System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide

I have received multiple requests for a study guide related to the newest versions of System Center Configuration Manager and/or System Center Operations Manager. After doing a bit of research, I learned that it's no longer appropriate to think of these as separate tools since they all belong to the System Center 2012 Suite. The components that make up this suite of products include the following:

Advisor App Controller Configuration Manager Data Protection Manager Endpoint Protection Operations Manager Orchestrator Service Manager Unified Installer Virtual Machine Manager

Rather than come up with individual study guides for each of these, I thought I'd put together a multi-part study guide with an emphasis on material available for each of these individual components. Obviously you don't have to implement all of these in your environment, since the setup process allows you to choose which components you'll install. But because each of these is now bundled together as a logical unit, I thought it made sense to address them together. Before we get started, let me recommend a very good blog that discusses installation of System Center 2012. It contains a large # of screenshots so you can see the process of installation for each component yourself. This blog entry can be found here:

Installing System Center 2012 using the Unified Installer This blog entry should provide an excellent starting point as you begin looking at System Center 2012. Beyond that, the further self-study material will also hopefully prove useful to you and your teams.

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (Part 1)

Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

System Center 2012

In this section are study material related to System Center 2012 in general. The data here represents the study material that does not fit neatly into one of the specific component categories. Further sections will deal with the specialty components that make up System Center 2012 Microsoft Virtual Academy (free online courses and knowledge measures)

Whats New in System Center 2012 System Center 2012 Data Warehouse and Reporting System Center 2012 Licensing & Pricing - Overview Introduction to Systems Management & Service Delivery o Introduction to Systems Management & Service Delivery (video) o Systems Management Cheatsheet (PDF) o Value and Types of Service Management (video) o Policies & Processes, Scale & and Automation (video) o Metrics, Billing, Self Service (video) o Exam: Introduction to Systems Management & Service Delivery

Training Videos and Webcasts

Deliver Flexible and Cost-Effective Infrastructure with System Center 2012 Automated Remediation with System Center 2012 Deliver Flexible and Cost-Effective Infrastructure with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza o Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 1: Deploy Bare Metal Servers to Hyper-V with System Center 2012 o Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 2: Multiple Hypervisors for Cloud Resources & Adding ESX Servers with System Center 2012 o Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 3: Add Resources to a Failover Cluster with System Center 2012

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Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 4: Service Template Creation & Deployment with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 5: Standardized Service Updating with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 6: Monitor Network Devices with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 7: Monitor and Automatically Resolve Issues in the Fabric with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 8: Create an Orchestrator Runbook and Integrate with Service Manager with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 9: Create Self-Service Request Offerings using the Service Catalog with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 10: Deliver Self-Service Request Offerings using the Service Catalog with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 11: Gain Insight & Visibility through Service Manager Reporting with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 12: Enabling Application Performance Monitoring with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 13: Creating an Application Performance Monitoring Dashboard with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 14: Deep Application Diagnostics & Insight with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 15: Managing Applications Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 16: Managing Application Resources Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 17: Self-Service Application Deployment with System Center 2012

Podcasts

Deliver Flexible and Cost-Effective Infrastructure with System Center 2012 Automated Remediation with System Center 2012 Deliver Flexible and Cost-Effective Infrastructure with System Center 2012

Virtual Labs These are online simulations that allow users to experience System Center technology firsthand.

Guided Labs o Provide Resources through Self-Service Requests o Drive Consistent Service Delivery o Provision Additional Cloud Infrastructure o Delegate Cloud Resources o Create Consistency through Service Templates o Perform a Standardized Application Deployment to Test o Stage Application Resources

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Self-Service Deployment of an Application to a Production Environment Gain Insight and Visibility Through Reporting Monitor Infrastructure Taking Corrective Actions in the Infrastructure reduce Time to Resolution with Application Performance Monitoring Deploy and Update to a Service Instance Explore Creating Dashboards

Articles/Documentation In this section are articles relating to System Center 2012, including the top-level TechNet site for all things relating to System Center 2012.

System Center 2012 o App Controller o Configuration Manager o Data Protection Manager o Endpoint Protection o Operations Manager o Orchestrator o Service Manager o Unified Installer o Virtual Machine Manager

Useful Blogs In this section are articles and guidance written by System Center 2012 technical experts.

The System Center Team Blog Steve Rachui's Manageability Blog System Center Weblog

Forums In this section is al list of forums where System Center administrators can post comments, ask questions, and join in conversations related to System Center 2012.

System Center Forums

Support for System Center 2012 The link below is a central page that provides a wide variety of resources and solutions to help System Center administrators resolve problems and issues.

