Learning System Center App Controller

Nasir Naeem

• Editorial: Packt Publishing
• Año: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781784398538
• Categoría: Informatique
• Categoría: Applications de l'entreprise

Learning System Center App Controller

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Learning System Center App Controller

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Introduction to System Center 2012 R2 App Controller

Issues addressed by System Center App Controller

Quick planning primer

Installing the prerequisites

Windows assessment and deployment toolkit for Windows 8.1

Other application requirements and dependencies to consider

System Center 2012 R2 App Controller scaling limitations

Summary

2. Installing and Working with Different App Controller Components

Installing SQL Server

Installing required services

Installing Web IIS server

Installing the SCVMM console

Installing System Center 2012 R2 App Controller

Summary

3. Deploying and Configuring System Center Virtual Machine Manager Server

Prerequisites for installation

Installing ADK 8.1

Account permission requirements

Installing System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

Configuring the SCVMM server

Adding Hyper-V host to the SCVMM server

Creating hardware profiles

Creating Guest OS profiles

Creating a VM network

Creating the VM template

Creating a private cloud

Summary

4. Customizing App Controller

Logging in to the App Controller interface

Integrating the Virtual Machine Manager server for private cloud management

Configuring a Microsoft Azure subscription

Configuring roles-based access

Adding a new VMM Library share

Adding a network share

Configuring SSL certificate for the App Controller website

Customizing App Controller branding

Summary

5. Exploring Advanced Options

Copying VHD files from a private cloud to Microsoft Azure

Installing the PowerShell module to manage App Controller

Introduction to App Controller PowerShell cmdlets

Displaying the App Controller shares in PowerShell

Installing the Windows Azure PowerShell

Summary

6. Backup and Recovery

Available choices

Procedure

Backing up App Controller

Restoring App Controller

Summary

Index

Learning System Center App Controller

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Author

Nasir Naeem

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About the Author

Nasir Naeem lives in Birmingham, England. He works for Inframon as a system center consultant. He has been working in the IT field for just over a decade, mostly working on Windows-based networks with a combination of Cisco as well as VMWare.

When not working with clients to improve IT cost efficiency and administration improvements, he is an Arduino electronics hobbyist.

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