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Microsoft Windows Admin Center is a web based App working in your modern browser like Edge or Chrome to manage your datacenter infrastructure. You can download it here
You can manage Windows Servers, Windows10 Desktops, Clusters, Hyperconverged Clusters, Storage Spaces Direct and more in a Hybrid environment and that’s what I like.
My Servers can be on-premises or in the Cloud like Azure and will manage them with Windows Admin Center.
Download the Windows Admin Center Overview Poster
Here you find all the Microsoft documentation about Windows Admin Center
When you have Windows Admin Center running you can register with Microsoft Azure first in the settings of Windows Admin Center.
Register to your Azure Subscription, just follow the instructions.
Install Azure Backup Extension at Available extensions.
From here the basic settings are done and we will have a look at my MVP LAB to backup a virtual Server.
Windows Admin Center in Domain MVPLAB.CLOUD
I have selected stormtrooper01.mvplab.cloud Windows Server 2019 and on the left Azure Backup.
You can read here more about Microsoft Azure Backup
Click on setup Azure Backup.
Here you select the Azure Subscription and the Backup Vault
and this will be a system state backup.
Next Step is Backup Schedule and Encryption key.
IMPORTANT: Keep this Encryption key somewhere save !
You need this key for recovery and Microsoft does not have access to that key.
Azure Backup Schedule settings.
When you apply here it will setup the Azure backup agent and your policies.
Backup is scheduled.
Here I did the Backup by hand.
Here you see the backup in the Azure Backup Vault.
Backup done via Windows Admin Center 😉
Here you see a video from Microsoft Mechanics at Ignite with Jeff Woolsey
Follow Windows Admin Center here on Twitter
Don’t forget to give feedback or great ideas !
I really like to work with Microsoft Windows Admin Center for managing my Hybrid workloads Windows Servers in Azure Cloud Services but also our On-premises Servers on Hyper-V and VMware platform. Even our physical Windows Servers can be managed from Windows Admin Center.
You can extend on-premises deployments of Windows Server to the cloud by using Azure hybrid services. These cloud services provide an array of useful functions, including the following:
Azure hybrid services work with Windows Servers in the following configurations:
I’m working with Windows Admin Center since day one, and you see the hybrid management tool evolving with great new features to make your life as an Administrator more easier. For example you get notifications when there are updates in extensions.
Notification details about update Extensions
When you click on the link “Go to Extensions” you will see the Extensions installed and the Updates which you can install from there.
Here you see an Azure Security Center Extension update.
There are not only Microsoft extensions, but also third party solution extensions and you could build your own extension for your solution. Here you find all the information about Windows Admin Center Extensions
Third Party Windows Admin Center Extensions
Installing a New extension is easy to do, the Azure Cloud Shell (Preview) was the last extension I installed in my Azure MVP Lab to work with. Azure Cloud Shell is an interactive, authenticated, browser-accessible shell for managing Azure resources. It provides the flexibility of choosing the shell experience that best suits the way you work, either Bash or PowerShell. Cloud Shell enables access to a browser-based command-line experience built with Azure management tasks in mind. So how does this look in Windows Admin Center?
Install the Azure Cloud Shell (Preview) Extension
You find the Installed Azure Cloud Shell in the pulldown menu of WAC
Copy your code here https://microsoft.com/devicelogin
You will see this screen when you copy-paste the code
When you go back to Windows Admin Center you will see you are connected with Azure Cloud Shell CLI 😉
Azure Cloud Shell in Windows Admin Center
from here you can manage all your Azure Cloud Services via the Azure Cloud Shell CLI with Bash or Powershell.
Here you find more about Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell tools and Features.
you can add an Azure Network Adapter to your on-premises servers to help you securely connect the server to an Azure Virtual Network.
Read more about adding Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (Preview) in the top 10 Features of Windows Server 2019. Nice link speed of 40 Gbps 😉
For Management of your Windows Servers you need some tools and consoles. Windows Admin Center is supporting you to get the Management consoles in one place to do your administration and updates.