Support for Microsoft System Center

Because of the scope of System Center 2012, I am breaking these study guides up into multiple parts. When Ive finished them, Ill compile them into a single study guide for those who wish to consolidate all of its components into a single list. For now, Part 2 of this study guide focuses on System Center Advisor and App Controller. If you prefer to access the study guide through my online blog, you can do so at this link: http://blogs.technet.com/b/musings_of_a_technical_tam/archive/2012/06/07/system-center-2012self-study-guide-part-2.aspx

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (Part 2)

Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

System Center Advisor

Microsoft Virtual Academy

System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 1) System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 2) System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 3)

Videos and Webcasts

Paul Mestemaker on System Center Advisor Technical Overview of System Center Advisor Systems Management from the Cloud with System Center Advisor and Windows InTune

Podcasts

System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 1) System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 2) System Center Advisor - Overview (Part 3)

Articles/Documentation

What's New in System Center Advisor? System Center Advisor Help o What is System Center Advisor? o Advisor Maintenance Schedule o What's new this month? o System Center Advisor Release Notes o Deploy System Center Advisor o System Center Advisor Troubleshooting o Contact Microsoft Help and Support o System Center Advisor Terms of Service

o System Center Advisor Legal Notices System Center Advisor Troubleshooting o Troubleshoot the Gateway o Troubleshoot the Agent o Diagnosing Connection Problems with System Center Advisor o Advisor Deployment Troubleshooting o Help! I Cannot Download the Certificate o Service Principle Name (SPN) and System Center Advisor o Gateway Event Messages o Agent Event Messages

Useful Websites

https://www.systemcenteradvisor.com/ Microsoft System Center Advisor

Useful Blogs

Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog The System Center Team Blog

Forums

System Center Forums

System Center App Controller

Microsoft Virtual Academy

(Module 1) Private Cloud - Application Services Management, Configuration & Deployment (Module 2) Private Cloud - Application Services Management, Operation & Management

Videos and Webcasts

Application Management with System Center 2012 System Center App Controller 2012 Capability Walkthrough Manage VMs and Services across Private Clouds and Windows Azure with System Center App Controller Managing Applications Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012 Managing Application Resources Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012 Self-Service Application Deployment with System Center 2012 Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 10 Deadly Sins of Administrators about Windows Security Private Cloud Jump Start o Part 1 - Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012 o Part 2 - Configure & Deploy Infrastructure Components o Part 3 - Configure & Deploy the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Part 4 - Configure & Deploy Service Delivery & Automation Part 5 - Configure & Deploy Application Management Part 6 - Monitor & Operate Infrastructure Components Part 7 - Monitor & Operate the Private Cloud Infrastructure Part 8 - Monitor & Operate Service Delivery & Automation Part 9 - Monitor & Operate Application Management Private Cloud Day o Session 1: Building your Private Cloud Infrastructure o Session 2: Creating & Configure your Private Cloud o Session 3: Monitor & Operate your Private Cloud o Session 4: Automating & Delivering Services in your Private Cloud o Session 5: A Solution for Private Cloud Security

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Articles/Documentation

App Controller (TechNet) o Setting up App Controller o Deploying Services and Virtual Machines o Managing Services and Virtual Machines o Using the App Controller Cmdlets o App Controller Glossary o Release Notes o Privacy Statement o Troubleshooting App Controller o Logo Certification for Windows Server 2008 R2 Mapping Private Cloud Capabilities to the Microsoft Private Cloud Platform

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Application Management System Center 2012 - App Controller Survival Guide

Useful Blogs

Microsoft Server and Cloud Platform Blog The System Center Team Blog Adam Hall's Blog

Forums

App Controller - General

System Center Self-Study Guide (Part 3 - System Center Configuration Manager)

Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter Microsoft Virtual Academy

Module 1: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 - Overview Module 2: Configuration Manager 2012: Deployment and Infrastructure Technical Overview Module 3: Configuration Manager 2012: Application Management Part 1 Module 4: Configuration Manager 2012: Application Management Part 2 Module 5: Configuration Manager 2012 Compliance and Settings Management (aka DCM) Module 6: Software Update Management in Configuration Manager 2012 Module 7: Enabling Flexible Workstyles with Intelligent Infrastructure

Videos and Webcasts

The Future of Client Security and Management Migration from ConfigMgr 2007 to 2012 How Microsoft IT Deployed System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Settings Management in ConfigMgr 2012, Not Your Plain Old DCM Package Conversion Manager for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Automating Deployments of Software Updates Application Management in Configuration Manager 2012 at Microsoft System Center ConfigMgr 2012 Advanced Infrastructure - The Ins and Outs SCCM 2012: What's New in OS Deployment? Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 with Michael Niehaus Role Based Administration Overview TechNet Edge o SCCM 2012 End Point Protection How Do I o System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Required Application Deployment

