Server 2012 Server Manager for Remote and Multi-Server Management

Pete Calvert@erucsbo

WSV317

Outline

Short introduction to Server Manager in Windows Server 2012Deep dive: Functionalities & capabilitiesAdapting the console to your needsTroubleshooting and advanced scenarios

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Consumers

IT Pros, System Administrators

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 many serversand the devices that connect themwhether they are physical or virtualon premises or off premises

Server Management Tools Focus

Invest in remote multi-machine managementImprove admin-to-server ratio

Principled UI DesignMinimize context switchingGlance-able, relevant & actionable information

Easier ramp to automationInvest in PoWA and ISE improvementsDrive greater parity between Cmdline and GUI solutions

New Server Manager – Features

Dashboard viewDetails view

Server, role, & custom group homepages and data tiles

Properties; Events; Services; BPA; Performance; Roles/Features

More deployment optionsIntegrated role managementRich data controls

Filtering; Sorting; Grouping; Custom queriesServer Manager Cmdlets

Adding/Removing Servers, Dashboard, Server/Role Pages & Data Tiles, Task Model, Advanced Deployment

Deep dive: Functionalities & capabilities

Deep Dive: Core Functionalities

EventsServices

PerformanceBPA

REMOTE SERVERS

Roles

All Servers

GROUPS

Dashboard

Detail Views

VIEWS

Server Pool

DATA

Inventory

REMOTE SERVERS

demo

Deep dive into core functionalities

Recap

Selecting “my servers” to manageRole-centric dashboard

Overview of your environmentSurfaces issues requiring attention

Detailed role and server viewsAggregated data from multiple serversRich comparison and analysis

Contextual task model

Deep Dive: Advanced Deployment

Improvements over WS2008 R2Consolidate Role and Feature deployment Simplify initial server configuration

New deployment optionsDeploy to offline VHDReduce footprint by removing unwanted source filesDeployment configuration templatesBatch deploy via automationDistributed deployments (RDS)

Customizing Server Manager to work with your environmentPersonalizing Server Manager to fit the way you work

Adapting Server Manager to your needs

Customizing Server Manager to work with your environment

InventoryEvents

ServicesPerformance

BPA

REMOTE SERVERS

Roles

All Servers

GROUPS

User Custom

Dashboard

Detail Views

VIEWS

Server Set

Dashboard Filter

Data Sets+

Query

Data Query

Group Taxonomy

Server Pool

DATA

demo

Customizing Server Manager to work with your environment

Recap

Grouping servers to match “my environment”Configuring groups

Getting the right data from the serverMaking the dashboard data relevantFlexibility of custom group queries

What are the implications of all this data?Confidence in data

How does this impact my servers?What is the load on my network?

Under the covers…Data time-stampingConfigurable poll intervalProvider side cachingData query optimization

Query optimization: Events Query – SvrDemo1

All Servers

Event Data

Query

Levels: CriticalErrorWarning

Period: 24 hours

Logs: ApplicationSetupSystem

SvrDemo1

SvrDemo2 SvrDemo3 SvrDemo4

Period Levels Log

T-24hr CriticalErrorWarning

ApplicationSetupSystem

Next query will include timestamp of last event

Query optimization: Events Query – SvrDemo1

All Servers Role-X

Event Data

Query

Levels: CriticalErrorWarning

Levels: CriticalErrorWarningInformational

Period: 24 hours

Period: 12 hours

Logs: ApplicationSetupSystem

Logs: <Defined by Role>

SvrDemo1

SvrDemo2 SvrDemo3 SvrDemo4

Period Levels Log

T-24hr CriticalErrorWarning

ApplicationSetupSystem

T-12hr CriticalErrorWarningInformational

Role-X Logs

Next query will include timestamp of last event

Query optimization: Events Query – SvrDemo1

All Servers Role-X Custom1

Event Data

Query

Levels: CriticalErrorWarning

Levels: CriticalErrorWarningInformational

Levels: CriticalErrors

Period: 24 hours

Period: 12 hours

Period: 3 days

Logs: ApplicationSetupSystem

Logs: <Defined by Role>

Logs: ApplicationAppLogAAppLogB

SvrDemo1

SvrDemo2 SvrDemo3 SvrDemo4

Period Levels Log

T-3d CriticalError

ApplicationAppLogAAppLogB

T-24hr CriticalErrorWarning

ApplicationSetupSystem

Warning Application

T-12hr CriticalErrorWarningInformational

Role-X Logs

Next query will include timestamp of last event

Personalizing your experience

Launching your favorite scripts and tools from Server Manager

PowerShell scripts launchingOrganizing your many tools

Roaming your Server Manager settingsWorking on the local server

Server Manager – local server experienceServer Desktop Experience

demo

Personalizing Server Manager to fit the way you work

Troubleshooting and advanced scenarios

Troubleshooting Manageability States

Client-side Remote Access Server-side• Authentication

errors• Kerberos• WinRM

• Name resolution errors

• Target is unreachable or inaccessible

• Missing protocols/services

• Target is invalid• Limited data• Irretrievable data• Operational states

Client-Side Errors

Kerberos security errorKerberos target resolution errorWinRM Negotiate authentication error

Remote Access Errors

Target name resolution errorTarget computer not accessibleError - Cannot manage the operating system of the target computerOnline - Verify WinRM 3.0 service is installed, running, and required firewall ports are openOnline - Access deniedOnline - Server Manager WMI providers not loading on the target server

Server-Side StatesOnline – Cannot manage a client-based operating systemOnline – Cannot manage operating systems older than Windows Server 2003Online – Limited data – Windows Server 2003Online – Restart pendingOnline – Windows PowerShell not installedOnline – Performance counters not started Online - Cannot get event dataOnline - Cannot get service dataOnline - Cannot get BPA resultsOnline - Cannot get performance counter dataOnline - Cannot get role and feature dataOnline - Data retrieval failures occurred

Other Advanced Topics

Automating Server Manager TasksCmdline replication & equivalentsServer Manager Providers

Managing WS08 and WS08 R2Performance QFE for versions earlier than Windows Server 2012Installing Windows Management Framework 3.0Remote deployment not supported

Authentication and access considerationsManaging to/from workgroupsManaging from non-admin accounts

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