Tag: WAPack
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System Center & Windows Azure Pack – IaaS Usage Metering Configuration Check
Two weeks ago I decided to write a PowerShell script for the purpose to check the whole IaaS usage metering configuration of System Center & Windows Azure Pack. As you already may know I have some kind of addiction for the usage metering & reporting process and the troubleshooting part. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/azure-like-chargeback-with-system-center-windows-azure-pack-part-1/ -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/azure-like-chargeback-with-system-center-windows-azure-pack-part-2/ ->…
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Azure like chargeback with System Center & Windows Azure Pack – Part 2
In my previous blog post I have shown you how to do an Azure like chargeback with the different KPI’s out of Service Reporting and the cost calculation. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/azure-like-chargeback-with-system-center-windows-azure-pack-part-1/ In this blog post I will present you the PowerShell runbooks that will automate the manual part whom I talked about in part one. It…
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Azure like chargeback with System Center & Windows Azure Pack – Part 1
Since the release of Windows Azure Pack a frequently asked question is about the chargeback in Windows Azure Pack. I have heart the question a thousand times why Microsoft does not provide us with the chargeback and billing system from Azure for Windows Azure Pack. The answer is not that easy and I’m not willing…
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SCVMM/WAP UR5 – VM Role Gallery Item Disk Deployment Changes
Microsoft is listening to our feedback and gives us the choice between differencing or dedicated disks for the VM role gallery item with Update Rollup 5 for VMM & WAP. -> http://feedback.azure.com/forums/255259-azure-pack/suggestions/6036538-option-to-select-between-differencing-disk-or-dedi -> http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3023195/en-us Prior to UR5 you had to use a SMA runbook like the one I have published on the TechNet gallery to…
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Windows Azure Pack – ADFS authentication and the NetBIOS domain name
Normally you would only change the authentication mechanism for the WAP Tenant Portal to ADFS and let the Windows Authentication as the default setting for the WAP Admin Portal. When you decide to change the authentication mechanism for the WAP Admin Portal also to ADFS then you have to consider the following behavior of WAP…
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Join the Windows Azure Pack Community
You are working with the Windows Azure Pack and have not joined the Windows Azure Pack Community yet? Then it’s time to join the community to stay up to date. -> http://www.microsoft.com/web/wap/ You will get prior to the release date the newest information about the next upcoming Update Rollup. What bug fixes are included and…