Podcasts

TechNet Radio o IT Time - A Preview of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 o Virtual Lab Insider - An Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Virtual Labs
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TechNet Virtual Lab: Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

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TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Role Based Administration TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Hierarchy Install TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Settings Management TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Application Management TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Content Management TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Managing Clients TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: OSD Bare Metal TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Basic Software Distribution TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Advanced Software Distribution TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Software Updates TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Endpoint Protection RC TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012

Articles/Documentation

Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Getting Started with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Site Administration for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Deploying Clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Deploying Software and Operating Systems in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Assets and Compliance in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Security and Privacy for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Glossary for System Center 2012 Configuration Manage Release Notes for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Technical Publications for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager o Package Conversion Manager o P2V Migration Toolkit o System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Logo Certification for Windows o Configuration Manager Quizzes Wiki Articles o Pre-Requisites for Installation of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RC o Deploy System Center Configuration Manager 2012 RC o ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 Unattended Installation (CAS, Primary Site Server and Child Site Server) o ConfigMgr (SCCM) 2012 - Starter Kit - Very Useful Links (Community Posts) o System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide o Deploying Office 2007 with ConfigMgr 2012 RC1

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

Useful Blogs

The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog Configuration Manager in Microsoft IT Steve Rachui's Manageability Blog - ConfigMgr/OpsMgr System Center WebLog by Russ Slaten

Forums

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (Part 4 - Data Protection Manager and Endpoint Protection)
Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

Data Protection Manager

Microsoft Virtual Academy

MVA System Center Suite Overview with focus on DPM: o System Center Overview o System Center Data Protection Manager Protecting your Private Cloud with DPM
Videos and Webcasts

System Center Operations Manager & Data Protection Manager 2012 Highlights at TechEd Anand Kamat Highlights the New Features in System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2012 What's New in DPM 2012 SCDPM: DPM 2012: What goodies are coming The Future of Data Protection Bytes by TechNet - Jason Buffington and Matt Hester Discuss System Center Data Protection Manager Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2012 o Automating Protection and Recovery with Data Protection Manager and the System Center Suite o Cloud Clustering: Leveraging System Center 2012 for Continual Availability in the Private Cloud o Data Protection Manager: What's New? Talk TechNet with Keith Combs and Matt Hester - Episode 30: Jason Buffington on DPM Podcasts

TechNet Radio Community Corner: Microsoft MVP Islam Gomaa on System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Jason Buffington and Matt Hester Discuss System Center Data Protection Manager

 Talk TechNet with Keith Combs and Matt Hester - Episode 30: Jason Buffington on DPM Protecting Your Private Cloud with DPM
Articles/Documentation

System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager o Getting Started with System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager o Planning a DPM Deployment o Deploying DPM o Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Data Protection Manager o Operations Guide o DPM Cmdlet Help o Troubleshooting Guide o DPM Error Codes o Privacy Statement System Center Integration Pack for System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager o System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Activities
Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Cloud and Datacenter Management www.dataprotectionbible.com

Useful Blogs

System Center: Data Protection Manager Engineering Team Blog

Forums

o System Center Data Protection Manager General Discussion on Data Protection Manager Data Protection Manager - Tape Protection Data Protection Manager - Disaster Protection Data Protection Manager - File Protection Data Protection Manager - Exchange Protection Data Protection Manager - SharePoint Protection Data Protection Manager - SQL Protection Data Protection Manager - Hyper-V and CSV Clusters Data Protection Manager - Setup and Agent Management Data Protection Manager - System State and BMR Protection Data Protection Manager - Laptop Protection Data Protection Manager - Workgroup or Untrusted Machine Protection Data Protection Manager - Storage Pool Data Protection Manager - PowerShell

EndPoint Protection
Videos and Webcasts

SCCM 2012 End Point Protection Edge Show 7 - Operationalize Security with System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 Edge Show 10 - Office Productivity on any Device Consumerization of IT Jump Start

Keynote - Enabling the Consumerization of IT End-to-End Security & Access User Centric Application Delivery Mobile Device Management Productive with Office 365 Information Protection Cloud Security and Management with Windows InTune Desktop Virtualization Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2012 o Endpoint Protection 2012: Overview o End-to-End Integrated Management with System Center 2012 and Forefront o Day-to-Day Client and Security Management on Configuration Manager 2012 How Do I: o Getting started with Endpoint Protection for System Center Configuration 2012 o Antimalware (Endpoint Protection) policy management for System Configuration Manager 2012 o Endpoint Protection Dashboard and Monitoring for System Center Configuration 2012 o Endpoint Protections Alerts and Notifications for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 o Auto Deployment Rules and SUM for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 o Endpoint Protection Client Deployment for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Podcasts

