Deploying Windows Azure Pack on Unified Compute Platform for Microsoft Private Cloud Tech Note Jason Giza/Rick Andersen Hitachi Unified Compute Platform Director is a converged platform architected to optimize Microsoft Private Cloud workloads, consisting of servers, network, and storage that is pre-built and validated at a Hitachi distribution center before arriving at a customer site. The result is an extremely reliable, high performance, highly-scalable Private Cloud infrastructure with minimal time needed to deploy. Customers can have a full Microsoft Private Cloud stood up in days, with Hitachi enterprise-class hardware and engineering giving customers the performance and availability that their high-priority application workloads require. Figure 1 shows the Unified Compute Platform components. Figure 1 Hitachi s new Unified Compute Platform Director software centralizes and automates the management of servers, storage, and networking components. Its comprehensive and simplified management significantly reduces time to value and operational costs across single or multiple data centers. Unified Compute Platform Director has deep integration into Microsoft System Center that enables faster deployment of converged infrastructure and efficient resource allocation. It also supports simple automation and orchestration for streamlined infrastructure management, and provides a foundation for your evolution to the software-defined data center. The benefits of Unified Compute Platform Director are shown in Figure 2. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 1 of 39 pages
Figure 2 An exceptionally flexible converged solution, UCP for Microsoft Private Cloud with Unified Compute Platform Director simplifies deployment and management of data centers and private cloud deployments. When combined with the Microsoft System Center suite of products and Windows Azure Pack s selfservice portal capabilities, Hitachi and Microsoft enable an enterprise-class, end-to-end Private Cloud platform that gives administrators unparalleled power and control to provide infrastructure as a service to their tenants. This document details how to deploy Microsoft Windows Azure Pack to provide self-service access for your Microsoft Private Cloud on Hitachi s Unified Compute Platform Director. This document is written for IT professionals who are responsible for administering a Microsoft Private Cloud environment with Unified Compute Platform director and intend to implement the Microsoft Windows Azure pack. It is expected that readers have basic knowledge of Microsoft Private Cloud environments and Hyper-V administration skills. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 2 of 39 pages
Solution Overview In the Hitachi Unified Compute Platform for Microsoft Private Cloud, management VMs run on a management cluster consisting of two Hitachi Compute Rack 210 rackmount servers. The two prominent virtual machines that are referenced during installation are the SQL database server (SQL.ucp.local) and the System Center Virtual Machine Manager server (SCVMM.ucp.local). This document assumes that SQL server 2012 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 are installed. To provide increased performance and scalability for Microsoft Windows Azure Pack (WAP), this architecture separates the WAP components into six different virtual machines. Each VM has a unique role that contributes to the Azure Pack operation, and can be resized/modified to address any operational requirements that arise. This modular approach allows administrators to adjust resources on-the-fly to compensate for any utilization requirements, proactive or reactive. Administrators can utilize System Center Operations Manager to monitor performance and application availability from the perspective of both the virtual hosts and their virtual machines. Hitachi also provides System Center Operations Manager management packs to extend monitoring and management capabilities through to the hardware infrastructure. Figure 3 shows the high level architecture used to deploy the Windows Azure Pack on UCP Director. Figure 1 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 3 of 39 pages
Tested Solution Components This section describes the hardware and software components that were implemented for this solution. Hardware Components The following sections describe the hardware components implemented for this solution. Table 1 Hardware Components Hardware Description Version Quantity Hitachi Virtual Storage Dual controller 80-01-25-00 1 Platform G1000 32 8 Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports Hitachi Compute Blade 500 chassis 520H B1 server blade (with CNA) 512 GB cache memory 392 600 GB 10k RPM SAS disks, SFF 32 1.6 TB Flash Module Drives 200 4 TB 7.2k RPM SAS disks LFF 8-blade chassis 2 Brocade 5460 Fibre Channel switch modules 2 Brocade VDX6746 10 GbE DCB switch modules 2 management modules 6 cooling fan modules 4 power supply modules Half-size blade 2 12-core Intel Xeon E5-2697 processor, 2.70 GHz 384 GB memory per blade 1 Fibre Channel 2-port mezzanine card from Hitachi, Slot 2 Hitachi CR210H Rack Server Full size blade 2 8-core Intel Xeon E5-2670 processors, 2.60 GHz 192 GB memory per blade 8 GB Dual HBA PCI 2.0 A0206-A-9296 7.2.1 4.1.2a 1 04-30 8 01-09 2 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 4 of 39 pages
