Windows Server 2012 ADDS Virtualization Safeguards

Virtualization is a key technology underpinning and enabling both private- and public-cloud deployments. In this session, we will discuss the technical details surrounding domain controller virtualization safeguards in Windows Server 2012 that prevent certain Hypervisor capabilities (when used with virtualized domain controllers) from disrupting the Active Directory system and potentially introducing a permanently divergent state. Beyond simply making virtualized domain controllers safer, Windows Server 2012 also more fully exploits the capabilities of Hypervisors by enabling the rapid deployment of replica DCs through virtual disk cloning—cloning largely requiring only a simple fi le-copy of the virtual domain controller’s virtual disk fi le (VHD) and the creation of basic confi guration instructions. The ability to clone virtual domain controllers takes Active Directory’s support for virtualization to the next level enabling rapid deployment of greenfi eld Active Directory environments and signifi cantly reducing scale-out and disaster recovery time.

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Many people are now taking the Microsoft Leaning exams  70-246 (Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012) and  70-247 (Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012) for the MCSE Private Cloud Certification.

Here are list of resources that may be helpful:

• Exam Overviews
  • 70-246: Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012
  • 70-247: Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012
• Microsoft Learning Training
  • 10751A: Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 (5 Days)
  • 10750A: Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 (5 Days)
• Private Cloud Evaluation Bits
  • https://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/evalcenter/hh505660.aspx
• Guided Private Cloud Virtual Labs
  • https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh913012.aspx
• Private Cloud Virtual Labs on TechNet
  • https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs/bb539977
  • Microsoft Virtual Academy
  • Configuring & Deploying Microsoft’s Private Cloud
  • Enhancing Your Business & Career with the Private Cloud
  • Introduction to the Private, Hybrid and Public Cloud
  • Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud
  • Introduction to System Management & Service Delivery
  • Introduction to Virtualisation
  • Licensing the Private Cloud
  • Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Private Cloud
• Microsoft Virtualization  for VMware Professionals
  • Management
  • Platform
  • VDI
• Preparing the Datacenter for a Private Cloud
• Private Cloud
  • Application Services Management
  • Infrastructure Components
  • Infrastructure Management
  • Service Delivery & Automation
• System Center 2012
  • Advisor
  • Configuration Manager
  • Data Protection Manager
  • Licensing
  • Operations Manager
  • Orchestrator & Service Manager
  • Virtual Machine Manager
  • What’s New
• Understanding Microsoft’s High-Availability Solutions

To download a Windows Server 2012 Evaluation, go to https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx

To download System Center 2012 SP1 Beta, goto https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34607

Additional resources

• Build a Microsoft private cloud using free trial software
• Review licensing and purchasing options
• Watch the Jump Start "Creating and Managing a Private Cloud on System Center 2012"
• Learn more about Microsoft’s private cloud strategy
• Review your options for training on the cloud
• Try Microsoft private cloud
• Try System Center 2012 software

Ken Sim, MCT,  Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation - SEA