Windows 10: Deploy hyperconverged infrastructure with Windows Admin Center

Ahmed Maher Abdelsalam · Aug 25, 2020

i have 2 servers LENOVO System x3650 M5: -[8871AC1]- with OS: Windows Server 2016 Datacenter

when i tried to deploy hyperconverged via windows admin center i face this error:

Configure management network adapters

2:17:56 PM

Source

Go to Cluster Creation.

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Error

Message

ErrorType: RemoteException, Message: The variable '$adapter' cannot be retrieved because it has not been set.

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Tenforo · Aug 25, 2020

Windows Admin Center version 2007 now generally available

Windows Admin Center version 2007 is generally available today. In this release, we have made Windows Admin Center compatible with the new Azure Stack HCI, which required substantial updates to the cluster deployment experience and various tools across the product. Note that this release is pronounced as “twenty oh-seven” in regard to this year and month, and not in reference to the year 2007.

Download Windows Admin Center version 2007

Windows Admin Center version 2007 new features and updates

Windows Admin Center supports the new Azure Stack HCI

Today we announced the release of a new version of Azure Stack HCI for on-premises hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) clusters. This version is a subscription-based Azure service that combines the price-performance of our HCI solution with native Azure hybrid capabilities, all while letting enterprises leverage existing skills.

To find out more about the new Azure Stack HCI, check out the Azure Stack HCI page.

What’s new in Windows Admin Center

Cluster deployment

Windows Admin Center now provides a graphical cluster deployment workflow. The cluster deployment workflow allows users to deploy multiple cluster types based on the operating system that runs on their choice of servers.

New location and UI

To launch the workflow, from the All Connections page, click on “+Add” and select “Create new” on the server clusters tile.

Users can create hyperconverged clusters running Azure Stack HCI, or classic failover clusters running Windows Server.

The cluster deployment workflow is included in Windows Admin Center without needing to install an extension.

For the first time ever, use Windows Admin Center to deploy a cluster that’s stretched across two sites.

Workflow details

You can bring in your workgroup servers and get them domain-joined as part of the cluster deployment workflow.

Windows Admin Center detects the cluster type that is deployed and installs the necessary roles and features.

We support multiple network topologies to cater to different customer scenarios.

Windows Admin Center is working to provide an integrated firmware/driver update experience as part of deployment workflow.

If you’re having difficulties with any of these new features, please consult the cluster deployment section of the known issues page of our documentation.

User experience

New look

Windows Admin Center has some new color! We hope you like our new icons and the design changes we have made to make Windows Admin Center look more modern. Windows Admin Center has historically been tied to Windows Server, but now it has become its own independent product. While the license terms have been updated, this shouldn’t affect your usage of Windows Admin Center in any way.

Feedback

You can now let us know how we are doing from inside Windows Admin Center. Occasionally, you may receive a pop-up asking how likely you are to recommend Windows Admin Center to a coworker. Please provide your feedback as it will help us improve your experience.

Bug fixes and accessibility improvements

Schedule restarts in the Updates tool: We have fixed the bug where users could not schedule restarts in the Updates tool.

Connecting to Hyper-V servers: In the previous release, there was a bug that prevented connection to Hyper-V servers. That has been fixed.

Accessibility fixes: We have been working hard to improve accessibility within the product. If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at L: [email protected]

Core tools

Active Directory

This release includes a new version, version 0.85.0, of the Active Directory tool based on all the feedback we received from User Voice! Some of the changes from the preview version include:

Search with more descriptive queries using PowerShell Expression Language syntax

filter by object type or run range-based queries

search for users with a password count over a certain threshold

More connected experience

Ability to unlock users

Go to Settings > Extensions to install it now.

Containers

The Windows Admin Center containers extension has recently been updated. This extension is available through the Windows Admin Center Insiders feed (https://aka.ms/wac-insiders-feed).

To read more about the extension and its features, read the blog post.

Virtual Machines

Users are now able to click on a virtual machine and perform a full clone. You can run sysprep on the virtual machine beforehand or let us run it for you. Windows Admin Center brings in an optimized VM clone experience that significantly reduces user effort, time, and engagement needed for the process. This feature is in preview so please give us feedback.

Software Defined Networking (SDN) monitoring

The SDN monitoring extension now includes Data Path Diagnostics. This feature automates packet captures to diagnose networking data path issues in SDN scenarios. After you choose your SDN scenario and provide basic parameters, Windows Admin Center identifies the involved SDN components and their location in the cluster, sets the right packet filters, and captures network traffic on all the relevant machines. Afterwards, we present the captured logs in a single view that is easy to follow and manipulate through Windows Admin Center. This view allows you to download the logs for additional post-processing using your tool of choice.

Partner ecosystem

Windows Admin Center continues to promote an extensible ecosystem and we’re thrilled to collaborate with our external partners. Several of our partners have released updates for their extensions in the past few months that include bug fixes and improvements targeted at Windows Admin Center version 2007.