Hardware Description Version Quantity 2 300 GB 10k RPM SAS disks 10 G dual channel NIC Brocade 6740 Ethernet switch 40-port with 10 GbE speed 4.1.2a 2 Brocade FCS648 Ethernet switch Brocade 6510 Fibre Channel switch 48-Port with 10/100/100 Mbps 2 24-port with 8-16 Gb/sec speed 7.2.1a 2 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 provides an always-available, agile, and automated foundation that you need for a continuous infrastructure cloud. This delivers enterprise-ready software-defined storage, advanced global storage virtualization, and powerful storage. Supporting always-on operations, Virtual Storage Platform G1000 includes self-service, non-disruptive migration and active-active storage clustering for zero recovery time objectives. Automate your operations with self-optimizing, policy-driven management. Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Hitachi Compute Blade 500 combines the high-end features with the high compute density and adaptable architecture you need to lower costs and protect investment. Safely mix a wide variety of application workloads on a highly reliable, scalable, and flexible platform. Add server management and system monitoring at no cost with Hitachi Compute Systems Manager, which can seamlessly integrate with Hitachi Command Suite in IT environments using Hitachi storage. Hitachi Compute Rack 210 Hitachi Compute Rack 210 is a midrange rack mountable server platform, providing advanced systems management and redundancy options. It is data center friendly, with a 1U footprint, while delivering the performance that is required to meet enterprise-level challenges. The benefits of Hitachi Compute Rack 210 are the following: Web-based management interface RAID level configuration, with up to six 2.5 inch internal drives Sustainable power-saving capabilities Configuration flexibility to meet business needs Dense 1U rack mountable design Software Components Error! Reference source not found. lists information about the software components needed to implement this solution. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 5 of 39 pages
Table 2. Software Components Software Version Hitachi Unified Compute Platform Director 3.5 Patch 2 Hitachi Command Suite 8.0 Hitachi Tuning Manager 8.0 Hitachi Compute Systems Manager 8.8 Hitachi Server Management Pack for Microsoft SCOM 2.1.0 Hitachi Storage Adapter for Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.0 Hitachi Storage Adapter for Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 1.1.0 Microsoft Windows Azure Pack 3.19.8196.21 Microsoft Systems Center Virtual Machine Manager Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 2012 R2 Datacenter Microsoft SQL Server 2014 2012 R2 Standard for Applications Hitachi Unified Compute Platform Director for Microsoft Private Cloud Hitachi Unified Compute Platform for Microsoft Cloud offers the following: Full parity across the RESTful API Command line interface Graphical user interface Unified Compute Platform Director software on the Unified Compute Platform for Microsoft Cloud integrates directly into Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2. It provides unified end-to-end infrastructure orchestration within a single interface. Unified Compute Platform Director for Microsoft Private Cloud leverages your existing storage in one of two ways: Connect to your existing Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform or Hitachi Unified Storage VM Virtualize storage arrays that you have from other vendors using Virtual Storage Platform or Unified Storage VM Hitachi Unified Compute Platform Director for Microsoft Private Cloud provides the following benefits: Centralization and automation of compute, storage, and networking components Significant reduction of time to value and operational costs across data centers Faster deployment of converged infrastructure with more efficient resource allocation Provides a foundation for the journey to the software defined datacenter using full support of the RESTful API 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 6 of 39 pages
Hitachi Command Suite Hitachi Command Suite manages virtualized storage and server infrastructures. With usability, workflow, performance, scalability, and private cloud enablement, Hitachi Command Suite lets you build sustainable infrastructures with leading storage technologies. It helps you flexibly align with changing business requirements and maximize return on IT investments. Hitachi Compute Systems Manager Hitachi Compute Systems Manager is the management software for Hitachi servers. Compute Systems Manager can be purchased with an optional Server Management Module, Network Management Module, or Server Deployment Module. Use Compute System Manager to introduce new servers into your data center environment. Hitachi Storage Adapter for Microsoft Windows PowerShell Microsoft Windows PowerShell Snap-in for Hitachi Storage allows you, as Hitachi storage administrator, to use PowerShell for Hitachi storage management functionality. This software