MOC 20745 - Implementing a Software-Defined DataCenter Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager
This five-day Implementing a Software-Defined DataCenter training class explains how to implement and manage virtualization infrastructure in a software-defined datacenter by using System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager. The course also describes how to monitor the infrastructure by using System Center Operations Manager and protect it by using Data Protection Manager.
This course is intended for IT professionals and administrators who are responsible for designing, implementing, and managing virtualization infrastructure in a software-defined datacenter by using System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager. The main focus of this course is on managing Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure in Windows Server 2016, although the course also covers other virtualization platforms that can be managed by using Virtual Machine Manager 2016.
- Learn to explain the different virtualization options.
- Learn to install and manage Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016.
- Learn to install and configure System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager.
- Learn to manage storage fabric and fabric updates.
- Learn to configure and manage the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects.
- Learn to manage the networking fabric.
- Learn to create and manage virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager.
- Learn to manage clouds in Virtual Machine Manager.
- Learn to manage services in Virtual Machine Manager.
- Learn to monitor a virtualization infrastructure by using System Center Operations Manager.
- Learn to implement and manage Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery.
- Learn to protect virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager.
Webucator is a Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions (CPLS). This class uses official Microsoft courseware and will be delivered by a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT).
- Introduction to server virtualization
- Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
- Introduction to the software-defined datacenter
- Extending virtualization to the cloud
- Lab: Evaluating virtualization options
- Selecting the appropriate virtualization method
- Creating Azure virtual machines
- Overview of Hyper-V virtualization
- Installing and configuring the Hyper-V role
- Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines
- Creating and using Hyper-V virtual switches
- Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V
- Lab: Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines
- Installing and configuring the Hyper-V server role
- Creating a Nano Server virtual machine
- Configuring virtual machines and virtual hard disks
- Lab: Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V
- Creating a Hyper-V failover cluster
- Managing a Hyper-V failover cluster
- Installing and configuring System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager
- Overview of System Center 2016 VMM
- Installing System Center 2016 VMM
- Adding hosts and managing host groups
- Lab: Installing and configuring System Center 2016
- Installing and configuring System Center 2016
- Managing hosts and host groups
- Managing an Azure subscription by using VMM
- Managing storage fabric and fabric updates
- Overview of server virtualization storage technologies
- Managing storage fabric
- Managing fabric updates
- Lab: Managing storage fabric and fabric updates
- Implementing a storage infrastructure
- Creating a file server cluster and a storage QoS policy
- Managing fabric updates
- Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects
- Overview of the VMM library
- Preparing Windows for deployment in VMM
- Working with profiles
- Working with virtual machine templates
- Lab: Configuring and managing VMM library and library objects
- Configuring and managing a VMM library
- Creating a Windows image for the VMM library
- Creating and managing profiles and templates
- Managing the networking fabric
- Networking concepts in VMM
- Managing Software-Defined Networking
- Understanding network function virtualization
- Lab: Creating and configuring the networking fabric
- Associating virtual network adapters of Hyper-V hosts
- Deploying Network Controller
- Lab: Configuring and testing Hyper-V Network Virtualization
- Configuring Hyper-V Network Virtualization
- Provisioning and testing tenant virtual machine networks
- Creating and managing virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager
- Virtual machine management tasks
- Creating, cloning, and converting virtual machines
- Lab: Creating and managing virtual machines by using System Center 2016 VMM
- Creating a virtual machine and modifying its properties
- Creating and managing checkpoints
- Cloning and migrating a virtual machine
- Managing clouds in System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager
- Introduction to clouds
- Creating and managing a cloud
- Creating user roles in VMM
- Lab: Managing clouds in System Center 2016 VMM
- Creating a private cloud
- Creating user roles
- Managing services in Virtual Machine Manager
- Overview of services in VMM
- Creating and managing services in VMM
- Lab: Managing services in VMM
- Creating a service template
- Deploying a service and updating service template
- Scaling out service and updating the service
- Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using System Center Operations Manager
- Operations Manager architecture and security
- Using Operations Manager for monitoring and reporting
- Integrating Operations Manager with VMM and DPM
- Lab: Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using Operations Manager
- Implementing the Operations Manager agents
- Integrating Operations Manager with VMM
- Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery
- Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica
- Implementing and managing Azure Site Recovery
- Lab: Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery
- Configuring and Managing Hyper-V Replica
- Configuring and Managing Azure Site Recovery
- Protecting a virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager
- Overview of backup and restore options for virtual machines
- Configuring and managing DPM for virtualization infrastructure protection
- Lab: Protecting virtualization infrastructure by using DPM
- Configuring a DPM server and installing DPM protection agents
- Creating and configuring protection groups
- Recovering VMs and other data
- Providing online protection with DPM
Each student will receive a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the class examples.
Experience in the following is required for this Microsoft System Center class:
- An understanding of TCP/IP and networking concepts.
- An understanding of different storage technologies and concepts.
- Familiarity with different types of virtualizations.
- Familiarity with Windows Server and Windows Server administration.
- An understanding of Windows PowerShell.
- Students should have the ability to work in a team/virtual team and possess good documentation and communication skills.