The following procedure first configures the necessary prerequisites for the Virtual Machine Manager management servers. This involves installing some of the tools from the Windows Assessment and Deployment Toolkit (ADK), and then some key SQL Server-related utilities, all of which, you downloaded earlier.
1. Log on to your VMM01 VM with the contoso\administrator credentials.
2. Open File Explorer, navigate to \\MGMT01\Software\ADK, and then open Adksetup.
3. On the Specify Location page, keep the default, and click Next.
4. On the Join The Customer Experience Improvement Program page, indicate whether you want to participate, and then click Next.
5. On the License Agreement page, click Accept.
6. On the Select The Features You Want To Install page, check only Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE). Keep all other boxes clear. Click Install.
7. When completed, in File Explorer, navigate to \\MGMT01\Software\SQL\, and run the Sqlncli.msi, which installs the SQL Server 2012 SP1 Native Client. Click Next to accept all defaults, click Install, and then click Finish.
8. Run the SqlCmdLnUtils.msi, which installs the SQL Server 2012 SP1 Command Line Utilities. Click Next to accept all defaults, click Install, and then click Finish when the installation is complete.
9. Run Microsoft Update to check for updates. Your WSUS may be configured for downloading updates for only SQL Server 2012 SP1, so check against Microsoft Update to confirm no updates exist for these additional tools. When updating is complete, restart VMM01.
10. Repeat steps 1 through 9 on VMM02.
Procedure 26: Install Virtual Machine Manager
management server
The following procedure installs and configures the Virtual Machine Manager server features on both VMM01 and VMM02. The installer will recognize that both of these are part of a failover cluster and customize the installation to reflect this specific deployment option. This ensures you’re running on a resilient configuration from the start.
1. On VMM01, navigate to \\MGMT01\Software\VMM\Extracted, and run Setup.exe.
2. On the splash screen, click Install.
3. Click VMM Management Server. The VMM Console check box will automatically be selected. When asked if you want to install in a highly available mode, click Yes.
4. On the Product Registration Information page, enter your relevant information, including the product key, and then click Next. Do not enter a product key if you want to use the product for a 180-day evaluation period.
5. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
6. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, make your selection for participation, and then click Next.
7. On the Microsoft Update page, select On (Recommended), and click Next.
8. On the Installation Location page, select the default location, and then click Next.
9. On the Prerequisites page, the wizard checks for prerequisite hardware and software, and this configuration should pass.
10. On the Database Configuration page, select SQL01, which will be your primary SQL server in your SQL server cluster, accept the other defaults, and then click Next.
11. On the Cluster Configuration screen, enter VMM-HA as the name and 10.10.0.21 as the IP address, and then click Next.
12. On the In The Configure Service Account And Distributed Key Management page, enter the domain service account details: SCVMM_svc and the appropriate password for the account. Since this will be a highly available configuration, you have no choice but to use Distributed Key Management. In the empty box, enter CN=VMDKM, DC=contoso, DC=com, and click Next.
13. On the Port Configuration page, accept the defaults, and click Next.
14. On the Library Configuration page, accept the defaults for now, and click Next. When the resilient file server storage has been configured, you will add further storage to Virtual Machine Manager to hold the important VM-related data.
15. On the Installation Summary page, review the details, and then click Install.
16. When installation is complete, on the Setup Completed Successfully page, clear the Open The VMM Console When This Wizard Closes check box. Click Close.
17. When Windows Update opens, check for updates to Virtual Machine Manager. Install any missing updates, and restart if necessary.
When the first SCVMM cluster node is complete, you can work on the second node. The wizard for the second node will have many items marked as read-only or unavailable because the initial configuration on VMM01 determined these values.
1. On VMM02, navigate to \\MGMT01\Software\VMM\Extracted, and run Setup.exe.
2. On the splash screen, click Install.
3. Select the check box for VMM Management Server. The System Center Virtual Machine Manager console will automatically be selected. The Virtual Machine Manager installer will not only recognize that it is installing on a failover cluster, it will recognize the presence of an existing Virtual Machine Manager configuration on that cluster and will offer to add this server as a node to the existing configuration. Click Yes.
4. On the Product Registration Information page, enter your relevant information, including the product key, and then click Next. Do not enter a product key if you want to use the product for a 180-day evaluation period.
5. Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
6. On the Customer Experience Improvement Program page, make your selection for participation, and then click Next.
7. On the Microsoft Update page, select On (Recommended), and click Next.
8. On the Installation Location page, select the default location, and then click Next.
9. On the Prerequisites page, the wizard checks for prerequisite hardware and software, and this configuration should pass.
10. On the Database Configuration page, the database server is displayed as a read-only value in the Server Name text box. Click Next.
11. On the Configure Service Account And Distributed Key Management page, provide the password of the domain account that the Virtual Machine Manager server will use.
12. On the Port Configuration page, click Next.
13. On the Library Configuration page, click Next.
14. On the Installation Summary page, review the settings, and click Install.
15. When installation is complete, on the Setup Completed Successfully page, clear the Open The VMM Console When This Wizard Closes check box. Click Close.
16. When Windows Update opens, check for updates to Virtual Machine Manager. Install any missing updates, and restart if necessary.