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started with Endpoint Protection for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Antimalware (Endpoint Protection) policy management for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Endpoint Protection Dashboard and Monitoring for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Endpoint Protections Alerts and Notifications for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Auto Deployment Rules and SUM for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Endpoint Protection Client Deployment for System Center Configuration Manager 2012

Articles/Documentation

Endpoint Protection o System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Privacy Statement o Information and Support for System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection o Endpoint Protection Client Help Why do I need antivirus and antispyware software? Getting started Scanning for viruses, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software What's real-time protection? How do I know that Endpoint Protection is running on my computer? What are virus and spyware definitions? How do I remove or restore items quarantined by Endpoint Protection? What is the Microsoft Active Protection Service Community? Troubleshooting Glossary o Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager Introduction to Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager Planning for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager

Configuring Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager Operations and Maintenance for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager Security and Privacy for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager Technical Reference for Endpoint Protection in Configuration Manager
Protecting Identity in the Cloud
Virtual Labs

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Endpoint Protection RC

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection

Useful Blogs

Server & Cloud Blog System Center Team Blog

Forums

Forefront Endpoint Protection

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (Part 5 - Operations Manager)

Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter Microsoft Virtual Academy

System Center 2012 Operations Manager - Overview System Center 2012 Operations Manager - Dashboards and Data Visualization System Center 2012 Operations Manager - Configuration and Deployment o Part 1 o Part 2 o Part 3

Videos and Webcasts

System Center Operations Manager & Data Protection Manager 2012 Highlights at TechEd Should I Upgrade to SCOM 2012? Prepare Yourself to Move to SCOM 2012 Operations Manager 2012: Overview, Setup and Configuration Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 - Operations Manager System Center Operations Manager 2012 Application Monitoring

TechNet Edge Show - Managing & Monitoring the Fabric with System Center 2012 Talk TechNet with Keith Combs and Matt Hester - Episode 28: "The OpsMgr Unleashed" Authors on Operations Manager 2012 Microsoft IT Showcase: o How Microsoft Deployed System Center 2012 - Operations Manager o How Microsoft IT Planned and Architected its Private Cloud Infrastructure
Private Cloud Jump Start o 1: Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012 o 2: Configure & Deploy Infrastructure Components o 3: Configure & Deploy the Private Cloud Infrastructure o 4: Configure & Deploy Service Delivery & Automation o 5: Configure & Deploy Application Management o 6: Monitor & Operate Infrastructure Components o 7: Monitor & Operate the Private Cloud Infrastructure o 8: Monitor & Operate Service Delivery & Automation o 9: Monitor & Operate Application Management

Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza: o 1: Deploy Bare Metal Servers to Hyper-V with System Center 2012 o 2: Multiple Hypervisors for Cloud Resources & Adding ESX Servers with System Center 2012 o 3: Add Resources to a Failover Cluster with System Center 2012 o 4: Service Template Creation & Deployment with System Center 2012 o 5: Standardized Service Updating with System Center 2012 o 6: Monitor Network Devices with System Center 2012 o 7: Monitor and Automatically Resolve Issues in the Fabric with System Center 2012 o 8: Create an Orchestrator Runbook and Integrate with Service Manager with System Center 2012 o 9: Create Self-Service Request Offerings using the Service Catalog with System Center 2012 o 10: Deliver Self-Service Request Offerings using the Service Catalog with System Center 2012 o 11: Gain Insight & Visibility through Service Manager Reporting with System Center 2012 o 12: Enabling Performance Monitoring with System Center 2012 o 13: Creating an Application Performance Monitoring Dashboard with System Center 2012 o 14: Deep Application Diagnostics & Insight with System Center 2012 o 15: Managing Applications Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012 o 16: Managing Application Resources Across Private & Public Clouds with System Center 2012 o 17: Self-Service Application Deployment with System Center 2012 AVICode o About the AVICode Acquisition o Introducing AVICode 5.7 o AVICode: Overview of Application Monitoring That You Can Do Today

Podcasts

Talk TechNet with Keith Combs and Matt Hester - Episode 28: "The OpsMgr Unleashed" Authors on Operations Manager 2012
TechNet Radio: o IT Time - Inside Microsoft IT - Using System Center 2012 Operations Manager to Manage

Your Applications o Inside Microsoft IT - An Overview of System Center 2012 Operations Manager o Virtual Lab Insider: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring with System Center 2012 Microsoft Virtual Academy o System Center 2012 Operations Manager - Overview o System Center 2012 Operations Manager - Dashboards and Data Visualization o System Center 2012 Operations Manager - Configuration and Deployment Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Virtual Labs

System Center 2012 Operations Manager: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring

