MOC On-Demand: 20745-Implementing a Software-Defined Datacenter - On-Demand Course

Section 1: Introduction to server virtualization
This section covers the different virtualization solutions. It also describes the concepts of software-defined datacenter and Microsoft Azure.

Topics:
• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
• Introduction to the software-defined datacenter
• Extending virtualization to the cloud
Lab: Evaluating virtualization options
• Selecting the appropriate virtualization method
• Creating Azure virtual machines

Section 2: Overview of Hyper-V virtualization
This section covers how to install and manage Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016.

Topics:
• 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
Lab: Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines
• Installing and configuring the Hyper-V server role
• Creating a Nano Server virtual machine
• Configuring virtual machines and virtual hard disks
Lab: Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V
• Creating a Hyper-V failover cluster
• Managing a Hyper-V failover cluster

Section 3: Installing and configuring System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager
This section covers how to install and configure System Center 2016 VMM for managing a virtualization environment.

Topics:
• Overview of System Center 2016 VMM
• Installing System Center 2016 VMM
• Adding hosts and managing host groups
Lab: Installing and configuring System Center 2016
• Installing and configuring System Center 2016
• Managing hosts and host groups
• Managing an Azure subscription by using VMM

Section 4: Managing storage fabric and fabric updates
This section covers how to manage storage fabric and fabric updates in VMM.

Topics:
• Overview of server virtualization storage technologies
• Managing storage fabric
• Managing fabric updates
Lab: Managing storage fabric and fabric updates
• Implementing a storage infrastructure
• Creating a file server cluster and a storage QoS policy
• Managing fabric updates

Section 5: Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects
This module describes how to configure and manage VMM library and library objects. It also describes the differences between profiles and templates and how they are used.

Topics:
• Overview of the VMM library
• Preparing Windows for deployment in VMM
• Working with profiles
• Working with virtual machine templates
Lab: Configuring and managing VMM library and library objects
• Configuring and managing a VMM library
• Creating a Windows image for the VMM library
• Creating and managing profiles and templates

Section 6: Managing the networking fabric
This section covers how to manage networking fabric in VMM.

Topics:
• Networking concepts in VMM
• Managing Software-Defined Networking
• Understanding network function virtualization
Lab: Creating and configuring the networking fabric
• Associating virtual network adapters of Hyper-V hosts
• Deploying Network Controller
Lab: Configuring and testing Hyper-V Network Virtualization
• Configuring Hyper-V Network Virtualization
• Provisioning and testing tenant virtual machine networks

Section 7: Creating and managing virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager
This section covers how to create and manage virtual machines by using VMM.

Topics:
• Virtual machine management tasks
• Creating, cloning, and converting virtual machines
Lab: Creating and managing virtual machines by using System Center 2016 VMM
• Creating a virtual machine and modifying its properties
• Creating and managing checkpoints
• Cloning and migrating a virtual machine

Section 8: Managing clouds in System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager
This section covers how to create and manage clouds by using VMM.

Topics:
• Introduction to clouds
• Creating and managing a cloud
• Creating user roles in VMM
Lab: Managing clouds in System Center 2016 VMM
• Creating a private cloud
• Creating user roles
• Create and manage cloud services.
• Create user roles in VMM.

Section 9: Managing services in Virtual Machine Manager
This section covers how to create and manage services in VMM.

Topics:
• Overview of services in VMM
• Creating and managing services in VMM
Lab: Managing services in VMM
• Creating a service template
• Deploying a service and updating service template
• Scaling out service and updating the service

Section 10: Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using System Center Operations Manager
This section covers how to use Operations Manager for monitoring virtualization infrastructure.

Topics:
• Operations Manager architecture and security
• Using Operations Manager for monitoring and reporting
• Integrating Operations Manager with VMM and DPM
Lab: Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using Operations Manager
• Implementing the Operations Manager agents
• Integrating Operations Manager with VMM

Section 11: Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery
This section covers how to implement and manage Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery

Topics:
• Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica
• Implementing and managing Azure Site Recovery
Lab: Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery
• Configuring and Managing Hyper-V Replica
• Configuring and Managing Azure Site Recovery

Section 12: Protecting a virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager
This section covers how to use DPM for protecting virtualization infrastructure.

Topics:
• Overview of backup and restore options for virtual machines
• Configuring and managing DPM for virtualization infrastructure protection
Lab: Protecting virtualization infrastructure by using DPM
• Configuring a DPM server and installing DPM protection agents
• Creating and configuring protection groups
• Recovering VMs and other data
• Providing online protection with DPM