provides a set of Hitachi storage cmdlets for discovering and managing Hitachi storage system information. With the Hitachi storage cmdlets, you can create scripts with logic and other PowerShell cmdlets to automate complex tasks. Filter, sort, and group storage information by piping the output of Hitachi storage cmdlets to PowerShell cmdlets. Hitachi Storage Adapter for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Hitachi Storage Adapter for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager integrates with the SCOM server to report and monitor Hitachi storage array status. This management pack provides object views for the storage subsystem, storage controller and port views and alerts, array drive views and status, dynamic provisioning pools view and status and RAID and LU views and status. Microsoft Windows Azure Pack Microsoft Windows Azure Pack provides self-service portal capabilities for Microsoft Private Cloud on Hitachi Unified Compute Platform direct. Windows Azure Pack enables the administrator to create private clouds by integrating with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 7 of 39 pages
Solution Implementation Deploying this solution requires the following high-level steps: 1. Configure the required virtual machines 2. Install Service Provider Foundation software 3. Configure Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 4. Create a Private Cloud in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 5. Configure SQL Server 2014 Server permissions 6. Install Microsoft Windows Azure Pack 7. Configure Microsoft Windows Azure Pack administrator portal 8. Configure and login to Microsoft Windows Azure Pack tenant portal Your checklist might vary based on your environment. More information about each of these steps is included in the following sections. Configure Virtual Machines Deploying Windows Azure Pack requires the creation of seven new virtual machines. Table 1 shows the recommended name and hardware profile for each. Each of these VMs should be deployed to the UCP Director management cluster. This will ensure that the virtual machines are on the same network and domain as the SQL Server instance and Microsoft System Center VMM R2 server. Table 3 Virtual Machine Specifications VM Name vcpus RAM Operating System SPF 2 4 GB Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 WAP-AdminAPI 2 4 GB WAP-AdminAuth 2 4 GB WAP-AdminPortal 2 4 GB WAP-TenantAPI 2 4 GB WAP-TenantAuth 2 4 GB WAP-TenantPortal 2 4 GB Installing Service Provider Foundation The Service Provider Foundation software is located on the Microsoft System Center Orchestrator ISO/Installation package. Locate the Orchestrator installation media and mount/attach it to the SPF virtual machine. 1. Login to the SPF server with an account that has administrator privileges. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 8 of 39 pages
2. Pre-requisites for the installation of Service Provider Foundation are listed on this site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj642899.aspx Enable the required roles/features on the SPF virtual machine and install the software listed in the pre-requisites before moving on to the next install step. 3. As part of the installation process, a service account created in Active Directory is used. You should pre-stage this account before proceeding. The account name used is svc_spf and it is stored in the UCP OU. 4. Launch the System Center Orchestrator setup installer. 5. Click on the Service Provider Foundation link in the bottom right corner under Standalone Installers. Figure 2 6. Select the Install option to begin the Service Provider Foundation installation 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 9 of 39 pages
Figure 3 7. After the pre-requisite check passes, fill in the appropriate information on the SQL database configuration page. Figure 4 On the following screen, the default values should be correct. Leave the Generate self-signed certificate option selected. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 10 of 39 pages
Figure 5 8. On the Configure the Admin web service page, select the Service Account option under Application pool credentials. Then provide the login credentials of the service account created in Step 2. Figure 6 9. Use the same account credentials for the Provider web service, the VMM web service, and the Usage web service. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 11 of 39 pages
Figure 7 10. Provide account credentials for the VMM web service. Figure 8 11. Provide account credentials for the Usage web service. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 12 of 39 pages
Figure 9 12. Finish the Service Provider Foundation installation. 13. Use Windows Update or Windows Catalog to download and install Upgrade Rollup 4 for SPF (http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/search.aspx?q=2992021) 14. Open up Computer Management and expand the Local Users and Groups menu. Select Groups and locate the newly installed groups beginning with SPF_. Add your service account (in this case, ucp\svc_spf ) to each of these Local Groups (SPF_Admin, SPF_Provider, SPF_Usage, and SPF_VMM) 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 13 of 39 pages
