installing System Center 2012 – Installer.ps1
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 Install first server role
 Install other servers roles
 Grant component admin permissions
 Integrate components
 Install console
 Connect console
 Install agents
 Manage something!

24. Demo
Workflow.xml

25. Demo
Installer.ps1 cont’d

26. Troubleshooting
 PDT Log files
 C:Users<username>AppDataLocalInstaller
 Installation Log files
 C:Temp<guid>

27. Gotchas and Tips
 Installer.ps1 -validateonly
 ReportViewer.msi
 Yes, Azure is possible!

28. Q&A

29. Feedback
 Session feedback
 SCU session planner  http://planning.systemcenteruniverse.ch
 SCU WP app
 Overall Conference feedback
 Link sent by email after the conference
 Remember: we will donate for every feedback we receive!

30. Our Other Sessions
 Ask the expert: Service Management Automation (Markus Klein/Jeff Wouters /Alexandre Verkinderen)
 17/09 10h15, Room: Ask the experts area
 Savision BSM in the private Cloud (Alexandre Verkinderen)
 17/09 15h45, Room: Miami
 Multi-Factor authentication for your Clouds (Christopher Keyaert & Alexandre Verkinderen)
 18/09 09h15, Room: Sidney
 PowerBI for System Center ( Kurt Van Hoecke & Alexandre Verkinderen)
 18/09 09h15, Room: Sidney
 Savision BSM in the private Cloud (Alexandre Verkinderen)
 19/09 12h00, Room: Miami

31. System Center 2012 R2 with PDT
Christopher Keyaert
Inovativ BE
http://www.vnext.be
@KeyaertC
Alexandre Verkinderen
Inovativ BE
http://scug.be/scom
@AlexVerkinderen