Articles/Documentation

Operations Manager o Getting Started Operations Manager Key Concepts What's New in System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Operator Learning Roadmap for Operations Manager System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Release Notes Operations Manager Glossary o Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager o Deployment Guide for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Planning the System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Deployment Deploying System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Maintaining the System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Infrastructure o Operations Guide for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Quick Reference to Operations Manager Tasks Initial Monitoring After Operations Manager Is Installed Managing Access in Operations Manager Operations Manager Monitoring Scenarios Getting Information from Operations Manager General Tasks in Operations Manager Maintenance of Operations Manager o Index to Security-related Information for Operations Manager o Authoring Guide for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Key Concepts for Authors

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Targets and Objects Management Pack Templates Monitors and Rules Tasks Distributed Applications Report Authoring for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Cmdlets in System Center 2012 - Operations Manager System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Cmdlet Reference Operations Manager Cmdlets for UNIX and Linux System Center 2012 - Operations Manager Privacy Statement Logo Certification for Windows Server 2008 R2

Operations Manager Troubleshooting UNIX/Linux Agent Discovery in System Center 2012 - Operations Manager

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Application Management

Useful Blogs

System Center: Operations Manager Engineering Blog The System Center Operations Manager Support Team Blog (Old - Archives) Jimmy Harper's Operations Manager Blog Kevin Holman's System Center Blog

Script Resources

Script Resources for IT Professionals

Forums

System Center - Operations Manager o General o Deployment o Management Packs o Reporting o Authoring o Extensibility

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AVICode 5.7 Unix and Linux Application Performance Monitoring (APM)

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (Part 6 - Orchestrator and Service Manager)
Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

Orchestrator
Microsoft Virtual Academy

System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 1) System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 2) Best Practices for Monitoring and Operating the Datacenter and the Private Cloud System Center 2012 Data Warehouse and Reporting

Videos/Webcasts

Bytes by TechNet - Richard Campbell and Harold Wong System Center Orchestrator 2012 Overview System Center Orchestrator 2012: o An Overview o Migration Plan o How to Build Your First Runbook Introduction to Opalis and a Sneak Peek at System Center Orchestrator Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 7 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 Orchestrator Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza 8: Create an Orchestrator Runbook and Integrate with Service Manager with System Center 2012 SCSM 2012 Request Fulfillment with Orchestrator

Podcasts

Microsoft Virtual Academy: System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 1) Microsoft Virtual Academy: System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 2) Bare metal to Private Cloud (Part 7 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 Orchestrator

Articles/Documentation

Orchestrator

Release Notes for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Getting Started with System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Deploying System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Administering System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Using the Orchestration Console in System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Using Runbooks in System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Runbook Activity Reference for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Privacy Statement for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Integration Packs for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator o Active Directory Integration Pack o HP iLO and OA Integration Pack o HP Operations Manager Integration Pack o HP Service Manager Integration Pack o IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Integration Pack o VMWare vSphere Integration Pack o Integration Packs for System Center Importing Runbooks from System Center Orchestrator 2012 o How to Create an Orchestrator Console o How to Synchronize an Orchestrator Connector o How to Disable and Enable an Orchestrator Connector Orchestrator Integration Toolkit o Overview of Orchestrator Integration Toolkit o Installation o Command Line Activity Wizard o Integration Pack Wizard o Orchestrator SDK What's New in the Orchestrator SDK Migrating QIK API Custom Activities Getting Started with the Orchestrator SDK Taking an Imperative Approach Creating a Custom Resource File Orchestrator SDK Reference Wiki Articles o Test & Start Runbooks o Link Conditions o Increasing Maximum Concurrent Policy Instances on Orchestrator 2012

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Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Service Delivery & Automation

Useful Blogs

System Center Orchestrator Engineering Blog SCOrch: The System Center Orchestrator Team Blog (legacy articles)

Downloads

System Center 2012 - Orchestrator Component Add-ons and Extensions Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator

Forums

System Center Orchestrator o General o System Center Integrations o Third-Party Integrations o Quick Integration Kit / SDK Development o Deployment o Service Provider Foundation

Service Manager
Microsoft Virtual Academy

System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 1) System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 2) Best Practices for Monitoring and Operating the Datacenter and the Private Cloud System Center 2012 Data Warehouse and Reporting

Videos/Webcasts

TechNet Radio IT Time - A Preview of System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Sean Christensen Discusses how Service Manager 2012 Offers Easy Customization of Processes and Decisions System Center Service Manager 2012 Overview Automated Remediation with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza o 9: Create Self-Service Request Offerings using the Service Catalog in System Center 2012 o 10: Deliver Self-Service Request Offerings using the Service Catalog with System Center 2012 SCSM 2012 Request Fulfillment with Orchestrator SCSM 2012 Portal & SharePoint Integration Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 6 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 - Service Manager Virtualization Jump Start (06): Automation with Opalis, Service Manager & PowerShell How Do I: o Incident and Change Management with System Center Service Manager? o Extending Microsoft System Center Service Manager with a new Activity Class and form??

