Creating and Managing Services in VMM by Using Scripts
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager
The topics in this section describe how to manage services in System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) by using the System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager cmdlets.
| Topic | Description |
|---|---|
| Use Custom Properties on Computer Tiers to Determine Shutdown and Startup Order of Virtual Machines in a Service (Script) | Demonstrates how to add custom properties on computer tier that will then be used to determine the shutdown and start up order of the virtual machines within the service. |
| Scale Out a Computer Tier (Script) | Shows how to add a virtual machine to a computer tier to scale out a service. |
| Scale In a Computer Tier (Script) | Shows how to remove or decommission a virtual machine in a computer tier to scale in a service. |
| Store a Service in the Library and then Re-Deploy It (Script) | Demonstrates how to store a service to the VMM library and then how to re-deploy it. |
| Create a Function that Exports a Package (Script) | Explains how to create a function that can be called by other scripts to perform a common task. |
| Export a Package from a VMM Server and Import It to the Same VMM Server (Script) | Demonstrates how to use a function to export a package from VMM and how to import the package back on to the same VMM management server. |
| Export a Package from a VMM Server and Import It to a Similar VMM Server (Script) | Demonstrates how to use a function to export a package from VMM and how to import the package to a different, but similarly configured VMM management server. |
| Export a Package from a VMM Server and Import It to a Dissimilar VMM Server by Using Advanced Mapping (Script) | Demonstrates how to use a function to export a package from VMM and how to import the package to a different, and dissimilarly configured VMM management server. |
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