Microsoft Partner Hosting and Cloud Services https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/feed.xml News for our Hosting Provider Partner Community Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:24:35 GMT en-US hourly 1 Validating Hyper-V 2012 and Failover Clustering 2012 Hotfixes and updates with PowerShell Scripts https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/validating-hyper-v-2012-and-failover-clustering-2012-hotfixes-and-updates-with-powershell-scripts Tue, 03 Sep 2013 00:09:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/09/03/validating-hyper-v-2012-and-failover-clustering-2012-hotfixes-and-updates-with-powershell-scripts/  

These are some very useful  PowerShell (PS) scripts for HyperV host configuration or to use as troubleshooting tasks.

 

https://blogs.technet.com/b/cedward/archive/2013/05/24/validating-hyper-v-2012-and-failover-clustering-2012-hotfixes-and-updates-with-powershell.aspx

 

Enjoy!

Chris Samson - Microsoft

 

 

 

 

 

 

]]> Powershell 3.0 Advanced Scripting and Jumpstart Course now available on Microsoft Virtual Academy https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/powershell-3-0-advanced-scripting-and-jumpstart-course-now-available-on-microsoft-virtual-academy Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:33:51 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/08/21/powershell-3-0-advanced-scripting-and-jumpstart-course-now-available-on-microsoft-virtual-academy/ Head over to MVA to get started brushing up on your powershell skills!

 

https://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/training-courses/advanced-tools-scripting-with-powershell-3-0-jump-start#fbid=XxFjl94zb_1

 

Let us know how you find the course, we will do the same.


Marcel Messing

Hosting TSP

 

 

]]> Hyper-v Best Practices Checklist https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/hyper-v-best-practices-checklist Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:39:23 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/07/17/hyper-v-best-practices-checklist/ Hello hosting community,

 

This was brought to my attention via my colleague Jason, and is an invaluable resource for getting started running on Hyper-v.  Its a very convenient source of info for your Hyper-v deployments regarding Clustering, Disk, Networking...you name it.  There is a ton of content here and I wanted to make sure all of our partners know about it.  Big thanks to Roger Osborne from PFE for getting this put together.

 

Hopefully, you are well down the path of deployment and this is a refresher.  If you are new to Hyper-v, this should give you a leg up.

 

https://blogs.technet.com/b/askpfeplat/archive/2013/03/10/windows-server-2012-hyper-v-best-practices-in-easy-checklist-form.aspx?WT.mc_id=Social_TW_OutgoingEducation_20130708_25995_windowsserver

 

 

]]> Cloud and Datacenter Solutions Hub Solutions and Design Guidance https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/cloud-and-datacenter-solutions-hub-solutions-and-design-guidance Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:22:02 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/06/28/cloud-and-datacenter-solutions-hub-solutions-and-design-guidance/ Hello Cloud community,

 

Please check out this new site.  Your one stop for guidance on these solutions:

 

 


IAAS

Hosted Desktop

Database as a service

Infrastructure Design Guidance

Private Cloud

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/cloud/dn142895

 

 

]]> Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2 - Preview evaluation https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/microsoft-windows-server-2012-r2-and-system-center-2012-r2-preview-evaluation Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:17:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/06/25/microsoft-windows-server-2012-r2-and-system-center-2012-r2-preview-evaluation/ The next versions of Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 products are now in pre-release public preview, and our Windows Azure services are available today. See for yourself and start your own evaluation today.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/dn205292

Enjoy!

Chris Samson - Senior Technology Specialist - Microsoft

 

]]> Technical Documentation for Technical Scenarios for System Center 2012 SP1 - New Integration Map! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/technical-documentation-for-technical-scenarios-for-system-center-2012-sp1-new-integration-map Thu, 23 May 2013 23:50:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/05/23/technical-documentation-for-technical-scenarios-for-system-center-2012-sp1-new-integration-map/ We'd like to announce an update to the FREE downloadable files for cross-component documentation for the Technical Scenarios for System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Specifically, the latest component to the file library is the new "Integration Map" for the complete System Center 2012 SP1 suite of management products, which also includes Azure and the Service Provider Foundation.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36429

Enjoy!

Chris Samson - Senior Technology Specialist - Hosting and Cloud

 

 

 

 

]]> Forrester Consulting ROI Study on Windows Server 2012 and Benefits of Hyper-V https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/forrester-consulting-roi-study-on-windows-server-2012-and-benefits-of-hyper-v Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:30:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/02/21/forrester-consulting-roi-study-on-windows-server-2012-and-benefits-of-hyper-v/ A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting is now available which uses their Total Economic Impact methodology to explore the potential costs and benefits of Windows Server 2012, a cornerstone of the Microsoft Cloud OS vision.  This study involved surveys and interviews with customers who have already deployed Windows Server 2012 in production. Over two dozen customers were involved including a hosting provider.  The results?  “Based on these findings, companies that are considering deploying Windows Server 2012 can anticipate a reduction in IT infrastructure spend, better data center efficiency, improved IT management, a better experience for end users, and improved service availability.”

]]> System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 General Availability https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/system-center-2012-service-pack-1-general-availability Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:25:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2013/01/18/system-center-2012-service-pack-1-general-availability/


  
   
   
   
    
   
 

Tuesday, January 15 marks a major milestone for Hosting
  Service Providers who leverage the Microsoft Platform. Microsoft broadly
  announced the availability of System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) as well
  as new Windows Server hosting technologies – Web Sites, Virtual Machine
  Hosting, and Service Management Portal. These releases include technologies
  specifically built for Hosting Service Providers that are designed to reduce
  infrastructure costs as well as enable new business opportunities. Have you
  seen how this release can benefit your customers? We have gathered some
  helpful resources to get you started below.

