SQL 2012 AlwaysOn + IP for Azure in Orchestrator 2012 SP1

Just a quick heads up for something interesting in this blog post.

1.       Learn how to configure SQL 2012 AlwaysOn for your VMM 2012 SP1 database

http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/archive/2012/10/24/how-to-configure-sql-2012-alwayson-availability-groups-in-system-center-2012-virtual-machine-manager-service-pack-1.aspx

2.       Download and test the Integration Pack for Orchestrator 2012 SP1 that let you manage your virtual machines, services etc in Windows Azure.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35399

Overview

​The Integration Pack for Windows Azure enables you to automate Windows Azure operations related to certificates, deployments, hosted services, storage, and virtual machines.

Feature Summary
The Integration Pack includes the following activities:

• Azure Certificates- the Azure Certificates activity is used in a runbook to add, delete, and list management and service certificates
• Azure Deployments- the Azure Deployments activity is used in a runbook to create, delete, get, and swap deployments, change deployment configurations, update deployment statuses, rollback an update or upgrade, get and change deployment operating systems, upgrade deployments, walk upgrade domains, and reboot and reimage role instances
• Azure Cloud Services- the Azure Cloud Services activity is used in a runbook to create, delete, and get cloud services, check cloud service name availability, and create affinity groups
• Azure Storage- The Azure Storage activity is used in a runbook to create, delete, update, and list storage accounts, get storage account properties, get and regenerate storage account keys, create, list, and delete containers, and put, copy, delete, list, snapshot, and download blobs
• Azure Virtual Machine Disks- the Azure Virtual Machine Disks activity is used in a runbook to add, delete, update, and list virtual machine disks and virtual machine data disks
• Azure Virtual Machine Images- the Azure Virtual Machine Images activity is used in a runbook to add, delete, update, and list virtual machine operating system images
• Azure Virtual Machines- the Azure Virtual Machines activity is used in a runbook to create virtual machine deployments, download virtual machine remote desktop files, as well as get, delete, start, restart, shutdown, capture, and update virtual machine roles