Lenovo XClarity Integrator version 2.1.11

The Lenovo XClarity Integrator for Windows Admin Center provides IT administrators a smooth and seamless management experience across Windows Server hyper-converged and physical infrastructure. In this release, improvements include:

New user role-based access control

Firmware update

Cluster-aware firmware update for clusters

Firmware update for Azure HCI clusters with the best recipe for ThinkAgile MX certified nodes, involving both firmware and Windows drivers

Support compliance policy-based firmware update

Disk Manager for ThinkAgile MX HCI cluster

Graphic front/rear view of the Lenovo ThinkAgile MX certified Azure HCI cluster node servers

Display of overall storage pool, drive, and server information

Operations on servers, including turning on or turning off the location LED

Operations on drives, including turning on or turning off the location LED, replacing a drive in a storage pool, adding a drive to a storage pool, and removing a drive from a server

Dell EMC OpenManage Integration version 1.1.0

The Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for Microsoft Admin Center extension enables IT administrators to manage Dell EMC PowerEdge servers as hosts, Microsoft Failover Clusters created with PowerEdge servers, and Azure Stack Hyper-Converged Infrastructure created with Dell EMC Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes, AX Nodes. In this release, improvements include:

Added support for Dell EMC Online Catalogs

Ability to perform Server update including selective component updates

Cluster update—Premium licenses required for respective hardware, such as Dell EMC PowerEdge Server and Azure Stack HCI clusters based on AX nodes or Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes from Dell EMC

To locate physical disks or to identify failed physical disks, provision to blink and unblink the physical disks Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) is provided

Support for newer platforms based on AX nodes—Dell EMC Solutions for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI nodes: AX-640, AX-6515, and AX-740xd

Ability to monitor health and inventory of Accelerators (GPU) with latest iDRAC9 based PowerEdge Servers.

User interface enhancements for Intel Persistent memory Health monitoring and Inventory.

Correlation between Storage Controllers and Physical Disks to view the associated disks.

Ability to refresh the health, inventory, and iDRAC information of the managed target nodes to ensure that displayed inventory information is the latest.

Usability enhancement by downloading DSU and IC automatically required for components update.

QCT Management Suite version 2.1.0

The QCT Management Suite is designed to help users manage and monitor their Windows Server hyper-converged infrastructure and QCT system configuration information on a single dashboard. With the upgrade to version 2.1.0, fixes and additions include:

Add Switch function.

Network Adapter and Switch Port mapping.

PFC enable check of Switch.

Switch Port Status check.

Switch Environment Information includes Switch Model, Software Version, Serial Number, Device Name, Fan Status, Power Supply Unit Status.

Support list:

QuantaMesh T3048-LY8

QuantaMesh T4048-IX8D (Preview)

Add Physical/Virtual Network Adapter information and mapping function.

Keep an eye on your extension manager for new partner extensions coming soon!

Download today

We hope you enjoy this latest update of Windows Admin Center, the various new functionality in preview, and all the extensions now available. Learn more and download today!

As always, thanks for your ongoing support, adoption and feedback.

We are already working hard on our next release and are excited to bring you a lot more features.

Ask Microsoft Anything

While this is not a feature, the Windows Admin Center team hosted our first public Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA). You can view the AMA here. To stay informed about future events like this, follow us on Twitter at @servermgmt.

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Namslas90 · Aug 25, 2020

admin password?

You can reset the Admin Password using Windows XP repair; See Here for step by step.

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sml156 · Aug 25, 2020

Windows Admin Center (WAC) a browser-based IT administration console

I have not seen this posted yet, I apologize if has.
Edit- just noticed it has been posted

Microsoft has announced the general release of the Windows Admin Center (WAC), a browser-based IT administration console designed to manage Windows servers and workstations.

Microsoft said that Project Honolulu, as it was known in testing, was downloaded more than 50,000 times, which it said confirms the ongoing excitement surrounding the WAC.
For Windows administrators tired of dealing with opening multiple consoles and management apps to administer networks, the WAC is probably the exact product they're looking for—and it's completely free.
What the Windows Admin Center can do

To be clear upfront, the WAC is not designed to completely replace the Microsoft Management Console or the Remote Server Administration Tools: Both have features that aren't included in the WAC. You'll still have to use those other tools to manage things like DHCP, Active Directory, DNS, and IIS.
Day-to-day management operations seem to be the bread and butter of the WAC, which incorporates a bunch of tools into one interface using either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome (other browsers aren't compatible).
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I managed to get it working on Win 10 pro 64 bit, I could not get it to install on my 32 bit pro machine though.

Further reading:
Windows Admin Center lets users manage Windows servers and Windows 10 machines from the browser - TechRepublic

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/manage/windows-admin-center/understand/windows-admin-center

Windows Admin Center (formerly Project Honolulu)

Windows Admin Center is a locally deployed, browser-based app for managing servers, clusters, hyper-converged infrastructure, and Windows 10 PCs. It comes at no additional cost beyond Windows and is ready to use in production.

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