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System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso Sobrinho, EDVALDO ALESSANDRO CARDOSO
Book Image

System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Edvaldo Alessandro Cardoso Sobrinho, EDVALDO ALESSANDRO CARDOSO

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing the VMM console


After installing the VMM management server, we need to install the VMM console to manage VMM from the desktop.

The VMM console is the GUI interface to the VMM management server. For example, you will be using it to manage the cloud, fabric, storage, and resources.

Getting ready

Before you start with installing the VMM console, ensure that the VMM management server is up and running. Also, check if your machine fulfills all the prerequisites for the VMM console installation.

Note

Consult the logfiles in the %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ProgramData\VMMLogs folder. Check ProgramData if you find issues at the time of installation.

Make sure you log in with an account that is a member of the local Administrators group before starting with the installation.

How to do it...

Carry out the following steps to install the VMM console:

  1. Log in as lab\vmm-admin or with administrator rights.

  2. Browse to the VMM setup folder, right-click on setup, and then select Run as administrator.

  3. On the setup page,...