Yesterday UR4 for Windows Azure Pack was released. Download here: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/2992027 So when downloading you need to select the download location and let the downloader do his job. All the downloads will be stored in separate folders, and in this folder you will find the CAB file needed. You will need to extract every single […]
Configure iSCSI Initiator Target Portals with Powershell
By default when you discover target portals with the iSCSI Initiator, the default values will be on “Default” for Local adapter and Initiator IP. To make sure the initiator is using the right IP addresses and NICs, and overcome connections problems, you will need to set the local adapter and initiator IP static. Ofcourse you […]
Service Management Automation – Error Handling
In this blog I will give some examples of error handling within a InlineScript, in a Powershell workflow using SMA. Normally you can define multiple workflows in Powershell, in combination with SMA there is a restriction to use more than one workflow per script. Also you cannot execute any commands outside of the defined workflow, […]
Windows Azure Pack – Active Directory Design Choices
In this blog I will discuss different Active Directory designs, focusing on the use of Windows Azure Pack. Since Windows Azure Pack is nothing different from a regular web service, these designs can be used in a very generic way. When talking Active Directory, we are actually talking security. The design decisions you make can […]
NIC Teaming modes and Distribution algorithms in Windows Server 2012 R2
I find it quite hard to remember the distribution algorithms and the advantages of each teaming mode with switch configuration, so I’ve made a summary with pointers to grab when needed again. Use it to your advantage 🙂 ————————————– Outbound traffic can be distributed among the available links in many ways. One rule that guides […]
Force Install Updates on Remote Computer
Microsoft does not give the functionality to Install Updates on Remote Computer out of the box, ofcourse there are some 3rd party tools but… This powershell script will give you the ability to install windows updates on a remote computer without 3rd party programs. The script will remotely create a scheduled task on the given […]
Failed to load virtual machine templates for subscription
We encountered problems with Windows Azure Pack and tenants loading subscriptions / templates. And we are not the only one, in the Technet forum there is also a busy thread about it: here THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED IN VMM, SPF, WAP UR4 THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED IN VMM, SPF, WAP UR4 THIS ISSUE […]
Out-of-Band Management in a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Environment
In this post we will discuss Out-of-Band Management of virtual machines running on Hyper-V, and a glimpse into the future. Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 R2 has a large number of significant improvements, but there’s a new feature called Guest Services that hasn’t been much in the spotlight yet. I’ll provide a quick overview of […]
Provisioning VM Networks
This script/Powershell functions can be used for (automatic) provisioning VM networks based on VLANs on existing Logical Network and switches in Virtual Machine Manager. Create VM Network Function: 1. Check if VLAN already exist 2. Create Network site in logical network and add VLAN 3. Enable VLAN on Uplink Port Profile 4. Create VM Network […]
Sample-SQL-Actions – SQL through SMA
Sample-SQL-Actions demonstrates how to create a SQL database connection and use this connection to execute commands on the database through SMA in Windows Azure Pack. Before running this workflow, you must create a Management Service (Windows Azure Pack) variable named ‘SQL_Connectionstring’ with the connectionstring to the SQL server. Example: “Server=SQL1;Database=TestDB;User ID=SQLuser;Password=Passw0rd;” http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/SMA-Sample-SQL-Actions-9cdfefa4 <# Sample-SQL-Actions […]
