Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud

Deploying the Virtual Machine Manager agent

Confirming the Hyper-V Hosts and Virtual Machines are being managed by VMM

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the private cloud.

Understand the requirements for deploying a private cloud.

Design the private cloud infrastructure.

Describe the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 components.

Deploy Hyper-V host clustering with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).

Students learn how to configure and deploy a private cloud using Virtual Machine Manager. This includes an overview of the various Virtual Machine Manager components including Security Roles and host groups.

Overview of VMM Architecture and Components

Configuring Advanced Networking in VMM

Installing and Upgrading VMM

Configuring VMM Security and Roles

Understanding Host Groups

Configuring Host Groups

Configuring User Roles and Run As Accounts

Configuring the Library

Preparing the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Deploying a New Virtual Machine

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Define and describe the components of VMM and its architecture.

Configure advanced networking in VMM.

Install and upgrade VMM.

Configure VMM security and roles.

Understand host groups.

Students learn how to extend and maintain the private cloud infrastructure. This includes how VMM integrates with WDS and WSUS and how to deploy bare-metal Hyper-V host servers. They also learn how to configure software updates for the private cloud fabric using VMM.

Overview of the PXE and Update Server Roles

Deploying Bare-Metal Hyper-V Host Servers

Configuring the Update Server Role

Creating and Using an Update Baseline

Configuring a PXE Server in VMM

Configuring a Physical Computer Profile

Configuring an Update Server Role in VMM

Configuring a Software Update Baseline in VMM

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe how VMM integrates with WDS and WSUS to provide Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE) Server role and Update Server roles.

Describe how to deploy bare-metal Hyper-V host servers.

Configure the Update Server role.

Create and remediate a software update compliance baseline.

Students learn how to configure application delivery for the private cloud using VMM. This includes configuring dynamic application deployment and sequencing applications using Server App-V.

Dynamic Application Deployment Overview

Web Deployment Packages

Server Application Virtualization Overview

Configuring Server App-V Components

Sequencing and Deploying Virtual Applications

Configuring the Server App-V Sequencer

Configuring the Server App-V Agent

Sequencing an Application

Testing the Server App-V Package Deployment

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe dynamic application deployment.

Create web deployment packages by using the Web Deployment Tool.

Configure the Server App-V Sequencer and agent.

Sequence and then deploy a Server App-V virtualized application.

Students learn about the private cloud building blocks which include configuring virtual machine templates and profiles in VMM. They also learn how to configure the Service Provider Foundation and networking in VMM.

Configuring Guest Operating System Profiles

Configuring Hardware Profiles

Configuring SQL Server Using SQL Server Profiles

Configuring Application Profiles

Configuring Virtual Machine Templates

Configuring Service Provider Foundation

Configuring User Roles

Configuring Profiles

Configuring Virtual Machine Templates

Configuring a Service Template

Configuring User Roles

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure the guest operating system profiles.

Configure hardware profiles.

Configure SQL Server by using SQL Server profiles.

Configure application profiles.

Configure virtual machine templates.

Configure the Service Provider Foundation.

Configure the self-service user role.

Students learn how to deploy and access a private cloud. This includes configuring private cloud resources and private cloud capacity. They also learn how to install and configure App Controller and how to manage services and service templates.

Understanding Private Cloud Computing

Installing and Configuring App Controller

Creating and Managing Service Templates

Creating and Configuring a Private Cloud

Configuring App Controller

Creating, Deploying and Managing Services

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe a private cloud.

Install and configure App Controller.

Create and manage services and service templates.

Students learn how to monitor the hybrid cloud infrastructure with Operations Manager. This includes installing and configuring Operations Manager and integrating Operations Manager with other System Center 2012 R2 components.

Operations Manager Architecture and Security

Operations Manager Installation Considerations

Configuring User Roles and Notifications

Configuring Management Packs

Configuring Integration with System Center 2012 R2

Deploying Agents

Deploying and Configuring Management Packs

Configuring Roles and Notifications

Configuring VMM Integration

Configuring DPM Integration

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the security considerations and architecture of Operations Manager.

Plan for high availability and disaster recovery.

Upgrade from Operations Manager 2012 SP1 to Operations Manager 2012 R2.

Configure notification subscriptions in Operations Manager.

Install, configure, and upgrade management packs.

Configure integration between Operations Manager and other System Center 2012 R2 components.

Students learn how to extend and customize the monitoring of the hybrid cloud infrastructure. This includes configuring System Center Advisor to assess the hybrid cloud infrastructure configuration, integrating Operations Manager with SharePoint and how monitoring templates are used in Operations Manager. They also learn how to implement distributed application monitoring in Operations Manager.

Configuring System Center Advisor

Configuring the SharePoint Server Portal

Monitoring Templates

Distributed Application Monitoring

Creating Custom Monitoring

Creating a Distributed Application

Configuring Service Level Tracking

Creating Views for Private Cloud Infrastructure

Scenario

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure System Center Advisor.

Configure the Operations Manager SharePoint Web Part.

Describe how to use Management Pack templates in Operations Manager.

Configure distributed application monitoring.

Students learn how to implement service management for the private cloud using Service Manager. This includes an overview of Service Manager including the architecture, understanding work items and configuring connectors in Service Manager. They also learn how to configure notifications in Service Manager.

Service Manager Architecture Overview

Upgrading to System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager

Understanding Service Manager Work Items

Configuring Service Manager Connectors

Configuring Service Manager Notifications

Configuring Service Manager Basic Settings

Configuring Service Manager Connectors

Configuring the Self-Service Portal

Configuring Notifications

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe the Service Manager architecture.

Upgrade to System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager.

Understand Service Manager work items.

Configure Service Manager connectors.

Configure Service Manager notifications.

Students learn how to configure protection and disaster recovery for the private cloud. This includes configuring Hyper-V Recovery Manager. Students are also provided with an overview of Data protection Manager (DPM) and learn how to configure data protection and recovery in DPM.

Planning for Azure Site Recovery

Planning DPM Deployment

DPM Architecture and Components

Upgrading DPM

Configuring DPM for the Private Cloud

Configuring Application Protection for a Cloud

Restoring Applications to the Cloud

Configuring the Storage Pool

Deploying DPM Protection Agents

Creating and Configuring Protection Groups

Configuring SQL Server Self-Service Recovery

Restoring Data from a SQL Server Protection Group

Performing Self-Service Recovery of SQL Server Data

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Configure Azure Site Recovery.

Plan DPM deployment.

Describe DPM architecture and components.

Upgrade DPM.

Configure DPM for the private cloud.

Configure application protection for the private cloud.

Restore applications to the private cloud.

Students learn how to automate and standardize the private cloud using System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator. This includes an overview of Orchestrator including its architecture and components. They also learn how to configure Integration Packs and Runbooks in Orchestrator and how these can be used to automate processes in the private cloud.

Orchestrator Architecture and Components Overview

Deploying and Configuring Core Components

Managing Runbooks

Configuring Integration Packs

Deploying a Runbook Server and Configuring Integration Packs

Configure a Template to Deploy Agents on a New Virtual Machine

Creating a Runbook to Protect All Resources on a Virtual Machine Scenario

After completing this module, you will be able to:

Describe Orchestrator architecture and components.

Deploy and configure Orchestrator components.

Create and execute run books.

Configure integration packs.

Students learn how to configure a multi-tenant private cloud by Windows Azure Pack including how to configure virtual machine clouds, website clouds and SQL clouds.

Configuring the Windows Azure Pack

Configuring the Windows Azure Pack

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Describe the Windows Azure Pack, configure VM Clouds, configure Website Clouds, configure SQL Clouds, and configure Plans.