Server Virtualisation with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center

This course teaches  skills a delegate need to deploy and manage a Microsoft Server Virtualization infrastructure in an enterprise environment.  Delegate will learn how to configure, manage, and maintain Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager including networking and storage services. Delegate will learn how to configure key Microsoft Server Virtualization features such as Generation 2 Virtual Machines, Replication Extension, Online Export, Cross-Version Live Migration, Online VHDX Resizing, Live Migration Performance tuning as well as Dynamic Virtual Switch Load Balancing and virtual Receive Side Scaling (vRSS).This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 20409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center and it can assist you in your preparation for Exam 74-409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center.

Course Content

Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization

• Microsoft Virtualization Overview
• Components of System Center 2012 R2
• Assess current context for virtualization
• Extend virtualization to cloud environment
• Selecting the Appropriate Virtualization Method
• Assessing the Environment by Using MAP

Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role

• Hyper-V Role installation
• Hyper-V management
• Configure Hyper-V Settings
• Hyper-V Host storage and networking
• Install Hyper-V Server Role
• Hyper-V Settings configuration
• Manage and access Hyper-V Remotely

Create and Manage Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints

• Virtual hard disks creation and configure
• Virtual machines creation and configuration
• Install and import virtual machines
• Manage Virtual Machine Checkpoints
• Monitoring Hyper-V
• Design Virtual Machines for Server Roles and Services
• Create and manage Virtual Hard Disks as well as Virtual Machines
• Import virtual machines and work with checkpoints
• Monitor hyper-V

Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks

• Set up and use Hyper-V Virtual Switches
• Advanced features of Hyper-V Networking
• Configure and use hyper-V Network Virtualization
• Set up and use Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Virtual Switches
• Set using Advanced Virtual Switch Features and Hyper-V Network Virtualization

Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica

• Provide high availability and redundancy for Virtualization
• Implement virtual machine movement and hyper v replica
• Manage Hyper v replica
• Moving virtual machines and Hyper-V Storage
• Hyper v model configuration and management

Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Fall over clustering Overview
• Fall over Clustering with Hyper-V implementation and management
• Create and Manage Hyper-V Failover Cluster

Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Merge system centre and Server Virtualization
• Overview of VMM and Install it
• Add and manage host Groups
• Configure and install system Centre 2012 R2 VMM
• Manage and add hosts as well as host groups

Manage the Networking and Storage Infrastructure in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Manage networking infrastructure and its updates
• Manage storage infrastructure
• Implement Network Infrastructure and Storage Infrastructure
• Manage infrastructure updates

Develop and Manage Virtual Machines by Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Create, convert and clone Virtual Machines
• Virtual Machine Updating overview
• Developing a Virtual Machine and Modify Its Properties
• Cloning a Virtual Machine

Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects

• Virtual Machine Manager Library Overview
• Work with Profiles and Templates
• Manage and configure virtual machine manager library
• Manage and create Profiles and Templates

Manage Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Clouds introduction
• Build and manage a Cloud
• Work with user roles in Virtual Machine Manager
• Create cloud
• Collaborate with user roles
• Deploy Virtual Machines to a Private Cloud

Manage Services in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller

• Understand VMM Services
• Manage and create Services in VMM
• Use App Controller
• Develop, Deploy and update a Service Template
• Configure App Controller and Deploy in virtual machine

Protecting and Monitoring Virtualization Infrastructure

• Backup and restore options for virtual machines overview
• Protect infrastructure of virtualization by DPM
• For Monitoring and Reporting user operations manager
• Merge VMM with Operations Manager
• Implement Microsoft system Centre 2012 RS Operations Manager Agents
• Configure monitoring components of Operations Manager
• Set Operations Manager merger with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)

Note: Lab is included I this course for hands on practice and practical learning.