Using the Windows Server 2012 Server Manager for Remote and Multi-Server Management

1. WSV335 Using the Windows Server 2012 Server Manager for Remote and Multi-Server Management Wale Martins Senior Program Manager Microsoft Corporation

2. Outline • Short introduction to Server Manager in Windows Server 2012 • Deep dive: Functionalities & capabilities • Adapting the console to your needs • Troubleshooting and advanced scenarios

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4. Windows Server Management Philosophy In the past, Windows Server was a great operating system for a single server and its devices. Windows Server 2012 is a great operating system • for manyservers • and the devices that connectthem • whether they are physicalor virtual • onpremises or offpremises

5. Server Management Tools Focus • Invest in remote multi-machine management • Improve admin-to-server ratio • Principled UI Design • Minimize context switching • Glance-able, relevant & actionable information • Easier ramp to automation • Invest in PoWA and ISE improvements • Drive greater parity between Cmdline and GUI solutions

6. New Server Manager – Features • Dashboard view • Details view • Server, role, & custom group homepages and data tiles • Properties; Events; Services; BPA; Performance; Roles/Features • More deployment options • Integrated role management • Rich data controls • Filtering; Sorting; Grouping; Custom queries • Server Manager Cmdlets

7. title Deep dive: Functionalities & capabilities Adding/Removing Servers, Dashboard, Server/Role Pages & Data Tiles, Task Model, Advanced Deployment

8. Deep Dive: Core Functionalities Dashboard Roles All Servers GROUPS DATA EventsServicesPerformanceBPA Server Pool Inventory Detail Views VIEWS REMOTE SERVERS REMOTE SERVERS

9. demo Deep dive into core functionalities Wale Martins

10. Recap • Selecting “my servers” to manage • Role-centric dashboard • Overview of your environment • Surfaces issues requiring attention • Detailed role and server views • Aggregated data from multiple servers • Rich comparison and analysis • Contextual task model

11. Deep Dive: Advanced Deployment • Improvements over WS2008 R2 • Consolidate Role and Feature deployment • Simplify initial server configuration • New deployment options • Deploy to offline VHD • Reduce footprint by removing unwanted source files • Deployment configuration templates • Batch deploy via automation • Distributed deployments (RDS)

12. title Adapting Server Manager to your needs Customizing Server Manager to work with your environment Personalizing Server Manager to fit the way you work

13. Customizing Server Manager to work with your environment Dashboard Group Taxonomy Roles User Custom All Servers Server Set Data Query GROUPS Data Sets+Query DATA EventsServicesPerformanceBPA Server Pool Inventory Dashboard Filter Detail Views VIEWS REMOTE SERVERS

14. demo Customizing Server Manager to work with your environment Wale Martins

15. Recap • Grouping servers to match “my environment” • Configuring groups • Getting the right data from the server • Making the dashboard data relevant • Flexibility of custom group queries

16. What are the implicationsof all this data? • Confidence in data • How does this impact my servers? • What is the load on my network? Under the covers… • Data time-stamping • Configurable poll interval • Provider side caching • Data query optimization

17. Query – SvrDemo1 Query optimization: Events Next query will include timestamp of last event

18. Query – SvrDemo1 Query optimization: Events Next query will include timestamp of last event

19. Query – SvrDemo1 Query optimization: Events Next query will include timestamp of last event

20. Personalizing your experience • Launching your favorite scripts and tools from Server Manager • PowerShell scripts launching • Organizing your many tools • Roaming your Server Manager settings • Working on the local server • Server Manager – local server experience • Server Desktop Experience

21. demo Personalizing Server Manager to fit the way you work Wale Martins

22. title Troubleshooting and advanced scenarios

23. Troubleshooting Manageability States Client-side Remote Access Server-side • Authentication errors • Kerberos • WinRM • Name resolution errors • Target is unreachableor inaccessible • Missing protocols/services • Target is invalid • Limited data • Irretrievable data • Operational states

24. Client-Side Errors • Kerberos security error • Kerberos target resolution error • WinRM Negotiate authentication error

25. Remote Access Errors • Target name resolution error • Target computer not accessible • Error - Cannot manage the operating system of the target computer • Online - Verify WinRM 3.0 service is installed, running, and required firewall ports are open • Online - Access denied • Online - Server Manager WMI providers not loading on the target server

26. Server-Side States • Online – Cannot manage a client-based operating system • Online – Cannot manage operating systems older than Windows Server 2003 • Online – Limited data – Windows Server 2003 • Online – Restart pending • Online – Windows PowerShell not installed • Online – Performance counters not started • Online - Cannot get event data • Online - Cannot get service data • Online - Cannot get BPA results • Online - Cannot get performance counter data • Online - Cannot get role and feature data • Online - Data retrieval failures occurred

27. Other Advanced Topics • Automating Server Manager Tasks • Cmdline replication & equivalents • Server Manager Providers • Managing WS08 and WS08 R2 • Performance QFE for versions earlier than Windows Server 2012 • Installing Windows Management Framework 3.0 • Remote deployment not supported • Authentication and access considerations • Managing to/from workgroups • Managing from non-admin accounts

28. Related Content • Breakout Sessions • WSV306: Inside Windows Server 2012 Multi-server Management Capabilities • WSV335: Using the Windows Server 2012 Server Manager for Remote and Multi-Server Management • WSV322: Update Management in Windows Server 2012: Revealing Cluster-Aware Updating and WSUS • WSV321: Windows PowerShell Crash Course • WSV414: Advanced Automation Using Windows PowerShell 3.0 • WSV308: Standards Support and Interoperability in Windows Server 2012: Storage, Networking, and Management • WSV329: Architecting Private Clouds Using Windows Server 2012 • WSV301: Building Hosted Public and Private Clouds Using Windows Server 2012 Hands-on Labs WSV25-HOL: Multi-Server Management with Windows Server 2012 Server Manager and PowerShell 3.0 WSV12-HOL: Introduction to Windows PowerShell Fundamentals 3.0 WSV11-HOL: What's New in Windows PowerShell 3.0 • Product Demo Stations / Find me Later at… • Windows Server 2012 Server Manager & PowerShell • Windows Server 2012 Active Directory, Group Policy and DAC

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