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Deployment–PDT 2.6 is now available on the TechNet Gallery
PowerShell Deployment Toolkit version 2.6 has now been posted to the TechNet Gallery here.Version...
Author: Rob Willis (MSFT) Date: 02/13/2014
Custom Resource Providers in Windows Azure Pack – Deploying the Hello World Sample
Hello readers, Victor Arzate here. I'm a Program Manager in the Windows Server and System Center...
Author: Victor Arzate [MSFT] Date: 02/11/2014
MAT4MOVE - MAT for Vision Double-Take MOVE Announced!
Hello migration friends! I just wanted to publish a quick congratulations to Vision Double-Take for...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 02/07/2014
Automation–System Center Orchestrator Service Configuration Dependencies for SQL and the Runbook Server Service
Hey Readers! I have somewhat of an academic post for you all today to help document a topic that has...
Author: Jim Britt [MSFT] Date: 02/06/2014
Deployment–Why does PDT think my Variable.xml is invalid?
One question that I hear often on PDT is this – why does PDT think my Variable.xml is invalid?...
Author: Rob Willis (MSFT) Date: 02/05/2014
Creating users in Windows Azure Pack
Introduction In this blog post, I will give you an overview on how to create users in WAP and have...
Author: Shriram Natarajan (Azure Stack) Date: 02/03/2014
Automation–Monitoring and Notifying in Windows Azure Pack with SMA
Hey Readers! This post will introduce you to a couple of useful SMA Runbooks to add to your “SMA...
Author: Jim Britt [MSFT] Date: 01/30/2014
Setting up Windows Azure Active Directory ACS to provide identities to Windows Azure Pack
Authentication in Windows Azure Pack follows Claims-based principles and works with a customized...
Author: Shriram Natarajan (Azure Stack) Date: 01/17/2014
Windows Azure Pack VMRole Gallery Items for Database Workloads : SQL Server 2012 and Oracle Database 12c
A couple weeks ago, my colleague Michael Greene posted a terrific set of VMRole Gallery Items...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 01/14/2014
Deployment–PDT 2.5.2509, resolves Configuration Manager media validation
Just posted a tiny update to the published version of PDT to resolve the media validation issue with...
Author: Rob Willis (MSFT) Date: 01/02/2014
Deployment–Version 6.3 of Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 released
When I introduced VMCreator.ps1, I recommended the use of Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 for creation of...
Author: Rob Willis (MSFT) Date: 12/30/2013
The Year in Migration 2013
It’s that time of year when the interwebs fill up with Top 10 lists and reflections on the...
Author: Migration Mark (MSFT) Date: 12/30/2013
Windows Azure Pack Blog Post Overview on Building Clouds & TechNet
Windows Azure Pack blog posts on Building Clouds & TechNet You might be thinking, that was a lot...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 12/20/2013
Federated Identities to Windows Azure Pack through AD FS – Part 3 of 3
In few of the previous posts, Anders Ravnholt discussed Installation & Configuration of WAP and...
Author: Shriram Natarajan (Azure Stack) Date: 12/18/2013
Federated Identities to Windows Azure Pack through AD FS – Part 2 of 3
In few of the previous posts, Anders Ravnholt discussed Installation & Configuration of WAP and...
Author: Shriram Natarajan (Azure Stack) Date: 12/17/2013
Federated Identities to Windows Azure Pack through AD FS – Part 1 of 3
In few of the previous posts, Anders Ravnholt discussed Installation & Configuration of WAP and...
Author: Shriram Natarajan (Azure Stack) Date: 12/17/2013
Deployment–Using existing SQL instances with PDT
During a discussion with some Microsoft consultants using PDT today for some more advanced...
Author: Rob Willis (MSFT) Date: 12/17/2013
Mobile Application Delivery with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 and Windows Intune - Part 3A
Hi again, it’s Jeff Buller. I am a Program Manager on the Windows Server and System Center CAT...
Author: Jeff Buller [MSFT] Date: 12/17/2013
Automation–System Center Orchestrator Engineering Blog Cross-Post Update!
Hello Readers! I wanted to provide you with a quick update post today to let you know what our...
Author: Charles Joy [MSFT] Date: 12/16/2013
Automation – Fun with Orchestrator and SMA integration points
By now, you may have read Tiander Turpijn’s blog series on how Service Management Automation (SMA)...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2013
Calling an Orchestrator Runbook from SMA – Part 2
Hello readers! This is Part 2 of the “Calling an Orchestrator Runbook from SMA” blog post. In the...
