An introduction on the architecture, deployment and best practice deploying SMA to automate clouds and datacenters. How to install is covered too as well as basics on Powershell workflows.

1. Service Management Automation
From zero to hero….
Michael Rüefli
Cloud Architect @itnetx gmbh (CH)
Email: michael.rueefli@itnetx.ch
Blog: www.miru.ch
Twitter: @drmiru

2. What I am focused on…

3. Agenda

4. So which one to go for?
SC Orchestrator SMA
Better together ?

5. Why go for SMA?

6. SMA Architecture

7. SMA Solution Stack
WAP Admin
Portal
REST API
Web Service
WorkerWorkerWorker
SMA DB
SCOM
SCSM
SCCM
SCVMM
SCORCH

8. SMA Web Service &
Runbook Worker
Admin Portal
Typical Enterprise Deployment
SMA Web Service &
Runbook Worker
Admin Portal
SQL Always On SQL Always On

9. Installation

10. DEMO
SMA Deployment

11. Administration

12. SMA Object Types

13. PowerShell Workflows

14. About_Powershell_Workflows

15. Powershell Workflow Anatomy
Parameter Block
Get Connection Info
Inline Script

16. Variable / Parameter Scoping

17. Variable / Parameter Scoping
VS.

18. DEMO
Creating Runbooks

19. Runbook nesting
INLINE

20. Runbook nesting
EXTERN

21. External Systems Integration

22. PS Modules <-> SCORCH IPs

23. DEMO Practical Example:
Hyper-V Replica Management

24. Current Limitations

25. Notes from the field

26. Field Notes: Debugging / Logging

27. Field Notes: Runbook Authoring
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714428(v=vs.85).aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/09/18/free-ebook-system-center-
designing-orchestrator-runbooks.aspx
http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator/archive/2014/03/27/authoring-sma-runbooks-in-the-
powershell-ise.aspx

28. Field Notes: Security

29. Useful Resources
http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/Service-Management-fcd75828
http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud
http://blogs.technet.com/b/orchestrator
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/12/26/powersh
ell-workflows-the-basics.aspx

30. WIN A TICKET FOR SCU
EUROPE
17. – 19. SEPT. 2014
BASEL (SWITZERLAND)
Question:
Within a PS Workflow, non-native
Workflow actions can be executed
inside an …………….

31. THANK YOU!
Michael Rüefli
Cloud Architect @itnetx gmbh (CH)
Email: michael.rueefli@itnetx.ch
Blog: www.miru.ch
Twitter: @drmiru