How to build a FREE Private Cloud using Microsoft Technologies
Chris Avis is a friend and colleague. He created a pretty detailed blog post on how to create a private cloud. I was planning on writing a similar post but found this one and decided to link to his. I hope you find his post helpful. He goes through …
- Architecture:
- Hardware Requirements:
- Software Requirements:
- Suggested Pre-Reading/Learning:
- Install the Hyper-V Host
- Install Necessary Windows Server Roles and Features
- Install Web Server (IIS) Role
- Install SQL Server 2008 R2
- Install System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 + SP1
- VMM Server Component
- Install the VMM Administrator Console
- Install the SCVMM Self-Service Portal 2.0 with SP1
- You now have the hardware and software in place to demo a private cloud!
In the coming months, I will do a video series on how to do all of this using SCVMM 2012 Beta
You can download the software using the following links 
Proof of Concept Get Started Today! |
Check Out Microsoft Virtual Academy too; they have tons of good information