Podcasts

Microsoft Virtual Academy: System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 1)

Microsoft Virtual Academy: System Center 2012 Orchestrator & Service Manager - Overview (Part 2) Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 6 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 - Service Manager Virtualization Jump Start (06): Automation with Opalis, Service Manager & PowerShell How Do I: o Incident and Change Management with System Center Service Manager? o Extending Microsoft System Center Service Manager with a new Activity Class and form??

Virtual Labs NOTE: These labs are for Service Manager 2010. However, since they may provide a foundation for better understanding Service Manager 2012 they have been included for completeness.

TechNet Virtual Lab: Data Warehouse and Reporting in System Center Service Manager 2010 TechNet Virtual Lab: Extending and Customizing System Center Service Manager 2010 TechNet Virtual Lab: Integration of System Center Service Manager 2010 with Other System Center Products TechNet Virtual Lab: System Center Service Manager 2010 Incident and Change Management

Articles/Documentation

Service Manager o Release Notes for System Center 2012 - Service Manager o Release Notes for the Authoring Tool in System Center 2012 - Service Manager o Planning Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Planning for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Deployment Preparing for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Deployment Planning for Performance and Scalability in System Center 2012 - Service Manager o Deployment Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Before You Deploy System Center 2012 - Service Manager Turkish Language Collations Prerequisite Checker for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Deployment Scenarios for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Guidance for Installing System Center 2012 - Service Manager on Virtual Machines Configure Windows PowerShell to Run in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Registering with the Service Manager Data Warehouse to Enable Reporting Deploying Additional Service Manager Management Servers Deployment Considerations with a Disjointed Namespace Self-Service Portal for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Guidance for Load Balancing System Center 2012 - Service Manager Completing Deployment by Backing Up the Encryption Key Indexing Non-English Knowledge Articles Troubleshooting System Center 2012 - Service Manager Deployment Issues

Deploying Service Manager from a Command Line Appendix A - Command-Line Option Error Codes Administrator's Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Using Management Packs in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Using Connectors to Import Data into System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuration Items in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring Incident Management in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring Service Level Management in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring Workflows in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring Change and Activity Management in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring Release Management in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring Desired Configuration Management to Generate Incidents in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring System Center 2012 - Service Manager Notifications Using the Service Catalog in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Using Groups, Queues, and Lists in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Using Runbooks in System Center 2012 - Service Manager User Interface Customization in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing User Roles in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing Run As Accounts in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing Knowledge Articles in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Configuring and Using the System Center 2012 - Service Manager Cmdlets for Windows PowerShell Managing the Data Warehouse in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing the System Center 2012 - Service Manager Self-Service Portal Using Service Manager Tasks to Troubleshoot Computer Problems To Configure System Center 2012 - Service Manager CEIP Settings Appendix A - List of User Role Profiles in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Appendix B - Mapping Active Directory Domain Services Attributes to Properties in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Appendix C - Mapping System Center 2012 - Service Manager Properties to Configuration Manager Database Views Appendix D - System Center 2012 - Service Manager Registry Keys Operations Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Searching for Information in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing Incidents and Problems in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing Changes and Activities in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing Service Requests in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Managing Release Records in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Using Data Warehouse Reporting and Analytics in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Authoring Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Introduction to the Service Manager Authoring Guide Management Packs: working with Management Packs Classes: Customizing and Authoring Forms: Customizing and Authoring

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Workflows: Customizing and Authoring Sample Scenario: The Woodgrove Bank Customization Views Sample Scenario: How to Customize a Column Title in a View Reports Sample Scenario: How to Include Dashboards and Reports in Custom Views Disaster Recovery Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Disaster Recovery Scenarios Overview Prepare for Service Manager Disaster Recovery Implement Service Manager Disaster Recovery Cmdlets in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Cmdlet About Topics for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Administrator Cmdlets for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Data Warehouse Cmdlets for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Upgrade Guide for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Upgrade Planning for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Setting Up a Service Manager 2010 Lab Environment with Production Data Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Service Manager After Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Service Manager Failed Upgrade in System Center 2012 - Service Manager Microsoft System Center 2012 - Service Manager Privacy Statement Glossary for System Center 2012 - Service Manager

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Cloud & Datacenter Management