Figure 10 Close the Computer Management console and log out of the SPF server. Configuring System Center Virtual Machine Manager 1. Log in to your SCVMM server (SCVMM.ucp.local) with domain credentials that have access to the SCVMM Administrator console. 2. Ensure that SCVMM is upgraded to update rollup 4. Information and instructions can be found here: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2992024/en-us Note: If this is a UCP installation with Unified Compute Platform Director software, consult with your Hitachi representative before upgrading your SCVMM management server to new update rollup revisions. 3. When all update rollups have been applied, open the SCVMM Administrator Console 4. Navigate to Settings, then to Security. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 14 of 39 pages
Figure 11 5. Under the User Roles menu find the Administrator role, right click it, and bring up properties. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 15 of 39 pages
Figure 12 6. Click the Add button and then insert the service account used in the SPF installation above (in this example, ucp\svc_spf) Figure 13 Creating a Cloud within SCVMM Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager R2 serves out resources to end users with the concept of a Cloud, which can be defined from the SCVMM Administrator console. Each cloud defines which resources are being made available, and during the Azure Pack configuration you ll be able to determine which users can access those clouds. To create a new cloud, follow these steps: 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 16 of 39 pages
1. From the main VMs and Services menu, right click the Clouds entry in the toolbar and select the Create Cloud option. Figure 14 2. Give the Cloud a Name and a Description Figure 15 3. Select the host group(s) that will be used with this cloud. Any virtual hosts in these groups will be available for VM placement when end users access the cloud with the Azure Pack portal. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 17 of 39 pages
Figure 16 4. Select the logical networks that will be utilized by the VMs in this cloud. Any virtual networks within the logical networks will be automatically be made available when Azure Pack administrators are providing network access to its tenants. Figure 17 5. Continue the Create Cloud Wizard and add any Load Balancers, VIP Templates, Port Classification, and Storage that are needed. 6. Add a directory path for the library server where VMs may be stored by end users. In the bottom field add library shares that contain any templates that are to be utilized to deploy VMs by end users. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 18 of 39 pages
Figure 18 7. Set the thresholds for utilization of the CPUs, memory, storage, quotas, and number of VMs within the cloud resources. Figure 19 8. Select VM capability profiles that will be available within the cloud. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 19 of 39 pages
Figure 20 9. Confirm all the details in the summary, then finalize creation of the cloud. Repeat the above steps to create another cloud for consumption, if necessary. Configuring SQL Server Permissions In order for the service account used for SPF installation to have correct permissions, you will need to log in to the SQL server and enable that account to have the appropriate privileges. 1. Login to the SQL server 2. Open the SQL Management studio with credentials that have administrative privileges to the database server 3. Expand the Databases entry in the Object Explorer Pane and find the Service Provider Foundation database. By default the database is named SCSPFDB. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 20 of 39 pages
Figure 21 4. Expand the Security entry, then the Users entry, and locate the service account used during the Service Provider Foundation installation (ex. ucp\svc_spf). Highlight that user, right-click, and select Properties. 5. Select the Membership page from the left-side menu and check off the db_owner entry to give the user account ownership privileges. Click OK to complete the action, and then exit the SQL Management Studio. Figure 22 Installing Windows Azure Pack Roles This section outlines the steps to install the individual roles on the Azure Pack VMs created in a previous step. The table here shows which roles to install with the process listed below: 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 21 of 39 pages
Table 4 WAP Roles for each Virtual Machine VM Name Role(s) WAP-AdminAPI Windows Azure Pack: Admin API WAP-AdminAuth Windows Azure Pack: Admin Authentication Site WAP-AdminPortal Windows Azure Pack: Admin Site WAP-TenantAPI Windows Azure Pack: Tenant API & Tenant Public API WAP-TenantAuth Windows Azure Pack: Tenant Authentication Site WAP-TenantPortal Windows Azure Pack: Tenant Site 1. Log in to one of the Windows Azure Pack VMs (e.g. WAP-AdminAuth) using a domain account with administrative privileges 2. Download and run Microsoft s Web Platform Installer from this link: http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx 3. Highlight the Products menu item at the top of the window and then enter Windows Azure Pack into the search field located at the top right. Figure 23 4. Find the associated role(s) for each VM according to Table 2. Click on the Add button for the required role(s) and then click the Install button at the bottom of the screen. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 22 of 39 pages
