Course Outline

Server Virtualization with Windows Server and System Center Using Hyper-V
MS524 | Day | 5 DaysThis five day course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to design and implement Microsoft Server Virtualization solutions using Hyper-V and System Center.
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Who should take this course
This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining a virtualization infrastructure or are interested in learning about current Microsoft Virtualization technologies. The secondary audience for this course includes IT decision makers who will determine which virtualization product to implement in their data centers.
Course Objectives
- Evaluate an organization\'s virtualization requirements and plan for server virtualization.
- Install and configure the Hyper-V server role.
- Create virtual machines, create and manage virtual hard disks and work with snapshots.
- Create and configure virtual machine networks in a Hyper-V environment.
- Implement virtual machine movement and Hyper-V Replica.
- Provide high availability for Hyper-V environment by implementing failover clustering.
- Manage virtual environment by using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager.
- Manage networking and storage infrastructure in Virtual Machine Manager.
- Configure and manage Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects.
- Create and manage virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager.
- Create and manage clouds by using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager.
- Create and manage services in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager.
- Protect virtualization infrastructure by using Windows Server Backup and Data Protection Manager.
Course Outline
Module 1: Evaluating the Environment for VirtualizationThis module provides an overview of Microsoft virtualization technologies and the various components of System Center 2012 R2. The module also explains how to evaluate the current environment for virtualization and extend virtualization to the cloud.Lessons
- Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
- Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Components
- Evaluating Current Environment for Virtualization
- Extending Virtualization to the Cloud Environment
- Describe the various virtualization technologies and the scenarios where you would apply each technology.
- Describe the different System Center 2012 R2 components and explain how they can be used to manage both traditional and modern infrastructure solutions.
- Evaluate an organization\'s virtualization requirements and plan for server virtualization.
- Explain the concept of a public cloud and how to extend virtualization to the cloud.
- Installing the Hyper-V Role
- Managing Hyper-V
- Configuring Hyper-V Settings
- Hyper-V Host Storage and Networking
- Install the Hyper-V role.
- Manage Hyper-V.
- Configure Hyper-V settings.
- Describe Hyper-V host storage and networking.
- Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks
- Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines
- Installing and Importing Virtual Machines
- Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints
- Monitoring Hyper-V
- Designing Virtual Machines for Server Roles and Services
- Create and configure virtual hard disks.
- Create and configure virtual machines.
- Install and import virtual machines.
- Manage virtual machine checkpoints.
- Monitor Hyper-V.
- Design and manage virtual machines for server roles and services.
- Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches
- Advanced Hyper-V Networking Features
- Configuring and Using Hyper-V Network Virtualization
- Create and use Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V virtual switches.
- Describe advanced Hyper-V networking features.
- Configure and use Hyper-V network virtualization.
- Providing High Availability and Redundancy for Virtualization
- Implementing Virtual Machine Movement
- Implementing and Managing Hyper-V Replica
- Explain the importance of providing high availability and redundancy for virtualization.
- Implement virtual machine movement.
- Implement and manage the Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V feature, Hyper-V Replica.
- Overview of Failover Clustering
- Configuring and Using Shared Storage
- Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
- Describe failover clustering.
- Configure and use shared storage.
- Implement and manage failover clustering with Hyper-V.
- Integrating System Center and Server Virtualization
- Overview of VMM
- Installing VMM
- Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups
- Explain how to use different System Center 2012 components for managing a virtual environment.
- Describe the key features of VMM.
- Explain how to install VMM.
- Add virtualization hosts to VMM, and manage virtualization hosts and host groups.
- Managing Networking Infrastructure/li>
- Managing Storage Infrastructure /li>
- Managing Infrastructure Updates
- Manage the networking infrastructure in VMM.
- Manage the storage infrastructure in VMM.
- Manage infrastructure updates by creating update baselines, and by scanning and remediating non-compliant servers.
- Virtual Machine Management Tasks in VMM
- Creating, Cloning, and Converting Virtual Machines
- Overview of Virtual Machine Updating
- Explain virtual machine management tasks in VMM.
- Explain how to create, clone, and convert virtual machines.
- Describe methods and tools for updating virtual machines.
- Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library
- Working With Profiles and Templates
- Describe the Virtual Machine Manager library and library resources.
- Manage hardware profiles and virtual machine templates.
- Introduction to Clouds
- Creating and Managing a Cloud
- Working With User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager
- Explain the concept of a cloud, and describe how you can use Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) for creating a cloud.
- Create and manage cloud services.
- Create and use user roles in VMM.
- Understanding Services in VMM
- Creating and Managing Services in VMM
- Using App Controller
- Explain the purpose and functionality of a service.
- Create and manage services in VMM.
- Describe how to use App Controller.
- Overview of Backup and Restore Options for Virtual Machines
- Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure by Using DPM
- Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and Reporting
- Integrating VMM with Operations Manager
- Describe the backup and restore options that are available for virtual machines.
- Plan a protection strategy for the virtualization infrastructure by using DPM.
- Describe how to use Operations Manager for monitoring and reporting.
- Integrate System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) and Operations Manager.