Useful Blogs

System Center: Service Manager Engineering Blog

Downloads

System Center 2012 Service Manager - Exchange Connector 3.0 Release Candidate System Center 2012 - Service Manager Component Add-ons and Extensions System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 - Service Manager Application Approval Workflow Infrastructure Planning and Design

Forums

System Center - Service Manager o General o Setup o Customization Using the SDK and Authoring Tool o Data Warehouse, Reporting and Dashboards

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ITIL and MOF Processes - Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Service Request Management Administration (User Roles, Notifications, Workflows, etc.) System Center Integration and Connectors Portals Documentation

System Center 2012 Self-Study Guide (Part 7 - Unified Installer and Virtual Machine Manager)
Top-level link for System Center 2012 is: http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter

Unified Installer
Videos/Webcasts

Edge Show 11 - Upcoming Changes in System Center 2012 System Center 2012 Unified Installer o Part 1 o Part 2 o Part 3

Podcasts

System Center 2012 Unified Installer o Part 1 o Part 2 o Part 3

Articles/Documentation

Unified Installer o Release Notes for System Center 2012 - Unified Installer o User's Guide for System Center 2012 - Unified Installer System Requirements for System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Preparing an Installer Computer for System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Preparing a Target Computer for System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Running the System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Log Files in System Center 2012 - Unified Installer o Microsoft System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Privacy Statement o Microsoft System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Supported Configurations o Microsoft System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Next Steps Installing System Center 2012 using the Unified Installer

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Cloud and Datacenter Management

Useful Blogs

Steve Rachui's Manageability blog Kevin Remde's IT Pro Weblog

Downloads

Forums

Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 - Unified Installer Microsoft Private Cloud: Evaluation Guide (PDF) Download Microsoft Private Cloud Evaluation Software

System Center 2012 Unified Installer

Virtual Machine Manager

Microsoft Virtual Academy

TechNet Radio: IT Time - Microsoft Virtual Academy - System Center VMM 2012 and Configuration Manager 2012 Course Preview MVA System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: o Introduction & ESX Management o Fabric & Demo

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Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 o Virtual Machine Manager 2012 - Overview o Using VMM 2012 to Configure a Private Cloud o Modeling and Maintaining Virtualized Services in VMM 2012

Videos/Webcasts

System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Technical Overview System Center VMM 2012 Overview Learning to do the Basics in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Provision for Productive Infrastructure with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Microsoft IT Discusses Strategies for Making Operations, Cloud Ready How Microsoft IT Uses System Center Virtual Machine Manager to Manage the Private Cloud From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Managing your Fabric with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Edge Show o 4 - Infrastructure Management with System Center 2012 o 6 - Deploying the Fabric with Virtual Machine Manager 2012 90 Seconds to the Cloud: Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta with Kenon Owens Live! IT Time: o 4: Private Cloud Chat o 6: Private Cloud Chat o 7: Private Cloud Chat Bare Metal to Private Cloud o (Part 3 of 8): Clustering Hyper-V and Installing a Highly Available Virtual Machine Manager Cluster o (Part 4 of 8): Configuring System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager TechNet Radio: o Virtual Lab Insider: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure with System Center 2012 o Virtual Lab Insider: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure with Virtual Machine Manager 2012 o Virtual Lab Insider: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring with System Center 2012

Virtual Lab Insider: Building a Service Template in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou: "What is Cloud?" Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou: "What is Private Cloud?" Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou: Understanding Cloud Computing Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou: "How Does Cloud Computing Apply to Me?" Virtually Speaking with Yung Chou: Become the Next Private Cloud Expert IT Time Inside Microsoft IT - Patch Management in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Inside Microsoft IT - Service and Manageability with System Center 2012 Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza o 1. Deploy Bare Metal Servers to Hyper-V with System Center 2012 o 2: Multiple Hypervisors for Cloud Resources & Adding ESX Servers with System Center 2012 o 3: Add Resources to a Failover Cluster with System Center 2012 o 4: Service Template Creation & Deployment with System Center 2012 o 5: Standardized Service Updating with System Center 2012 Virtualization Jump Start o 1: Virtualization Overview o 2: Differentiating Microsoft & VMWare o 3a: Hyper-V Deployment Options & Architecture - Part 1 o 3b: Hyper-V Deployment Options & Architecture - Part 2 o 4: High-Availability and Clustering o 5: System Center Suite Overview with focus on DPM o 6: Automation with Opalis, Service Manager & PowerShell o 7: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 o 8: Private Cloud Solutions, Architecture & VMM Self-Service Portal 2.0 o 9: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Architecture - Part 1 o 10: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Architecture - Part 2 o 11: v-Alliance Solution Overview o 12: Application Delivery for VDI Building a "Starter" Private Cloud Platform o 1: Building the VMs o 2: Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC o 3: Configuring System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC

