Common Scenarios for Services in VMM
Updated: May 13, 2016
Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager
The following are some common scenarios when using services in Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). These scenarios only apply to virtual machines that are deployed as part of service.
| Scenario | Key information | For more information |
|---|---|---|
| Deploy a virtual machine with Windows Server roles or features installed | - Must be using at least Windows Server 2008 R2 - Virtual machine must be joined to a domain - Specify the roles or features to install in a guest operating system profile |
How to Create a Guest Operating System Profile |
| Deploy an updated version of the guest operating system (for example, with the latest service pack) to a virtual machine | - Create a new virtual hard disk with the updated operating system - Create an updated service template - Update the service by deploying the new virtual machine with the updated settings |
Updating a Service in VMM |
| Deploy a Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (Server App-V) application | - Sequence the application by using Server App-V - Create an application profile |
Server App-V documentation How to Create an Application Profile in a Service Deployment |
| Deploy an instance of SQL Server to a virtual machine | - Create a virtual hard disk that contains a sysprepped version (prepared instance) of Microsoft SQL Server. For information about supported versions of Microsoft SQL Server, see How to Create a SQL Server Profile in a Service Deployment. - Create a SQL Server profile. |
How to Create a SQL Server Profile in a Service Deployment |
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