Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

forWindows Server 2008 and R2www.microsoft.com/vmservicing

Overview

Virtual Machine Management Challenges

What are Solution Accelerators?

Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

Next Steps

What are Solution Accelerators?

Automation Tools and Guidance

Accelerate the adoption of Microsoft technology

2.0 Million Downloads

Our Approach

Automated IT assessment, planning and deployment tools

Tested best practices including infrastructure design and security guides

Multi-product approach

Scripts and Code

Models

Guidance

Tools

Accelerators for IT Planning

PLAN

Windows 7,Windows Server 2008

and Hyper-V Security Guide

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

(MDT)

Offline VM Servicing Tool

(OVMST)

Service Level

Dashboard

MOFCompliance

Microsoft Assessment and

Planning Toolkit (MAP)

InfrastructurePlanning and Design

Guides (IPD)

Save weeks of server deployment time

ReduceCompliance Risk

Reduce Pre-Sales Time by 60% (hours instead of days)Systex Corporation – Gold Cert. Partner

Reduce hardening cycle by 3-12 months

Track AvailabilityEnd-to-End

Virtual Machine Management

How do you protect offline virtual machines from security threats?

Virtual Machine Management - Offline Servicing Challenges

Dormant VM’s

Misses Tuesday’s security patch; wakes up to a virus attack on Wednesday

Infected VM attacks network

Did not get the memo and is now out of compliance

Enterprises can have hundreds of dormant VM’s offline for extended periods

Servicing VM’s is largely manual

Some product support exists, but IT Pros left to do integration

No standard Microsoft tools to automate process - administrators write their own

Support for newer client platforms emerging but lack of support for older platforms - W2K3, XP, Vista, WS08

How is it Currently Done? (without Offline VM Servicing Tool)

Importance of Keeping VM’s up to date: Performance, Risk and Cost

Un-patched VM can lower productivity while waiting for started VM to be patched

VM’s can increase risk of error, security breach unless properly patched

Lower Productivity cost

Higher Risk Mitigation cost

Proactive patching of offline VM’s fight cost

The Solution to VM Management Offline Virtual Machine Servicing ToolAutomatically services dormant VMs

Applies service patches to OS & applications

Integration of System Center Products

System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM 2007, VMM 2008)

Configuration Manager (2007, SP1, R2)

Windows server update service (3.0,SP1)

OVMST Features

Admin user interface for selecting VM’s to patchUI screens developed using System Center User Interface framework

Automating common patching tasks (Move VM, Start VM, Apply Patch, Shutdown VM etc.)

Using Power shell cmdlets

Requesting update client for an updated policyUsing SDK for ConfigMgr

Using WMI for WSUS

Status reporting

Support W2K3, XP, Vista, WS08 and R2 VM’s

Support for Virtual Server and Hyper-V environments

How the Tool Works

Offline VMServicing Tool

Maintenance Network

ConfigMgr 2007 or WSUS

Maintenance Hosts

2 Get VM list3 Create VM Group4 Select Maint. Hosts5 Schedule Svc. Job

8 Start VMs9 Check for Updates

10 Apply Updates

1 Read Library

11 Check Update Status12 Shutdown VMs13 Move VMs to lib.

7 Move VMs from lib.6 Choose Maint. Host

14 Loop Until Done

VMM 2008 VMM Library

OVMST - Summary

Features

Keep offline virtualized servers up to date, protected from security threats

Benefits

Boost security of network infrastructure

Lower IT service and labor costs by automating offline VM patching

Increase productivity by reducing time needed to securely bring virtualized servers back online

www.microsoft.com/vmservicing

Next Steps

Download OVMST for free at:www.microsoft.com/vmservicing

Download Other Windows Server Solution Accelerators

Windows Server Solution Accelerators: www.microsoft.com/WSSA

MAP Toolkit: www.microsoft.com/MAP

MDT Toolkit: www.microsoft.com/deployment

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