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Podcasts

From Virtualization to Private Cloud with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 How Microsoft IT Uses System Center Virtual Machine Manager to Manage the Private Cloud Learning to do the Basics in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Provision for Productive Infrastructure with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 TechNet Radio Virtual Lab Insider: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring with System Center 2012 Virtual Lab Insider: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure with Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Virtual Lab Insider: Building a Service Template in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 IT Time Inside Microsoft IT - Patch Management in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Inside Microsoft IT - Service and Manageability with System Center 2012 Live! IT Time: o 4: Private Cloud Chat o 6: Private Cloud Chat o 7: Private Cloud Chat Bare Metal to Private Cloud o (Part 3 of 8): Clustering Hyper-V and Installing a Highly Available Virtual Machine Manager Cluster o (Part 4 of 8): Configuring System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Building a "Starter" Private Cloud Platform

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1: Building the VMs 2: Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC 3: Configuring System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RC

Articles/Documentation

Virtual Machine Manager Getting Started with Virtual Machine Manager Overview of System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager What's New in System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Glossary for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Evaluating System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager by Using a Pre-Configured VHD Resources for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Release Notes for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Deploying Virtual Machine Manager System Requirements for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Installing System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Installing a Highly Available VMM Management Server Upgrading to System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Administering Virtual Machine Manager Configuring Fabric Resources in VMM Deploying Virtual Machines and Services in a Private Cloud in VMM Monitoring and Reporting in VMM Performing Maintenance Tasks in VMM Configuring Virtual Machine Manager Configuring Run As Accounts in VMM Creating User Roles in VMM Ports and Protocols for VMM Scripting in Virtual Machine Manager System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Scripting Guide System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Cmdlet Reference Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Manager Logo Certification for Windows Server 2008 R2 Custom Actions in Virtual Machine Manager Windows Server 2008 R2 Logo Certification Issues with Virtual Machine System Center - Virtual Machine Manager Privacy Statement Microsoft Server Application Virtualization Server Application Virtualization Overview Installing Server Application Virtualization Packaging Applications With Server Application Virtualization Server Application Virtualization Sequencer Technical Reference Troubleshooting Server Application Virtualization Server Application Virtualization Privacy Statement TechNet Magazine Microsoft System Center 2012: Taking Systems Management to the Cloud System Center 2012: Keep an Eye on System Center 2012 Virtualization: Build and IT Lab for Virtual Machines (this article is about VMM 2008, but provides good foundational material) System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: VMM Gets Major Upgrade TechNet Wiki Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager evolution News, Requirements and Installation of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 The Service Concept in VMM 2012 SCVMM 2012 - The Main Tool for your Infrastructure and Clouds SCVMM 2012 Ports Communications for Firewall Configuration

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Failover Clusters with VMM 2012 Hyper-V Hosts with VMM 2012 Networks with VMM 2012 Capability Profiles in SCVMM 2012 Using Service Templates in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Managing XenServer with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012 How to Create and Configure a Private Cloud in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Part 1 Private Cloud in system Center Virtual Machine Manager - Part 2 - Delegate Control How to Improve the Virtual Machine Creation Using a VM Template Load Balancing and Cloud Computing (SCVMM 2012) Sorting Things Out in the SCVMM Library How to Create a Cloud in VMM 2012 Private Cloud Security Operations Principles Patching Your Fabric with SCVMM 2012 Green IT and VMM - How to User the Dynamic Optimization to Save Energy in VMM 2012 System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Error Codes [0-499] [500-999] [1000-1499] [1500-1999] [2000-2499] [2500-2999] [3000-3499] [3500-3999] [10000-10999] [11000-11999] [12000-12999] [13000-13999] [19999-20999] [21000-21999] [22000-22999] [23000-23999] [24000-24999] [25000-25999] [26000-26999] [27000-27999] [28000 and above]

Virtual Labs

Scripts

System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager: Building a Service Template System Center 2012 Operations Manager: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring

Hyper-V: Scripts

Useful Websites

System Center 2012 Capabilities Overview System Center 2012 Application Management

TechNet Magazine MSDN Magazine Microsoft Support

Useful Blogs

System Center: Virtual Machine Manager Engineering Blog The Microsoft Server Application Virtualization Team Blog

Downloads

Forums

System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager - Evaluation (VHD) SCVMM 2012 Storage and Load Balancer Provider Downloads VMM Troubleshooting Tools: SCVMM2012_MPSReports System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Component Add-ons and Extensions Technical Documentation Download for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

System Center - Virtual Machine Manager o General o Clustering o Hyper-V o P2v/V2V o Pro/SC Integration o Setup o VMWare o Self-Service Portal 2.0