Evaluating App Controller in System Center 2012 R2 by Using a Preconfigured VHD

Microsoft Corporation Published: October 18, 2013

Applies To System Center 2012 R2

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June 24, 2013 Original release of this guide. October 18, 2013 Updated guide from pre-release to RTM. Contents a.Evaluating App Controller in System Center 2012 R2 by Using a Preconfigured VHD

This document describes how to use a preconfigured virtual hard disk (VHD) to create a virtual machine that runs this release of System Center 2012 R2 so that you can evaluate the features of App Controller. All of the software that is necessary for this evaluation is included in the VHD. For an overview and for more information about the new features of App Controller, see App Controller in the TechNet Library.

Important

The software that is included on this preconfigured VHD is intended for evaluation and deployment planning purposes only. Note the following:  The evaluation version of App Controller expires 180 days after installation.  The evaluation version of Microsoft SQL Server expires 180 days after installation.  You cannot use the evaluation version of SQL Server in a production environment.  The evaluation versions of App Controller and SQL Server are in English only.

Evaluating App Controller in System Center 2012 R2 by Using a Preconfigured VHD Topics  How to Prepare a Computer to Host the App Controller Virtual Machine Describes how to prepare a computer to host the virtual machine for App Controller.  How to Create the Virtual Machine to Run App Controller Describes how to use Hyper-V Manager to create the virtual machine to run App Controller.  How to Configure App Controller on the Virtual Machine Describes how to connect to the App Controller web-based console.

4 b.How to Prepare a Computer to Host the App Controller Virtual Machine

You can use the following information to prepare a computer to host the App Controller virtual machine. The following are some recommendations and requirements for the computer that hosts the App Controller virtual machine:  We recommend that you use a computer with at least a Dual-Core Pentium 4 processor (x64) processor, running at 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster.  We recommend that you have at least 30 gigabytes (GB) of hard disk space available for the virtual machine. The virtual hard disk (VHD) file is preconfigured with a dynamic VHD that can expand up to 40 GB and initially is expanded to 15 GB.  You must have at least 4 GB of memory available for the virtual machine to use. To prepare the computer to host the App Controller virtual machine, do the following:  Install and configure Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2. Evaluation versions of these operating systems are available, for example, the evaluation version at Download Windows Server 2012 on the TechNet Evaluation Center.  Install and configure the Hyper-V role in Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2. For more information about configuring Hyper-V, see Install the Hyper-V Role and Configure a Virtual Machine. You can use the following procedure to extract the App Controller VHD file.

To extract the VHD file

1. Download the self-extracting file SC2012_R2_SCAC_EvalVHD.exe and any additional .bin files to the computer that is running Hyper-V. You can download the files from the Microsoft Download Center. 2. Place all the downloaded files into the same folder. 3. Double-click the self-extracting SC2012_R2_SCAC_EvalVHD.exe file to begin the wizard that extracts the VHD file. 4. Click Next and then review the software license terms. If you accept the terms, click I accept the agreement, and then click Next. 5. Provide the folder location where you want to save the extracted VHD file, and then click Next. 6. To extract the VHD file, click Extract. 7. After the wizard finishes, click Finish. To confirm that the VHD file has been extracted, open the destination folder that you specified. The VHD file is named SC2012_R2_SCAC_EVALVHD.vhd.

5 c.How to Create the Virtual Machine to Run App Controller

You can use the following procedure to create the virtual machine to run App Controller by using Hyper-V Manager. Membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent, on the computer that you are configuring is the minimum required to complete this procedure.

To create the virtual machine to run App Controller

1. On the computer on which Hyper-V is installed, in Server Manager, click Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager. 2. In Hyper-V Manager, in the Actions pane, click New, and then click Virtual Machine. 3. On the Before You Begin page, click Next. 4. On the Specify Name and Location page, in the Name box, type the name for the virtual machine. Determine where you want to store the virtual machine, and then click Next. 5. If your host system is running Windows Server 2012, skip to the next step. If your host system is running Windows Server 2012 R2, on the Specify Generation page, ensure that Generation 1 is selected, and then click Next. 6. On the Assign Memory page, specify the amount of memory to assign to the virtual machine,

and then click Next.

4,096 megabytes (MB) of memory is the minimum that the evaluation version of App Controller requires. 7. On the Configure Networking page, select the appropriate connection to use for the virtual machine, and then click Next. 8. On the Connect Virtual Hard Disk page, select Use an existing virtual hard disk, specify the location of the App Controller virtual hard disk (VHD) file, and then click Next. 9. On the Completing the New Virtual Machine Wizard page, click Finish to create the virtual machine. 10. Right-click the virtual machine that you just created, and then click Start. The virtual machine starts. 11. Right-click the virtual machine that you just created, and then click Connect. 12. In the Install System Center window, enter the information that is needed to configure the App Controller virtual machine, as follows: a. In Computer Name, type a name for the virtual machine. b. Under Domain Information, provide the information for the domain that the virtual

6 machine will join. The optional Domain Name System (DNS) entries are required if the

domain to which the virtual machine is being added differs from the host computer domain.

You must type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the domain that the computer is joining. c. Also under Domain Information, specify the user name and password of an account that has domain administrator rights and permissions. This account will be used to join the virtual machine to the specified domain. Also ensure that this account has the user rights described in App Controller Deployment Checklist. d. Under Action Account Information, click Use domain joining credentials. e. Click Next. 13. Windows configures the virtual machine and restarts. Then Windows logs on using the credentials that you specified previously, to install and configure App Controller and other necessary software. It might take 15 minutes or more for all of the necessary software to install. 14. When the system prompts you to sign in, click Action, and then click Ctrl+Alt+Delete. 15. Enter the Administrator password that you have previously configured to log on to the virtual machine.

d.How to Configure App Controller on the Virtual Machine

After you have created the virtual machine with the evaluation virtual hard disk (VHD) and prepared the system image on the VHD, App Controller is installed and ready to use. You can now connect to the App Controller console site from the virtual machine.

To open the App Controller console

1. In Server Manager, in the navigation pane, click Local Server. 2. Under Properties, scroll sideways until you can see IE Enhanced Security Configuration. If it is set to Off, skip to the next step. Otherwise, if you want to use Internet Explorer as your web browser, perform the following actions:

7 a. Next to IE Enhanced Security Configuration, click On. b. In the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration dialog box, under Administrators, select Off. Optionally, under Users, select Off. c. Click OK. d. In the Server Manager title bar, click the refresh icon (double-arrow icon) to refresh the view and confirm that the setting has changed to Off. 3. In a web browser, specify the console website. You can specify it in the form https:// [computer name].[domain FQDN], or enter https://localhost. 4. If you are prompted to install Microsoft Silverlight, click Click now to install. When prompted, click Run to start the download and installation process, and then in the User Account Control dialog box, click Yes. Click the link to review the license agreement, and if you agree to the terms, click Install now. If prompted again, click Run add-on. 5. If you see a page that says There is a problem with this website’s security certificate, click Continue to this website (not recommended). 6. On the sign-in page, provide the user name in the format username@domain or domain\username, and provide a password. Then click Sign In. If single sign-in is enabled, you will not be prompted for credentials. 7. If you are a member of multiple user roles, you must select a user role that applies during this session. You can quickly change user roles by refreshing the browser window. 8. Set proxy credentials, if any are required. For more information about how to set proxy credentials, see Managing Connection Settings. For more information about the new features of App Controller, see App Controller in the TechNet Library.