20745 - Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter

CONTENUTI:

Module 1: 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

Module 2: 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

Module 3: 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

Module 4: 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

Module 5: 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

Module 6: 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

Module 7: 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

Module 8: 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

Module 9: 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

Module 10: 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

Module 11: 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

Module 12: 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