System Center Orchestrator 2012

Master the art of automation with Microsoft System Center 2012 Orchestrator, the essential course for IT professionals aiming to streamline business processes and enhance system efficiency.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Design and implement automated workflows with Orchestrator 2012.

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Integrate Orchestrator with other System Center products.

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Configure and manage Orchestrator for optimal performance.

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Enhance troubleshooting and disaster recovery with advanced tools.

Format

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

Audience

  • IT Professionals
  • System Administrators
  • Automation Engineers
  • Microsoft System Center Managers

Description

This three-day course provides students with the knowledge necessary to design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft’s System Center 2012 Orchestrator. In this course, students are introduced to the various System Center products, and then learn how Orchestrator 2012 is architected and deployed within the Systems Center suite. In addition, this course includes automation of processes designed to address various scenarios, which may be encountered in the business computing environment. Upon course completion, students will have the skills necessary to manage Orchestrator 2012 for maximum business benefit. This course incorporates hands-on learning opportunities, so students can practice applying business solutions to real-world scenarios.

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Course Outline

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Module 1: Introduction to the System Center 2012 Orchestrator

  1. History and Evolution of System Center

  2. System Center 2012 Product Suite

  3. System Center 2012 Licensing

  4. Introducing ITIL and MOF

  5. System Center 2012 Orchestrator

Module 2: Design and Deployment Considerations for Orchestrator 2012

  1. Preparing to Deploy Orchestrator 2012

  2. Installing Orchestrator 2012

  3. Exploring Orchestrator 2012 Interfaces

  4. Examining Runbook Servers and Global Settings

Module 3: Runbook Configuration Basics

  1. Creating Runbooks

  2. Creating Standard Activities

  3. Working with Monitors, Links and Junctions

  4. Analyzing Data Using the Orchestrator Data Bus

  5. Stepping Through Runbooks with the Tester

  6. Exporting and Importing Runbooks

Module 4: Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities

  1. Designing Advanced Runbooks

  2. Reviewing Integration Packs

  3. Automating Activities with Active Directory Integration Pack

  4. Implementing Integration Packs

  5. Executing Programs and Scripts using Runbooks

Module 5: PowerPivot Reporting

  1. Introducing PowerPivot for Excel

  2. Enabling PowerPivot for Reporting

Module 6: Administration, Management and Extensibility

  1. Determining Fault Tolerance

  2. Optimizing Performance and Capacity

  3. Installing with Command Line and Console Push

  4. Preparing for Disaster Recovery

  5. Upgrading from Opalis and Migrating Runbooks

  6. Utilizing the Orchestrator Integration Toolkit

Module 7: System Center 2012 Integration (optional)

  1. Describe System Center 2012 Integration

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