Building the Master Image in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008

Mikael Nystrom Senior Executive ConsultantTrueSecMGT303

Agenda

The Library in SCVMMThe Self-service PortalCreating Master Images

The Library

RespositoryISO ImagesVHD ImagesFloppy ImagesScriptsTemplatesConfiguration“The Boneyard”

The Library

TemplatesHardware ProfilesSoftware Profiles

Working in the Librarydemo

The Self-service Portal

Self-serviceCreateManageMove

Perfect forDevelopersAdmins (most of them)

Working in the Portaldemo

What’s a “Master” Image?

And why should I have one?Reasons not to have = 0Reasons to have = anything but 0

Master or Ref Image

It is much fasterMinutes instead of hours

Easier to useDon’t need to know how to install the OS

Perfect with the Self-service portalDevelopers and testers need to create machines

Fast and easy without asking YOU (the Admin)In fact, you must have an image to do this

Master or Ref Image

Should be repeatable and automaticStep-by-step

Install the OSAdd system componentsAdd service packs, hot fixes, agentsAdd VM additions

Blank password!

Creating a Master Image

Solution 1Install it manually and hope to get it the same way as the last time

Solution 2Use unattended files to create the ref images

Solution 3Let the existing deployment solution that you have in place create the images for you

Watch Out for:

Windows Server 2003 R2Needs two CDs and some “work” to be automatic

Windows Server 2003 R2 -64No support for legacy Nic, PXE boot?Single/Multi HAL?

Does it matter on a ref image?Agents?

OpsMgr, DPM, CCM, 3:partyAntivirus?Antimalware?Thick or Thin?PXE or Media?

Creating the Master Imagesdemo

Mikael.Nystrom@truesec.sequestion & answer

Management – Hands-on Lab

MGT01-HOL Authoring Management Packs: An Introduction

MGT02-HOL Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager: Migrating from Mixed Mode to Native Mode

MGT03-HOL Deploying Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

MGT04-HOL Deploying OS Images through Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and Network Boot

MGT05-HOL Device Management with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

MGT07-HOL Extending, Customizing, and Integrating Microsoft System Center Service Manager

MGT08-HOL Incident and Change Management in Microsoft System Center Service Manager

MGT09-HOL Installing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

MGT10-HOL Introduction to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

MGT11-HOL Introduction to Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007

MGT12-HOL Managing Microsoft Updates with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007MGT14-HOL Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, SQL Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 with

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007

MGT15-HOL Monitoring UNIX/Linux with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

MGT16-HOL Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2: Advanced Concepts

MGT17-HOL Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2: An Introduction

MGT18-HOL Technical Introduction to Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

MGT19-HOL Understanding the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 SDK

MGT20-HOL Upgrading from Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1MGT21-HOL Upgrading from Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 to Microsoft System Center Configuration

Manager 2007

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Sessions On-Demand & Community

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Resources for IT Professionals

http://microsoft.com/msdn

Resources for Developers

www.microsoft.com/learningMicrosoft Certification and Training Resources

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Microsoft Certification & Training Resources

Resources

Track ResourcesKey Microsoft Sites

System Center on Microsoft.com: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenterSystem Center on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/systemcenter/Virtualization on Microsoft.com: http://www.microsoft.com/virtualization

Community ResourcesSystem Center Team Blog: http://blogs.technet.com/systemcenterSystem Center Central: http://www.systemcentercentral.comSystem Center Community: http://www.myITforum.com System Center on TechNet Edge: http://edge.technet.com/systemcenterSystem Center on Twitter: http://twitter.com/system_centerVirtualization Feed: http://www.virtualizationfeed.com System Center Influencers Program: Content, connections, and resources for influencers in the System Center Community. For information, contact scnetsup@microsoft.com

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