Implementing a Software-Defined DataCenter

Master the skills to efficiently manage Hyper-V virtualization infrastructure with our expert-led course on Implementing a Software-Defined DataCenter designed for IT professionals using System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Explain virtualization options and infrastructure management.

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Install and manage Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016.

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Configure and utilize System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager.

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Protect and monitor infrastructure using Data Protection Manager.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 5 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • IT professionals
  • System administrators
  • Virtualization engineers
  • Datacenter managers

Description

This five-day course 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. 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.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Introduction to server virtualization

  1. Overview of Microsoft Virtualization

  2. Introduction to the software-defined datacenter

  3. Extending virtualization to the cloud

  4. Selecting the appropriate virtualization method

  5. Creating Azure virtual machines

Module 2: Overview of Hyper-V virtualization

  1. Installing and configuring the Hyper-V role

  2. Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines

  3. Creating and using Hyper-V virtual switches

  4. Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V

  5. Creating a Nano Server virtual machine

  6. Configuring virtual machines and virtual hard disks

  7. Creating and managing a Hyper-V failover cluster

Module 3: Installing and configuring System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager

  1. Overview of System Center 2016 VMM

  2. Installing System Center 2016 VMM

  3. Adding hosts and managing host groups

Module 4: Managing storage fabric and fabric updates

  1. Overview of server virtualization storage technologies

  2. Managing storage fabric

  3. Managing fabric updates

  4. Implementing a storage infrastructure

  5. Creating a file server cluster and a storage QoS policy

Module 5: Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects

  1. Overview of the VMM library

  2. Preparing Windows for deployment in VMM

  3. Working with profiles

  4. Working with virtual machine templates

  5. Creating and managing a VMM library

  6. Creating a Windows image for the VMM library

Module 6: Managing the networking fabric

  1. Networking concepts in VMM

  2. Managing Software-Defined Networking

  3. Understanding network function virtualization

  4. Associating virtual network adapters of Hyper-V hosts

  5. Deploying Network Controller

  6. Configuring Hyper-V Network Virtualization

  7. Provisioning and testing tenant virtual machine networks

Module 7: Creating and managing virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager

  1. Virtual machine management tasks

  2. Creating, cloning, and converting virtual machines

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