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Self-service with Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server
An additional method to provide self-service virtual machine deployment to users in an
organization is to deploy the Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server. Windows Azure Pack
for Windows Server runs on top of Windows Server 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 R2, and
provides a self-service multi-tenant cloud that uses the same interface as Microsoft's public
cloud. Although not explicitly addressed by the 70-246 objectives, the Windows Azure Pack
for Windows Server provides a pre-built alternative for organizations that want to provide on
premises self-service virtual machine deployment.
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WINDOWS AZURE PACK FOR WINDOWS SERVER
You can learn more about the Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server by consulting the
following article at
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn296435.aspx
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EXAM TIP
While Virtual Machine Manager 2012 RTM had a Self-Service Portal, this functionality was
removed in Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 and Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 in
favor of App Controller.
Thought experiment
Self-service Virtual Machine deployment at WingTipToys
Y
ou want to trial self-service virtual machine deployment as a way of providing
people at WingTipToys with the necessary IT infrastructure to complete their proj-
ects. You have the following goals:
■
You want to provide users with the ability to deploy virtual machines. These users
will be members of the Self-Service_VM security group in Active Directory.
■
Users should be only able to deploy a maximum of 2 virtual machines.
With this information in mind, answer the following questions:
1.
Which System Center products can you deploy to support virtual machine self-
service deployment?
2.
What should you configure in VMM to allow members of the Self-Service_VM
security group to deploy and manage VMs using System Center App Controller?
3.
What steps would you take to ensure that users are only able to deploy a maxi-
mum of 2 virtual machines?
