DATACENTER MANAGEMENT 15 Months on Managing Windows Servers with Windows Admin Center
Jan-Tore Pedersen DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Jan-Tore Pedersen
Senior Consultant @ GTGlobal https://jtpedersen.com Twitter:jantorep DATACENTER MANAGEMENT
Who is using Windows Admin Center? DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Lightweight & fast deployment
Access from anywhere! Internet connection not required
Internet Publish to DNS & open firewall On-Premises
Client browser
HTTP S Windows Web server Admin Gateway Center
PowerShell / WMI over WinRM
Managed nodes DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Lightweight & fast deployment
Client browser
Windows Admin Center
Managed nodes DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Lightweight & fast deployment
Client browser
Windows Admin Center
Managed nodes
User request DATACENTER Lightweight & fast deployment MANAGEMENT DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Manage multiple environments
https://WACgateway. https://WACgateway. https://WACgateway. environmentA.com environmentB.com environmentC.com DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Manage servers anywhere
Internet
On-Premises DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Protection at two layers
Secure access to Windows Admin Center • HTTPS communication 1 • Active Directory & local groups • Multi-factor authentication & conditional access with Azure Active Directory
Secure access to managed servers 2 • Role-based access control (RBAC) • Delegation for single sign-on • Local administrator password solution (LAPS) DATACENTER MANAGEMENT
How Does it look?
Demo DATACENTER MANAGEMENT All your servers & clusters All your tools
Windows Server (SAC) Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 Overview Registry Windows Server 2012 Certificates Remote Desktop Windows Server 2008 R2 Devices Roles and Features Windows 10 Events Scheduled Tasks Files Services Firewall Storage Local Users and Groups Storage Replica Network Updates PowerShell Virtual Machines Processes Virtual Switches DATACENTER Troubleshooting, configuration, and MANAGEMENT maintenance
Overview Remote Desktop Overview Dashboard Apps & Features Roles & Features Disks Virtual Machines Certificates Scheduled Tasks Networks Virtual Switches Devices Services Overview Servers Events Storage Settings Volumes Files Storage Migration Service Virtual Machines Drives Firewall Storage Replica Virtual Switches Virtual Networks Local Users & Groups System Insights SDN Monitoring Networks Updates Settings PowerShell Virtual Machines Processes Virtual Switches Registry Settings DATACENTER MANAGEMENT
Feature tour
Demo DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Extensibility
Windows Admin Center is a platform and extensibility has been built in from the beginning
Working with partners to build out ecosystem of solutions and tools
Information about the SDK is available from Windows Admin Center documentation site.
SDK download available on GitHub DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Third-party extentions
• Lenovo – xClarity • Squared Up – Server Perspective for SCOM • DataON – MUST – Hyper converged admin • Fujitsu – ServerView Health • More coming... DATACENTER MANAGEMENT
Extensions
Demo DATACENTER MANAGEMENT Windows Admin Center 1904
• Shared Connections • AD Directory, DNS, DHCP Tool • Dark Mode • Containers Tool • Azure Hybrid Services • Azure Monitor • Azure File Sync • +++++++ lot’s more • https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-Admin- Center-Blog/Windows-Admin-Center-1904-GA-update-is- now-available/ba-p/443407 DATACENTER MANAGEMENT What should you use WAC for?
Let me show you what i use in WAC when i do deployments DATACENTER MANAGEMENT DATACENTER MANAGEMENT
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Hardening Windows Server
Orin Thomas