The next tree Features are in Windows Admin Center to manage your Windows Server.
Powershell inside WAC of my Domain Controller
Windows PowerShell is a task-based command-line shell and scripting language designed especially for system administration. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users control and automate the administration of the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.
Here you find more information about Windows Commands
Windows Update in Windows Admin Center.
Of course you need to update your Windows Servers, and what I like in WAC is that you get the information if an update needs a reboot before you click on Install Updates. This option is good for my Azure MVP Lab but when you need to update more then 100 Servers, you would do that centrally managed like with Update Management solution in Azure
Windows Remote Desktop in WAC
Remote Desktop is one of the Features of Windows Admin Center, to take over the desktop for installations of Applications for example.
Windows Admin Center got a lot more Features and Tools to Manage your Windows Servers in a Hybrid world.
Like these :
You can install the following Resources to Manage with WAC
Windows Admin Center Overview
Microsoft Windows Admin Center is the New Management tool for your Hybrid IT Management to Controle your Servers for your Business. It got all the Management consoles covered of Windows Servers to manage from one tool.
It’s easy to use and It keeps you Up-to-date of what is happening on your Windows Server but also what is New and updated. With Microsoft Windows Admin Center your are learning on the job and that’s what I Like 😉
Hope you will use Microsoft Windows Admin Center too for your Business, download it here for Free!
You don’t want to miss this Awesome Microsoft Ignite 2019 Event of the Year in Orlando, Florida !
If you can’t attend, don’t worry you can follow the Live Stream of MS Ignite here
Or here on Microsoft Ignite YouTube Channel
Have a look at the Microsoft Ignite 2019 Agenda
Plan your sessions for Microsoft Ignite 2019 ( More 1000+)
Download the Microsoft Events Mobile App for MS Ignite 2019 here
Follow @MS_Ignite on Twitter here
First of all Thank you for following me and Sharing Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Management content on Social Media 🙂 Sharing & Learning Together is Better.Â
Here some work I did for the Community in 2018 :
Rocking with Azure in the Classroom !
I will continue every day sharing knowledge with the Community and continue my Free work on MVPbuzz Friday for Education to get Azure Cloud Technology in the Classroom for Teachers and Students.
The trend I see for 2019 is more Infrastructure and Security by Code with Microsoft Azure DevOps
and of course you have to be in Control with Microsoft Azure Monitor
I will write a blogpost in January 2019 about Microsoft Azure Hub-Spoke model by Enterprise Design 4 of 4 : Optimize your Azure Workload.
More Items in 2019 to come :
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Deep Dive into Windows Server 2019 Updates with Jeff Woolsey Principal PM of the Windows Server Team.
See here what’s New in Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Builds
Windows Insider Program for Server allows you deploy the Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview builds in your enterprise. The docs cover the new enterprise features we’d like you to test and describes how to do the most common tasks.
Windows Insider Server program:
https://aka.ms/WindowsServerInsider
Download Windows Server 2019 preview:
https://aka.ms/WindowsServer2019Preview
Windows Admin Center:
https://aka.ms/DownloadWAC
Download Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview and Windows Admin Center Now !
Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Join Microsoft on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 for a virtual experience to learn tips and tricks for modernizing your infrastructure and applications—regardless of whether you’re running Windows Server on-premises or in the cloud.
Here you find more Microsoft Information about the Windows Server Summit 2018
Here are some Microsoft Azure links for Information :
Create your Azure Free Account Today here
Microsoft Azure Get started documentation
Microsoft Azure Technical Docs Online
Microsoft Azure Architecture Information
Microsoft Azure Self-Paced Courses on Edx
Microsoft Azure Friday on Channel 9
Follow on Twitter :
Microsoft Azure Services 101 Cards
From here you can get the Azure Container Instances Information
Go and see for your self the Microsoft Azure 101 Cards
Microsoft Azure Security Interactive
