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2012-02-10

Table of Contents

  1. General Release Information
  2. ServerTemplates
    1. Database Manager for Microsoft SQL Server
    2. Microsoft IIS App Server
    3. Microsoft Active Directory
    4. Base ServerTemplate for Windows
    5. MultiCloud Images
  3. Unresolved Issues
  4. Known Limitations

General Release Information

Release Date: February 10, 2012

Release Time: Close of business (Pacific Standard Time)

Release Highlights:

  • Release of Windows ServerTemplates
     

Contact Information:

Terminology:

  • Alpha - Feature that has undergone simple testing and is expected to change, possibly significantly, before going into "beta" or "general release." Recommended for early access to new features and prototyping of new deployments/architectures. Only eligible for limited technical support. Service-level response times are not applicable to Alpha components.
  • Beta - Feature that has undergone significant testing and is not expected to significantly change before "general release." Recommended for non-production deployments.
  • General release - Feature that has undergone testing and field experience or is a minor upgrade from prior releases. Recommended for production upgrade after testing. Also known as general availability (GA).

 

ServerTemplates

The following ServerTemplates and MultiCloud Images can be found in the RightScale MultiCloud Marketplace. (Design -> MultiCloud Marketplace).

Note: The numbers in parentheses included at the end of some entries are internal tracking numbers and can be ignored.

Database Manager for Microsoft SQL Server

Description: This is a premium ServerTemplate that configures a Microsoft SQL Server standalone database server or pair of servers in a high-availability (HA) configuration (synchronous mirroring). This template supports the following Windows/SQL Server versions across the Amazon EC2, Rackspace and CloudStack clouds:

  • Windows 2008R2 Server / SQL Server 2008R2 Standard (on AWS, Rackspace, CloudStack)
  • Windows 2008 Server / SQL Server 2008 Standard (on AWS)

  • Windows 2003 Server / SQL Server 2005 Standard (on AWS)

The template applies best-practice disk configuration for system and user databases, as well as configuration for log and tempdb. Microsoft SQL Server data will be stored using dynamically created volumes (Amazon EBS or CloudStack volumes), or an separate drives created via repartition of the primary instance volume (for Rackspace). On AWS and CloudStack striped data and log volumes are supported for Windows 2008 and 2008R2 (up to 3 stripes per each volume tested). Backups can be performed using cloud-specific volume snapshots (on Amazon and CloudStack) or to remote storage (Amazon S3 or Rackspace Cloud Files, supported for all clouds). The template uses Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to ensure data consistency when doing snapshot backups, and configures policy to perform scheduled backups. In addition, manual import and export to remote storage is supported on all configurations to enable migration among all supported clouds.

The template supports graceful (no data loss) and forceful (possible data loss) manual failover, with the latter to be used for disaster-recovery situations. Also included are built-in monitoring and alerts on CPU, memory, and disk. To set up your SQL Server environment, see Launching the Database Manager with Microsoft SQL Server (Windows).

Supported compute clouds: Amazon Web Services EC2 w/ EBS Volume Snapshot Support; Rackspace Cloud; CloudStack from Cloud.com (XenServer & VMware hypervisors)

Supported backup storage: Amazon Web Services S3; Rackspace Cloud Files

MultiCloud Marketplace Link: http://www.rightscale.com/library/server_templates/Database-Manager-for-Microsoft/32304

RightLink Version: RightLink 5.7

Additional Documentation: N/A

Microsoft IIS App Server

Description: This ServerTemplate configures an IIS (Internet Information Services) web application server. It is to be used in conjunction with a local or remote Microsoft SQL Server instance and HAProxy load balancer or Amazon's Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) service. The Windows-PowerShell-based RightScripts automatically connect to a database tier on boot. The RightScripts also download and deploy an application on boot. This ServerTemplate includes built-in monitoring and alerts on CPU, memory, and disk. To get started with an IIS web application server, see Launch a Microsoft IIS Application Server. 

Supported compute clouds: Amazon Web Services EC2; CloudStack from Cloud.com (XenServer & VMware); Rackspace

MultiCloud Marketplace Link: http://www.rightscale.com/library/server_templates/Microsoft-IIS-App-Server/32305

RightLink Version: RightLink 5.7

Microsoft Active Directory

Description: Configures a Microsoft Active Directory server or additional Directory Controllers. This ServerTemplate supports Microsoft best practices for Active Directory. You can launch a standalone server or a set of multiple servers. It leverages EBS Volumes for the Active Directory database and logs with optional scheduled continuous backups. 

Supported compute clouds: Amazon Web Services EC2; CloudStack from Cloud.com (XenServer & VMware)

MultiCloud Marketplace Link: http://www.rightscale.com/library/server_templates/Microsoft-Active-Directory/32306

RightLink Version: RightLink 5.7

Base ServerTemplate for Windows

Description: This ServerTemplate is a starting point for custom ServerTemplate development in Windows. This template includes the following:

  • Basic set of PowerShell scripts for setting up an Administrator password, common monitoring, and alerts.
  • MultiCloud Images that reference the latest supported images.
  • Examples of system-required input variables.

Supported compute clouds: Amazon Web Services EC2; CloudStack from Cloud.com (XenServer & VMware); Rackspace

MultiCloud Marketplace Link: http://www.rightscale.com/library/server_templates/Base-ServerTemplate-for-Window/32296

RightLink Version: RightLink 5.7


MultiCloud Images

For a list of our latest images, see OS and Software Package Support.

MCI Name and Revision
 Notes  
Windows 2008    
RightImage_Windows_2008_i386_v5.7 [rev 9] Released February 07, 2012; Windows 2008 with 32-bit architecture (x32) AWS; Rackspace
RightImage_Windows_2008_x64_v5.7 [rev 9] Released February 07, 2012; Windows 2008 with 64-bit architecture (x64) AWS; Rackspace
RightImage_Windows_2008R2_x64_iis7.5_sqlex2k8r2_v5.7
[rev 6]		 Released February 10, 2012; Windows 2008R2 with 64-bit architecture (x64) AWS; Rackspace
RightImage_Windows_2008R2_x64_sqlsvr2k8r2_v5.7 [rev 8] Released February 10, 2012; Windows 2008R2 with 64-bit architecture (x64) AWS; Rackspace
RightImage_Windows_2008R2_x64_v5.7 [rev 11] Released February 10, 2012; Windows 2008R2 with 64-bit architecture (x64) AWS; Rackspace

 

Unresolved Issues

N/A

Known Limitations

Please report issues to: support@rightscale.com

 

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