Author: Tiander Turpijn [MSFT] Date: 12/11/2013
VMRole Guide for the Service Template Admin
I recently took on a special project to create example gallery items for Windows Azure Pack. I was...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 12/11/2013
Windows Azure Pack VMRole Gallery Items for Collaboration Workloads
Readers of BCB, I am happy to announce the first round of Building Clouds Blog Windows Azure Pack...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 12/11/2013
VMRole Gallery Item – Exchange Server 2013
This post is part of a series for the Building Clouds Blog Gallery Items for Collaboration...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 12/11/2013
VMRole Gallery Item – SharePoint Server 2013
This post is part of a series for the Building Clouds Blog Gallery Items for Collaboration...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 12/11/2013
VMRole Gallery Item – Lync Server 2013
This post is part of a series for the Building Clouds Blog Gallery Items for Collaboration...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 12/11/2013
Virtual Machine Role Example Kit
This post is part of a series for the Building Clouds Blog Gallery Items for Collaboration...
Author: Michael Greene Date: 12/11/2013
Sample Billing Adapter Code for Windows Azure Pack
Recently we are seeing many customers (including service providers) building external systems...
Author: Kandavel KR Date: 12/10/2013
Automation – Orchestrator Back to Basics – Use Cases Spotlight (5 of 5)
This is post #5 out of 5 in the “Orchestrator – Back to Basics – Use Cases”...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2013
Automation – Orchestrator Back to Basics – Use Cases Spotlight (4 of 5)
This is post #4 out of 5 in the “Orchestrator – Back to Basics – Use Cases”...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2013
Automation – Orchestrator Back to Basics – Use Cases Spotlight (3 of 5)
This is post #3 out of 5 in the “Orchestrator – Back to Basics – Use Cases”...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2013
Automation – Orchestrator Back to Basics – Use Cases Spotlight (2 of 5)
This is post #2 out of 5 in the “Orchestrator – Back to Basics – Use Cases”...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2013
Windows Azure Pack - Reconfigure portal names, ports and use trusted certificates
Following up from the Installing and configuring Windows Azure Pack (WAP) series we are now at the...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2013
Orchestrated offline VM Patching using Service Management Automation
My Name is Thomas Roettinger and I am a Program Manager in the Windows Server System Center Customer...
Author: Thomas Roettinger [MSFT] Date: 12/06/2013
Windows Azure Pack - Installing & Configuring Series.
After numerous requests from people we have talked to, we are now doing a blog post on how to...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 12/06/2013
Automating Active Directory Certificate Services with Windows PowerShell – Part 1
Hello again, this is Greg Blaum. I am a Program Manager on the Windows Server and System Center CAT...
Author: Greg Blaum [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2013
Adding an already running VM in Virtual Machine Manager to a Windows Azure Pack Subscription
Hi Again One thing I get asked quite often; is it possible to add an already running VM to a...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 12/05/2013
Automation–Automating Hybrid Clouds with Windows Azure and PowerShell (Part 4): Public Cloud Environment Deprovisioning PowerShell Examples
Hello once again! Here we are at the end of this blog series: Part 4 of the Automating Hybrid Clouds...
Author: Charles Joy [MSFT] Date: 12/03/2013
Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack - Plans and Subscriptions
Hello Readers Next topic on our Windows Azure Pack (WAP) Troubleshooting tour is "Plans and...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2013
Software Defined Networking – Hybrid Clouds using Hyper-V Network Virtualization (Part 3)
Hello Readers and Viewers! Welcome to the last part (3 of 3) of this blog series on Software Defined...
Author: Nader Benmessaoud [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
Sample Portal Code based on Windows Azure Pack, Service Provider Foundation and Virtual Machine Manager
Recently we see many customers (including service providers) are looking for samples or best...
Author: Kandavel KR Date: 11/27/2013
Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack and Gallery Items (Part 2)
Hello Readers Following up from the previous blog post (Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 11/27/2013
Offlining Web Application Gallery Feed for Windows Azure Pack
[UPDATE]: Based on feedback received on the contents of this post, I have modified it to provide a...
Author: Shriram Natarajan (Azure Stack) Date: 11/26/2013
Automation–Service Management Automation–SMA Runbook Toolkit Spotlight–SMART Runbook Conversion Helper
Note : This tool has been included and replaced by the SMART Documentation and Conversion Helper 2.0...
Author: Bruno Saille [MSFT] Date: 11/24/2013
Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack & Gallery Items (VM Roles) (Part 1)
Hello readers Today we are going to look at another new area which came to market with Windows Azure...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 11/24/2013
Mobile Application Delivery with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 and Windows Intune - Part 2 of 5
Hi again, it’s Jeff Buller. I am a Program Manager on the Windows Server and System Center CAT team....
Author: Jeff Buller [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2013
Automation–Automating Hybrid Clouds with Windows Azure and PowerShell (Part 3): Public Cloud Environment Provisioning PowerShell Workflow Examples
Hi. :) At this point, you know the drill…This is Part 3 of the Automating Hybrid Clouds with...
Author: Charles Joy [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2013
Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack & Usage (Part 2)
In the previous post we talked about how you can verify if Usage and Metring is working In this blog...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 11/21/2013
Troubleshooting Windows Azure Pack & Usage (Part 1)
Hello Readers. My original plan was to release the troubleshooting blog posts in listed order, but...
Author: Anders Ravnholt [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2013