Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) is a management software to let you configure and manage the virtualization hosts, Hyper-V, VMware ESX and Xen Server.

Remark: It doesn't support Windows Server 8 beta Hyper-V.

I will install SCVMM 2012 in a Windows Server 2008 R2.

Lab environment
Computer Name: DC01.contoso.com
IP address: 10.10.1.1/24
Server Roles: Domain Controller and DNS Server
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Computer Name: VM01.contoso.com
IP address: 10.10.1.2/24
Server Roles: SCVMM 2012 and SQL Server 2008 R2
Operating System: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Creating accounts for SCVMM
1. At DC01, log in as Domain Administrator.
2. Launch "Active Directory Users and Computers".
3. For System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012, we need to create the following accounts.

Remark: Make sure these accounts are checked "Password never expires" and "User cannot change password" options.

4. Double-click "SCVMM Admins".

5. Select "Members" tab, click "Add".

6. Enter "VMMsvc".

7. Click "OK".

8. Close "Active Directory Users and Computers".

9. At VM01, log in as Domain Administrator.

10. Launch "Computer Management".

11. Expand "System Tools > Local Users and Groups", double-click "Administrators".

12. Add "SCVMM Admins".

Remark: You can use the group policy to assign the member of local administrators group to SCVMM servers.

13. Click "OK".

Creating and configuring container in Active Directory for SCVMM

During the installation of a VMM management server, on the "Configure service account and distributed key management" page, you can select to use distributed key management to store encryption keys in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) instead of storing the encryption keys on the computer on which VMM management server in installed.

1. At DC01, log in as Domain Administrator.

2. Launch "ADSI Edit".

3. Right-click "ADSI Edit", select "Connect to".

4. Next to "Select a well known Naming Context", select "Default naming context".

5. Click "OK".

6. Expand "Default naming context > DC=contoso,DC=com".

7. Right-click "DC=contoso,DC=com", select "New > Object".

8. Select "container".

9. Click "Next".

10. Next to "Value", type "VMMDKM".

11. Click "Next".

12. Click "Finish".

13. Close "ADSI Edit".

14. Launch "Active Directory Users and Computers".

15. On the menu, click "View > Advanced Features".

16. Right-click "VMMDKM", select "Properties".

17. Select "Security" tab, click "Add".

18. Enter "SCVMM Admins".

19. Check "Allow - Read, Write and Create all child objects".

20. Click "Advanced".

21. Select "SCVMM Admins", click "Edit".

22. Next to "Apply to", select "This object and all descendant objects".

23. Click "OK" three times.

For more information:

Configuring Distributed Key Management in VMM

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/gg697604.aspx

Installing the required roles and features for SCVMM

1. At VM01, log in as Domain Administrator.

2. Launch "Server Manager", right-click "Features", select "Add Features".

3. Check ".NET Framework 3.5.1".

4. Click "Next".

5. Click "Install".

6. Click "Close".

7. Right-click "Roles", select "Add Roles".

8. Click "Next".

9. Check "Web Server (IIS)", click "Next" twice.

10. Check the following services:

• Static Content
• Default Document
• Directory Browsing
• HTTP Errors
• ASP.NET
• .NET Extensibility
• ISAPI Extensions
• ISAPI Filters
• Request Filtering
• IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility
• IIS 6 WMI Compatibility

11. Click "Next".

12. Click "Install".

13. Click "Close".

Remark: If you don't install "VMM Self-Service Portal", you don't need to install IIS Services.

14. Insert "Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7" dvd, click "Windows AIK Setup".

15. Install the "Windows AIK".

If the SQL Server 2008 R2 isn't be installed in the VMM server, the VMM servers need to install the "SQL Server Native Client" and "SQL Server Command Line Utilities" for communicating the SQL Server. However, I will install the SQL Server 2008 R2 in the VMM server for this demo.

16. Insert "SQL Server 2008 R2" dvd, click "New installation or add features to an existing installation" in "Installation" area.

17. At "Setup Role", select "SQL Server Feature Installation".

18. Click "Next".

19. Check "Database Engine Services", "Management Tools - Basic" and "Management Tools - Complete".

20. Click "Next" four times.

21. Click "Use the same account for all SQL Server services".

22. Click "Browse".

23. Enter "vmmsqlsvc".

24. Type the password of "vmmsqlsvc".

25. Click "OK".

26. Next to "SQL Server Agent", change the "Startup Type" to "Automatic".

27. Click "Next".

28. Click "Add Current User".

29. Click "Next" three times.

30. Click "Install".

31. Click "Close".

32. Launch "Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio", log in as Domain Administrator.

33. Expand "Security > Logins", right-click "Logins", select "New Login".

34. Next to "Login name", type "Contoso\vmmdbadmin".

35. At left pane, select "Server Roles".

36. Check "sysadmin".

37. Click "OK".

38. Close "Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio".

39. Run "SCVMM 2012" setup.

40. Click "Install".

41. Check "VMM management server", "VMM console" and "VMM Self-Service Portal".

42. Click "Next" twice.

43. Check "I have read, understood, and agree with the terms of the license agreement", click "Next".

44. Select "Yes, I am willing to participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program", click "Next".

45. At "Microsoft Update", select "On (recommended)", click "Next" twice.

46. At "Database configuration", check "Use the following credentials".

47. Next to "User name and domain", type "Contoso\VMMdbadmin".

48. Next to "Password", type the password of "Contoso\VMMdbadmin".

49. Next to "Instance name", select "MSSQLSERVER".

50. Click "Next".

51. At "Configure service account and distributed key management", select "Domain Account".

52. Next to "User name and domain", type "Contoso\vmmsvc".

53. Next to "Password", type the password of "Contoso\vmmsvc".

54. Check "Store my keys on Active Directory".

55. Type "CN=VMMKDM,DC=contoso,DC=com".

56. Click "Next" twice.

57. At "Self-Service portal configuration", next to "VMM server name", type "vm01.contoso.com".

58. Click "Next".

59. At "Library configuration", click "Next".

Remark: In production environment, you may change the share location of Virtual Machine Manager Library.

60. Click "Install".

When installation finished, click "Close".

Reference
Deploying VMM for System Center 2012
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610669.aspx