System Center 2012 Virtual Labs

If you want to try out some of the System Center 2012 components without downloading and installing the bits, consider trying one of the free virtual labs from TechNet.

• Configuration Manager
  • Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
  • Introduction to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
  • Migrating from Configuration Manager 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Role Based Administration
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Hierarchy Install
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Settings Management
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Application Management
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Content Management
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Managing Clients
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: OSD Bare Metal
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Advanced Software Distribution
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Basic Software Distribution
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Software Updates
  • System Center 2012 Configuration Manager: Endpoint Protection RC
• Operations Manager
  • System Center 2012 Operations Manager: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring
• Virtual Machine Manager
  • System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager: Building Your Cloud Infrastructure
  • System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager: Building a Service Template

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 20, 2012
  Hi, there are a lots of problem on the some of labs for example the lab below. (System Center 2012 Operations Manager: Infrastructure and Application Performance Monitoring) Date: 4/20/2012 1:03:09 PM Application: System Center Operations Manager 2012 Application Version: 7.0.8289.0 Severity: Error Message: Failed to connect to server 'OM01'

• Anonymous
  August 11, 2012
  I recieve the below error when trying to start lab. Date: 8/11/2012 8:27:36 PM Application: System Center Operations Manager 2012 Application Version: 7.0.8289.0 Severity: Error Message: Failed to connect to server 'OM01' Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.UnknownServiceException: The service threw an unknown exception. See inner exception for details. ---> System.ServiceModel.FaultException1[System.UnauthorizedAccessException]: The creator of this fault did not specify a Reason. Server stack trace:   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.HandleReply(ProxyOperationRuntime operation, ProxyRpc& rpc)   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message) Exception rethrown at [0]:   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.IDispatcherService.Connect(SdkClientConnectionOptions connectionOptions)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.SdkDataLayerProxyCore.Initialize(EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, SdkChannelObject1 channelObjectDispatcherService)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.SdkDataLayerProxyCore.CreateEndpoint[T](EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, SdkChannelObject1 channelObjectDispatcherService)   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.ExceptionHandlers.HandleChannelExceptions(Exception ex)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.SdkDataLayerProxyCore.CreateEndpoint[T](EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, SdkChannelObject1 channelObjectDispatcherService)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.SdkDataLayerProxyCore.ConstructEnterpriseManagementGroupInternal[T,P](EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, ClientDataAccessCore clientCallback)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.SdkDataLayerProxyCore.RetrieveEnterpriseManagementGroupInternal[T,P](EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, ClientDataAccessCore callbackDispatcherService)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Common.Internal.SdkDataLayerProxyCore.Connect[T,P](EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, ClientDataAccessCore callbackDispatcherService)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ManagementGroup.InternalInitialize(EnterpriseManagementConnectionSettings connectionSettings, ManagementGroupInternal internals)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Common.ManagementGroupSessionManager.Connect(String server)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Monitoring.Console.Internal.ConsoleWindowBase.TryConnectToManagementGroupJob(Object sender, ConsoleJobEventArgs args) System.ServiceModel.FaultException`1[System.UnauthorizedAccessException]: The creator of this fault did not specify a Reason. (Fault Detail is equal to System.UnauthorizedAccessException: You have exceeded the evaluation period of this product. Please upgrade to the retail version to continue using the product. For information on purchasing the retail version of this product, go to go.microsoft.com/fwlink.   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ServiceDataLayer.SessionManagerService.Connect(SdkClientConnectionOptions options)   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ServiceDataLayer.BasicDispatcherService.Connect(SdkClientConnectionOptions connectionOptions)).