This "survival guide" is meant to direct you to all things related to System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). Use this page to add links to any great VMM information that you know of.

 Note: The current release is System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager (RTM).

Microsoft TechNet Library content

• System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager (on the Web)
• Download the official System Center 2012 - VMM content (may not be as current as the “live” Web version in TechNet)
• VMM cmdlet Help (on the Web)
• Download the VMM cmdlet Help
• System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager Scripting Guide (first installment)

Videos

• System Center VMM 2012 Overview
• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Microsoft Virtual Academy course (3 modules) giving an overview of VMM, how to configure a private cloud using VMM 2012, and how to model and maintain virtualized services in VMM 2012.
• Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals This is a link to the whole series. For sections specifically related to VMM 2012, see:
  • Virtualization Jump Start (07): System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
  • Virtualization Jump Start (08): Private Cloud Solutions, Architecture & VMM Self-Service Portal 2.0
• 90 Seconds to the Cloud: Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Beta with Kenon Owens
• MMS 2011 Day 1 Keynote 
• Creating a Stand-Alone Virtual Machine with a Blank VHD in VMM 2012 (for the Beta release)
• Best of MMS Belgium 2011 video series (Includes "Virtual Machine Manager 2012: Technical Overview", "Managing Your Fabric With System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012")
• MVA (Microsoft Virtual Academy) Introduction to VMM 2012 (pt-br)

TechNet Wiki

• SCVMM 2012 Storage and Load Balancer Provider downloads
• SCVMM 2012 Ports communications for Firewall Configuration
• Capability Profiles in SCVMM 2012
• Managing XenServer with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012
• Load Balancing and Cloud Computing (SCVMM 2012)
• The Service Concept in VMM 2012
• SCVMM 2012 in Microsoft Virtual Academy and Virtual Labs
  

Blogs

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager blog (from the Microsoft product team)
• Microsoft Server Application Virtualization Blog (from the Microsoft product team)
• SCVMM 2012 content on Hyper-V.nu blog
• SCVMM 2012 content on Virtualization and some coffee blog
  
• SCVMM 2012 content in portuguese (pt-BR)

Other

• System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012: VMM Gets Major Upgrade  (TechNet Magazine)

Troubleshooting

• Post your question to the VMM forums
• Troubleshooting OS Deployment of Hyper-V Through VMM 2012  (Blog post)

Downloads

• Download the Microsoft Private Cloud evaluation software (includes System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager)  
• Download the VMM Configuration Analyzer (VMMCA), the Microsoft Product Support Reporting Tool (MPSRPT), and the VM recovery tool (Note that the VM recovery tool is not officially supported.)

Community

• System Center Central
• myITforum.com
• Web-based forum
• Community Group
• Email Discussion List