Evaluating Orchestrator in System Center 2016 by Using a Preconfigured VHD
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Published: September 22, 2016
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Evaluating Orchestrator in System Center 2016 by Using a Preconfigured VHD
This document describes how to use a preconfigured virtual hard disk (VHD) to create a virtual machine for System Center 2016 Orchestrator so that you can evaluate the features of Orchestrator. All of the software that is necessary for this evaluation is included in the VHD.
For an overview and for more information about the features of Orchestrator, Service Management Automation and Service Provider Foundation, see respective sections on TechNet.
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 System Center 2016 Orchestrator expires 180 days after installation.
The evaluation version of Microsoft SQLServer expires 180 days after installation.
You cannot use the evaluation version of SQLServer in a production environment.
The evaluation versions of Orchestrator and SQLServer are in English only.
Evaluating Orchestrator by Using a Preconfigured VHD Topics
How to Prepare a Computer to Host the Orchestrator Virtual Machine
Describes how to prepare a computer to host the virtual machine for Orchestrator.
How to Create the Virtual Machine to Run Orchestrator
Describes how to use Hyper-V Manager to create the virtual machine to run Orchestrator.
How to Configure SQL Server on the Virtual Machine to Run Orchestrator
Before you configure Orchestrator or other components on the virtual machine, you must have a supported version of Microsoft SQL Server installed and configured. You can either install the evaluation version of SQLServer2014 that is included on the virtual machine by using this procedure, or use an existing instance of SQL Server in your environment.
After you have made the preparations and created the virtual machine, you can then install Orchestrator. Right-click the Setup Orchestrator icon on the desktop of the virtual machine. For complete installation instructions see How to Install Orchestrator on a Single Computer.
How to Prepare a Computer to Host the Orchestrator Virtual Machines
You can use the following information to prepare a computer to host the Orchestrator virtual machine.
The following are some recommendations and requirements for the computer that hosts the Orchestrator virtual machine:
We recommend that you use a computer with a Dual-Core Pentium4, 2.1gigahertz (GHz) (x64) processor or greater.
We recommend that you have at least 30gigabytes (GB) of hard disk space available for the virtual machine.
You must have at least 8GB of memory available for the virtual machine.
To prepare the computer to host the Orchestrator virtual machine, do the following:
Install and configure Windows Server2016 or Windows Server2012R2. Windows Server2016 is recommended. Evaluation versions of these operating systems are available, for example, the evaluation version at Download Windows Server 2012 R2 on the TechNet Evaluation Center.
Install and configure the Hyper-V role in Windows Server2016 or Windows Server2012R2. 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 Orchestrator virtual hard disk (VHD) file.
To extract the VHD file
1.Download the self-extractingSC2016_SCO_VHD.exe file and all of the related .bin files to the computer that is running Hyper-V.2.Place the set of downloaded files (.exe file plus .bin files) into a separate folder.
3.For the self-extracting .exe file, complete the following steps:
a.Double-click the self-extracting .exe file to begin the wizard that extracts the VHD file.
b.Click Next and then review the software license terms. If you accept the terms, click I accept the agreement, and then click Next.
c.Provide the folder location where you want to save the extracted VHD file, and then click Next.
d.To extract the VHD file, click Extract.
e.After the wizard finishes, click Finish. To confirm that the VHD file has been extracted, open the destination folder that you specified.
How to Create the Virtual Machine to Run Orchestrator
You can use the following procedure to create the virtual machine to run Orchestrator 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 Orchestrator
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 Server2012, skip to the next step.
If your host system is running Windows Server2012R2 or Windows Server 2016, 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.
Note
4,096megabytes (MB) of memory is the minimum that Orchestrator 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 Orchestrator VHD, and then click Next to complete the wizard.
9.In Hyper-V Manager, right-click the virtual machine that you just created, and then click Start.
10.Right-click the virtual machine that you just started, and then click Connect.
11.On the region and language page, select the appropriate settings for Country or region, App language, and Keyboard layout, and then click Next.
12.Click Do this laterwhen prompted for the product key.
13.On the Please read the license terms page, review the license agreement. If you agree with the terms, click I accept.
14.On the Administrator account password page, enter and reenter a password for the built-in administrator account. Click Finish.
15.When the system prompts you to sign in, click Action, and then click Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
16.Specify the Administrator password that you have previously configured to log on to the virtual machine.
After the initial setup of Windows Server® Technical Preview is complete, you can change the virtual machine's computer name, and you must join the virtual machine to an Active Directory domain. The name of the computer cannot exceed 15 characters. In addition, you can do the following:
Perform any necessary network configuration, such as assigning a static IP address to the virtual machine.
Create a domain account for the Orchestrator administrator and add that account to the local Administrators group on the virtual machine.
Log on to the virtual machine using the account that you created for the Orchestrator administrator.
17.In Server Manager, in the navigation pane, click Local Server.
18.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:
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.
Note
This evaluation VHD has a Remote Desktop setting of Don’t allow connections to this computer. You must change this setting if you intend to connect to this computer by using Remote Desktop.
For more information about the features that are included in this release of Orchestrator, Service Management Automation and Service Provider Foundation, see Orchestrator, Service Management AutomationandService Provider Foundation[A1] in the TechNet Library.
How to Configure SQL Server on the Virtual Machine to Run Orchestrator
The procedure describes how to configure SQL Server for System Center Orchestrator if you do not already have a SQL Server available. You must have membership in the local Administrators group, or equivalent permissions, on the computer that you are configuring. Also, be sure that you are logged in using a domain account before you perform this procedure.
How to configure SQL Server on the virtual machine
1.On the desktop of the virtual machine, right-click the icon Configure SQL Server (do this first), and then click Run as administrator.2.On the Setup Support Rules page, click OK.
3.On the next Setup Support Rules page, click Next.
4.On the Product Key page, ensure that Specify a free edition and Evaluation are selected, and then click Next.
5.On the License Terms page, review the license terms. If you agree with the terms, select I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
6.On the Global Rules page, click Next.
7.On the Microsoft Update page, optionally indicate whether you want to use the Microsoft Update services to check for updates, and then click Next.
8.Click Next on these pages of the wizard: Complete Image Rules, Select a Prepared Feature and Feature Review.
9.On the Instance Configuration page, select Default instance, and then click Next.
10.On the Server Configuration page, set the following settings with the account name with a domain account and provide the domain password.
SQL Server Agent
SQL Server Database Engine
SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server Integration Services
Change the Startup Type to Automatic for the above features, and then click Next.
11.On the Database Engine Configuration page, click Add Current User, and then click Next.
12.On the Analysis Services Configuration page, click Add Current User, and then click Next.
14.On the Ready to Complete Image page, click Complete.
15.On the Complete page, after SQL Server is installed and configured, click Close.
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