Figure 24 5. After the install of each role completes, you ll be prompted to open a page to configure the role. Select configure now to proceed. Figure 25 6. On the Database Server Setup page, enter the SQL database server name (sql.ucp.local), and change the Authentication Type to Windows Authentication. Enter a unique string in the Passphrase field, and be sure to use that same passphrase for all of the different roles. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 23 of 39 pages
Figure 26 7. Confirm the details and proceed with the configuration. Figure 27 8. Once the install and configuration is complete across all 6 virtual machines, you re ready to start initializing Windows Azure pack for use. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 24 of 39 pages
Configuring Windows Azure Pack Administrator Portal Once the installation is complete, you re ready to configure the Windows Azure Pack portal to manage VM clouds for end users. 1. Login to the WAP-AdminPortal VM and open up Internet Explorer Note: Be sure that any proxy settings are off or disabled for local sites. 2. Connect to https://localhost:30091/ Alternately, you can reach this website from any other machine on the same network by opening a browser and connecting to https://<adminportalvmname>:30091 for example: https://wap-adminportal.ucp.local:30091/ 3. Upon connecting to the site, select the option to Continue to the website despite the certificate warning Figure 28 4. Run through the brief tutorial or close it out to begin the configuration Figure 29 5. On the left side of the Service Management portal, select VM Clouds and then select the Register System Center Service Provider Foundation link in the center of the page. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 25 of 39 pages
Figure 30 6. Enter the SPF server FQDN into the URL example listed for example, https://spf.ucp.local:8090/ For the username and password, use the service account that was used in the installation of the SPF server (ucp\svc_spf) Figure 31 7. Select the Clouds menu item, then select Use an Existing Virtual Machine Cloud Provider to Provision Virtual Machines 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 26 of 39 pages
Figure 32 8. Enter the SCVMM server s FQDN in the Virtual Machine Manager Server FQDN field and click the Register button The registration task should give a success notification at the bottom of the screen and the SCVMM VM cloud should be listed on the screen, as shown below: Figure 33 9. Next, use the navigation frame on the left hand side and select Plans. Select the Create a New Hosting Plan link on that page to create a new plan. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 27 of 39 pages
Figure 34 10. Assign a relevant name for the hosting plan that reflects which resources will be used and/or which tenants will be utilizing them. Then click the arrow to continue. Figure 35 Select the Virtual Machine Clouds service, then click the arrow to finish the process. Figure 36 11. After the job finishes, you should see the new plan in place. Click on the blue arrow next to the plan name to continue the plan configuration process. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 28 of 39 pages
Figure 37 12. This will bring up the plan properties page. From here, click on the arrow next to the Virtual Machine Clouds under the Plan Services heading. Figure 38 13. On the Virtual Machine Clouds page, use the pull-down menus to select your SCVMM server and the appropriate Cloud to manage with this plan. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 29 of 39 pages
Figure 39 14. Once selected, continue down the menu and set usage limits for the hosts/resources being utilized by the plan as needed. 15. Further down the page, define the virtual networks to be made available in this plan, any hardware profiles, and any VM templates that end users will be able to utilize to provision virtual machines. Figure 40 16. Finally there are options to include gallery items and configure some additional settings/capabilities for end users. Once these options have been selected according to preference, click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save all of the settings for the plan. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 30 of 39 pages
Figure 41 17. (Optional) Now the plan is available to start being published, or made available to end users. By default the plan is Private, meaning you can pre-stage users or send them invitations to utilize those resources, but the plan will not allow any users to view and request access from their main portal. Figure 42 18. If the desired configuration is a public plan that any end users can sign up for, you can change that by clicking the Change Access button at the bottom of the screen. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 31 of 39 pages
