Microsoftjdrch can you explain your issue more detailed? You can reach me out on twitter @tweet_alqamar.
Thanks for this great article.
thomasmaurer if you like to update your excellent blogpost I've noticed an easier way to install pshell 7 or preview
Install-module psreleasetools
Then install-pscore (release branch)
Or
Install-pspreview (prev branch)
It is a bit easier to read than the iex method you showed earlier.
As for Windows Admin Center:
It is an overall great tool.
But it is not great enough. There are many many bugs, that are so important you have to fall back to legacy methods again. most reported on uservoice for long.
I've recently tried the cluster creation preview and yeah I know why it is preview.
If you have a good connection to the WAC team, then we might team up and sharpen this tool to make it useable in junction with server manager for admins and I do see the potential especially for on premises, as currently WAC focus is certainly hybrid and cloud.
I am absolutely willing to offer time aside uservoice to make WAC the best tool possible. Without these fallbacks.
Currently the main pain points are in these sections
- Windows updates
- Storage
- Storage Spaces (not direct)
- RDP with non English keyb
- AD integration and sync
- dependencies and security settings. GPOs/ADMX would be feasible
- overall performance is low especially the WAC webservice (no idea why they don't use IIS), especially when more than one user is using the gateway
That's an excerpt.
Don't read this as **bleep**ting on this. I really love it but it needs more love too. Soon. Otherwise I fear it will loose momentum to make legacy methods obsolete.
Many companies even automate things and wouldn't even bother with WAC as a gui based webtool, but it can combine both worlds. Automation and user friendly views, on premises and hybrid.
I have told Jeff many times that WAC has the potential to be a Swiss knife for admins.
Currently it is just another tool that ease things many other tools cannot do well and vice versa.
So for KMUs it is not helpful at all.
Server Manager doesn't get old either as long some of the main features aren't transferred like dashboard, ability to promote DCs, DHCP or other roles after installing them. Whatever you do you have to fall back to another tool.
Again those that only use powershell and automation, wouldn't really care about that you can install an ADDS role in WAC but have to go back to Server manager to finish it. In Powershell you don't need to.
Hope you get my point @thomasmaurer
