Whats New in System Center 2016

Whats New in System Center 2016

What  is Nano Server, 
Smaller Footprint of Windows Server


Nano Server is a remotely administered server operating system optimized for private clouds and datacenters. It is similar to Windows Server in Server Core mode, but significantly smaller, has no local logon capability, and only supports 64-bit applications, tools, and agents. It takes up far less disk space, sets up significantly faster, and requires far fewer updates and restarts than Windows Server. When it does restart, it restarts much faster. The Nano Server installation option is available for Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server 2016.

Shielded VM?
Something that allows someone in the IT Department to allow access the VHD File not the operator of the fabric

Once the VM is created (Shielded VM )
you  can try and mount the Shielded VM to another  VM, and it won't allow
It is bitlocked Encrypted, it will say Access is denied
This is managed by the Host guardian services

Whats new in VMM 2016?

• Muti-Machine Deployment
• Software Define Network, reduce Phyical Network Dependency
• Update windwos without Downtime on  cluster
• Hyper Converge Cluster Architecture

what is Hyper Converge Cluster?
puts All Disk(SSD,HDD)  into once storage group

Once you create the Hyper Converge Cluster you can see the Job Status to check what all it has done


Monitoring Data Center, Whats New?
Microsoft  has Added Capabilities to SCOM 2016

• Discovery Management Packs and Updating them
• Alert Optimization

on SCOM 2016 Console

Updates and recommendation Appears on the SCOM 2016 Admin Console
it will tell if the MP is not installed or partically installed

it will also show updates available for Management pack
this can be done by using Get MP option on the console


Tune Management Packs
Identify the MP that you need to tune
It give all MP and Alert that meet the criteria
you can override or disable the alert

what will the users get?
Alert Optimization, reduce the number of alerts

What is OMS?
OMS is a cloud based suite
Integration between OMS and SCOM
it allows SCOM Alerts to be piped to the cloud for Analytics

What is the future?
Microsoft is looking to  extend System Center via OMS