Course Content
This five-day, instructor led course will teach you how to install and configure Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager and manage enterprise datacenter resources. This course is part two in a series of two courses (part one: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center (20409)) that teaches you the skills and knowledge necessary to implement an enterprise virtualization solution. This course will cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 environment using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager.
Who should attend
- IT Professionals who are responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining a virtualization infrastructure or are interested in learning about current Microsoft Virtualization technologies for enterprise datacenter environments
- IT Decision Makers who will be determining which virtualization and infrastructure management products to implement in their datacenters
Prerequisites
- Recommended: MCSA: Windows Server 2012
- Recommended: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center (20409)
- An understanding of virtualization concepts and working knowledge of Microsoft Hyper-V
- Familiarity with TCP/IP and networking concepts and working knowledge of Microsoft networking
- Working knowledge of Windows PowerShell
Course Objectives
- Perform initial configuration tasks in Virtual Machine Manager
- Configure High Availability for Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager
- Update the Virtual Machine Manager environment
- Configure advanced networking in Virtual Machine Manager
- Configure Storage in Virtual Machine Manager
- Configure the Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library objects
- Prepare a Windows Server Operating system for deployment
- Configure Virtual Machine and Service Templates
- Configure System Center Integration
- Perform an express deployment of Windows Azure Pack
- Configure Azure Site Recovery
Outline: Infrastructure Provisioning with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (10981)
Module 1: Overview of Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager
- Overview of Hyper-V
- Overview of Virtual Machine Manager
Module 2: Configuring High Availability for Virtual Machine Manager and Hyper-V
- Clustering requirements for Virtual Machine Manager
- Configuring SQL AlwaysOn for the Virtual Machine Manager Database
- Hyper-V Host Clustering
Module 3: Updating Virtual Machine Manager and Fabric Servers
- Understanding the Servicing Order for System Center
- Performing the manual update process in Virtual Machine Manager
- Patching the Virtual Machine Manager Fabric with Windows Server Update Services
Module 4: Configuring Networking in Virtual Machine Manager
- Overview of Networking in Virtual Machine Manager
- Logical Networks
- Uplink and Virtual Port Profiles
- Logical Switches
- Virtual Machine Networks
- Software Defined Networking (optional)
Module 5: Configuring Storage in Virtual Machine Manager
- Storage options available in Hyper-V and Virtual Machine Manager
- Understanding Storage
- Configuring and Managing Storage
Module 6: Managing Clouds in Virtual Machine Manager
- Introduction to Clouds
- Creating and Managing a Private Cloud in Virtual Machine Manager
- Working with User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager
Module 7: Configuring and Managing the Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects
- Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library
- Managing Libraries
Module 8: Preparing the Windows Operating System for deployment in Virtual Machine Manager
- Preparing a Windows Operating System
- Virtual Machine Architecture
- Preparations required for Bare Metal deployments of Hyper-V and Scale-out File Servers
Module 9: Virtual Machine and Service Templates
- Overview of Virtual Machine and Service Templates
- Configuring Virtual Machine and Service Templates
Module 10: System Center Integration
- Monitoring the Virtual Machine Manager environment with Operations Manager
- Automation with Orchestrator
Module 11: Windows Azure Pack
- Overview of Windows Azure Pack
- Deploying Windows Azure Pack
- Configuring Windows Azure Pack
- Windows Azure Pack Tenant Experience
Module 12: Azure Site Recovery
- Overview of Azure Site Recovery
- Configuring and using Azure Site Recovery
Labs:
- Completing the Fabric for the VMM environment
- Implementing High Availability for Virtual Machine Manager
- Updating the Virtual Machine Manager environment
- Configuring Networking in VMM
- Provisioning and configuring Storage in Virtual Machine Manager
- Managing Clouds in Virtual Machine Manager
- Configuring and Managing the Virtual Machine Manager Library
- Preparing the Windows Operating System
- Deploying Virtual Machines and Services
- Responding to Alerts using Orchestrator
- Deploying Windows Azure Pack and provisioning infrastructure services
- Configuring Azure Site Recovery