Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V® and System Center Certification Training

• Evaluate the virtualization need of an organization and provide optimized solution to meet the requirements
• Install and configure the Hyper-V^® server, virtual machine networks, virtual machines, and virtual hard disks
• Work on Hyper-V^® Replica and virtual machine movement
• Implement failover clustering to provide high availability of applications in Hyper-V^® environment
• Use Virtual Machine Manager to manage networking, storage infrastructure, library objects, and services
• Use System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager to create and manage clouds
• Use Windows Server Backup and Data Protection Manager to protect virtualization infrastructure

• IT professionals who are involved in the design, implementation, management, and maintenance of a virtualization infrastructure 
• Professionals interested in learning Microsoft Virtualization technologies
• IT decision makers to equip themselves with the skills to evaluate the most appropriate virtualization product for their data centers

1. Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization

• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
• Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Components
• Evaluating Current Environment for Virtualization
• Extending Virtualization to the Cloud Environment

2. Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role

• Installing the Hyper-V Role
• Managing Hyper-V
• Configuring Hyper-V Settings
• Hyper-V Host Storage and Networking

3. Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints

• Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks
• Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines
• Installing and Importing Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints
• Monitoring Hyper-V
• Designing Virtual Machines for Server Roles and Services

4. Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks

• Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches
• Advanced Hyper-V Networking Features
• Configuring and Using Hyper-V Network Virtualization

5. Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica

• Providing High Availability and Redundancy for Virtualization
• Implementing Virtual Machine Movement
• Implementing and Managing Hyper-V Replica

6. Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Overview of Failover Clustering
• Configuring and Using Shared Storage
• Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

7. Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Integrating System Center and Server Virtualization
• Overview of VMM
• Installing VMM
• Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups

8. Managing the Networking and Storage Infrastructure in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Managing Networking Infrastructure
• Managing Storage Infrastructure 
• Managing Infrastructure Updates

9. Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Virtual Machine Management Tasks in VMM
• Creating, Cloning, and Converting Virtual Machines
• Overview of Virtual Machine Updating

10. Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects

• Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library
• Working With Profiles and Templates

11. Managing Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Introduction to Clouds
• Creating and Managing a Cloud  
• Working With User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager

12. Managing Services in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller

• Understanding Services in VMM
• Creating and Managing Services in VMM
• Using App Controller

13. Protecting and Monitoring Virtualization Infrastructure

• Overview of Backup and Restore Options for Virtual Machines
• Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure by Using DPM
• Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and Reporting
• Integrating VMM with Operations Manager