Training agenda
  1.  Introduction to server virtualization

    • Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
    • Introducing the software-defined datacenter
    • Extending virtualization to the cloud
  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
  3.  Installing and configuring Virtual Machine Manager

    • Overview of Virtual Machine Manager
    • Installing Virtual Machine Manager
    • Adding hosts and managing host groups
  4. Managing storage fabric and fabric updates

    • Overview of server virtualization storage technologies
    • Managing storage fabric
    • Managing fabric updates
  5. Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects

    • Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager library
    • Preparing Windows for deployment in Virtual Machine Manager
    • Working with profiles
    • Working with VM templates
  6.  Managing the networking fabric

    • Networking concepts in Virtual Machine Manager
    • Managing Software Defined Networking
    • Understanding network function virtualization
  7.  Creating and managing virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager

    • VM management tasks
    • Creating, cloning, and converting VMs
  8.  Managing clouds in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

    • Introduction to clouds
    • Creating and managing a cloud
    • Creating user roles in Virtual Machine Manager
  9.  Managing services in Virtual Machine Manager

    • Overview of services in Virtual Machine Manager
    • Creating and managing services in Virtual Machine Manager
  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 Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager
  11. Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery

    • Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica
    • Implementing and managing Azure Site Recovery
  12. Protecting a virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager

    • Overview of backup and restore options for VMs
    • Configuring and managing Data Protection Manager for virtualization infrastructure protection