 Step 1: Learn more about System Center 2012 SP1 and Windows Server 2012:

Read the press release and an accompanying executive blog post outlining Microsoft’s Cloud OS
  vision. Then review the following information to learn more.

  

System Center 2012 SP1

 

  • Review the key features enabled in System Center 2012 SP1:

 

    • Enables full management of Windows Server 2012 with System Center as well as Service Provider Foundation (SPF) API for easier integration, management and automation with System Center 
    • System Center 2012 App Controller provides a common self-service experience
        across private, hosted, and public clouds that can help you empower
        application owners to easily build, configure, deploy, and manage new
        services.
    • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager provides comprehensive configuration
        management for the Microsoft platform that can help you empower users with
        the devices and applications they need to be productive while maintaining
        corporate compliance and control
    • System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager provides unified data protection for
        Windows servers and clients that can help you deliver scalable, manageable,
        and cost-effective protection and restore scenarios from disk, tape, and
        Windows Azure.
    • System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection, built on System Center Configuration
        Manager, provides industry-leading threat detection of malware and exploits
        as part of a unified infrastructure for managing client security and
        compliance that can help you simplify and improve endpoint protection.
    • System Center 2012 Operations Manager provides deep application diagnostics and
        infrastructure monitoring that can help you ensure the predictable
        performance and availability of vital applications and offers a comprehensive
        view of your datacenter, private cloud, and public clouds.
    • System Center 2012 Orchestrator provides orchestration, integration, and
        automation of IT processes through the creation of runbooks that can help you
        to define and standardize best practices and improve operational efficiency.
    • System Center 2012 Service Manager provides flexible self-service experiences
        and standardized datacenter processes that can help you integrate people,
        workflows, and knowledge across enterprise infrastructure and applications.
        This now includes bill back and ticketing management features to simplify
        integration with your systems.
    • System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager provides virtual machine management
        and services deployment with support for multi-hypervisor environments that
        can help you deliver a flexible and cost effective private cloud environment.
       
    •  In this release features made available in Windows Server 2012 such as: network virtualization,    Hyper-V Replica, multi-tenancy, resource throttling, high-availability, storage  virtualization, automation and other features are fully managed.
    • Web Sites and VM Hosting based on Windows Azure services for Windows Server:  New high-density websites and virtual machine hosting platform and a new service management portal.

Windows Server 2012

Step 2: Start a Proof of Concept with System Center
  2012 SP1.

 Step 3: Determine if you need a control panel ISV.
 

  • You may choose to develop your own control panel using SPF or you may choose to buy a third party solution. ExtendASP (www.extendasp.com)  supports System Center 2012 SP1 and Windows Server 2012 in their EPS control panel including support for Virtual Machine Manager, Private VLAN creation, Service Templates, automation via System Center Orchestrator runbooks and additional features from Windows Server 2012 and System Center. ExtendASP's EPS beta will be available by end of January will a RTM release by end of Q1 2013. Parallels, Citrix, inTy, and Ensim have also announced plans to support Windows Server 2012 and/or System Center 2012.

 

Step 4: Review Hosting Service Provider Case Studies.

  • Learn more about how your industry partners are leveraging Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 by clicking on any of the dozen case studies in the right hand pane.

 

Step 5: Contact your account team for assistance.

  • We would like to help you better understand how to leverage System Center 2012 SP1 in your hosting environment, please let us know how we can help.

 

Sincerely,

Microsoft Partner Hosting and Cloud Services  - Technology Specialist team

 

 System Center 2012
  Service Pack 1 General Availability



  Web Resources

 

  Hosting on Microsoft.com

System
  Center 2012

 

Web Sites & Virtual Machines for
  Windows Server

 

Windows Server 2012



 

  Case Studies

 

  NetBenefit

Hostway

Outsourcery

Applied
  Innovations

FastHosts

Evry

Softcom

Hitachi
  Systems

OVH

Awan
  Computing

KocSistem

Simplex Internet

A1
  Telecom Austria AG

 

         

 

]]> OVF Import tool for VMM https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/ovf-import-tool-for-vmm Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:20:11 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2012/10/18/ovf-import-tool-for-vmm/ Hey hosting community,

 

Just wanted to drop a short note here that we have a new tool available that will assist you in Importing OVFs into your VMM environment from other virtualization platforms:

 

The Open Virtualization Format (OVF) is a packaging standard from Distributed Management Task Force, Inc., for portability and deployment of virtual appliances. The OVF Import/Export tool consists of cmdlets that enable System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) users to import and export virtual machines that are packaged in the OVF format. You can use the OVF Import/Export tool to import a virtual machine from other virtualization platforms (currently VMware vCenter and Citrix XenServer) or to export a virtual machine for use on another platform.

The OVF format uses an XML file with the extension .ovf together with one or more virtual disks. The OVF Import/Export tool does not convert virtual hard disk file formats. You may need third-party tools to convert a virtual hard disk format.

 

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj158932.aspx

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29309

]]> FreeBSD Support for Windows Server Hyper-V https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/mhpta/freebsd-support-for-windows-server-hyper-v Fri, 10 Aug 2012 23:22:49 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mhpta/2012/08/10/freebsd-support-for-windows-server-hyper-v/ Yesterday, Microsoft, alongs with parners NetApp and Citrix, announced the availability of FreeBSD support for Windows Server Hyper-V.  This collaboration, highlights Microsoft’s commitment to supporting multiple platforms with its server virtualization solution so that more organizations can take advantage of server consolidation cost-savings and build foundations for private, public and hybrid cloud computing.

Check out the full announcement  here.

Enjoy!

Chris Samson 

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