Figure 43 19. Confirm making the plan public by clicking "YES". Figure 44 20. (Optional) There are additional settings available in the other plan options that can be accessed by navigating to Settings at the top of the page. Figure 45 In this menu you can setup an invitation code, if desired, or change the allowed number of subscriptions from a single user account. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 32 of 39 pages
21. (Optional) As seen in Figure 46, the User Accounts menu item also provides the ability to adjust more settings in relation to how users interact with the portal. You can toggle the account settings or stage new accounts for use with the Azure Pack portal. Figure 46 Figure 47 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 33 of 39 pages
Using the Windows Azure Pack Tenant Portal After the Administrator portal has been configured, end users are now capable of logging onto the tenant portal and accessing the resources made available. 1. To access the WAP tenant portal, direct a secure web browser to the URL of the tenant portal server, port 30081. In this example, it is https://wap-tenport.ucp.local:30081 2. You ll need to click the Continue to this website link until the secure certificates are installed/updated appropriately. Figure 48 The portal login page should load, as seen here: Figure 49 3. When new users sign up, they can select the Sign Up option above the login boxes, and then provide a username (in the form of an email address) and a password. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 34 of 39 pages
Figure 50 4. Once the signup is complete, new users will see a management portal tour to inform them of some of the WAP features. They can proceed through the 5-step tutorial or close it out to begin management. Figure 51 In order to access any of the resources available, users will need a subscription. This could either be manually assigned by the administrator from the Administrator portal, or if there are public plans available (see the previous section), users can sign themselves up. 5. This is accomplished by clicking the + sign in the bottom left hand corner and expanding the user s account ( My Account ). From there, users can choose to Add Subscription. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 35 of 39 pages
Figure 52 6. From there, a list of available public plans are shown. Users can select a plan to utilize and click the check mark in the corner to process that request. Figure 53 Once the user is enrolled in a valid plan, new features and capabilities will be show on the menu on the left side of the screen, depending on what that plan enables. In this case, you ll see new entries for Virtual Machines and Networks, since the hosting plan features VM Clouds. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 36 of 39 pages
Figure 54 Now users can start doing tasks, again depending on which privileges the administrator has enabled. For example, here is the process to create a simple virtual machine using one of the templates that has been made available to this particular user. 7. From the Virtual Machines menu, click on the + NEW button in the bottom left corner. 8. A new dialog box opens with options for VM creation. Select Standalone Virtual Machine, then Quick Create, and the menu will allow you to select which Template to use. Figure 55 9. Give the VM a name, along with the template, and an Administrator password, and submit the job by clicking the check mark next to CREATE VM INSTANCE. This submits the job and also brings up a status bar that displays the job progress as it moves along. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 37 of 39 pages
Figure 56 When the job is complete, the task bar will reflect that, the VM Status column will reflect that the creation is complete, and the VM will now be online and available to manage, with most of those options previously defined by the plan administrator. 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 38 of 39 pages
Conclusion After the initial setup described here, administrators may choose to add or configure additional components that allow for greater usability, added features, or enhanced security. A few of those steps are listed below, and Microsoft has provided documentation on this configuration on their Building Clouds blog here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/ Issue certificates to ensure secure communication over HTTPS Configure Active Directory federation services to federate identities in Microsoft Windows Azure Pack Reconfigure user-friendly portal names for easier HTTPS access Install/Configure Cloud Cruiser for advanced metering/charging Enable self-service database with SQL Server and/or self-service websites Given the extensibility and customization options that Microsoft Windows Azure Pack presents, there are multiple possibilities beyond what was outlined here. Additional information for installing and configure Windows Azure Pack can be found on Microsoft TechNet. Deploy Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server Windows Azure Pack Installation Checklist Administer Plans and Add-ons 2015, Hitachi Data Systems, Inc. Page 39 of 39 pages