Creating and Deploying Services in VMM

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager

In Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), a service is a set of virtual machines that are configured and deployed together and are managed as a single entity—for example, a deployment of a multi-tier line-of-business application.

The following topics provide an overview of services and examples of how you might use services in your VMM environment:

• Creating and Deploying Services in VMM Overview

• Common Scenarios for Services in VMM

The following topics provide information to help you create, deploy, and manage services in VMM:

• Preparing to Create Services in VMM

• Creating Service Templates in VMM

• Deploying Applications with Services in VMM

• Deploying Services in VMM

• Scaling Out a Service in VMM

• Updating a Service in VMM

• Exporting and Importing Service Templates in VMM