Creating and Deploying Services in VMM

In VMM, a service is a set of virtual machines that are configured and deployed together and are managed as a single entity. For example, a deployment of a multi-tier line-of-business application.

The following topics provide an overview of services and examples of how you might use services in your VMM environment:

• Creating and Deploying Services Overview
  
  
• Common Scenarios for Services
  
  

The following topics provide information to help you create, deploy, and manage services in VMM:

• Preparing to Create Services in VMM
  
  
• Creating Service Templates in VMM
  
  
• Deploying Applications with Services in VMM
  
  
• Deploying Services in VMM
  
  
• Scaling Out a Service in VMM
  
  
• Updating a Service in VMM
  
  
• Exporting and Importing Service Templates in VMM