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How to Upgrade the VMM Self-Service Portal

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

Note

In System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Self-Service Portal has been removed.

To provide users self-service access to System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager by using a web browser, you must use the version of the VMM Self-Service Portal that comes with System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager.

Use the following procedure to upgrade to the VMM Self-Service Portal that comes with System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager.

Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, on the computer that you are configuring is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

How to upgrade the VMM Self-Service Portal

  • To upgrade a VMM Self-Service Portal that is running VMM 2008 R2 SP1, you can do either of the following:

    • Do an in-place upgrade by running the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Setup Wizard on the computer on which the VMM Self-Service Portal for VMM 2008 R2 SP1 is installed.

    • Uninstall the VMM Self-Service Portal for VMM 2008 R2 SP1, and then install the VMM Self-Service Portal that comes with System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager by running the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Setup Wizard.

    Note

    To start the Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager Setup Wizard, on your product media or network share, double-click setup.exe.

    For more information on how to uninstall the VMM Self-Service Portal in VMM 2008 R2 SP1, see Uninstalling VMM Components.

    For more information on how to install the VMM Self-Service Portal that comes with System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager, see Installing and Opening the VMM Self-Service Portal.