Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization (M10215)

In this five-day, instructor-led course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage a server virtualization environment using Microsoft technologies.

Course Outline

In this five-day, instructor-led course, you will gain the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage a server virtualization environment using Microsoft technologies. You will learn to deploy and manage Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2008 R2. You will learn how to manage a server virtualization environment by using System Center products, such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008, VMM 2008 R2, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2. While you do not need server virtualization experience to participate in this course, you should have significant experience managing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

What You'll Learn

• Virtualization as it relates to server, desktop, and application environments
• Install the Hyper-V Server Role and configure host and virtual network settings
• Plan for and deploy virtual hard disk(s) and virtual machines
• VMM 2008 R2 and how it integrates with the Hyper-V environment
• Manage hosts and host groups in VMM
• Create and deploy virtual machines on a host
• Perform physical-to-virtual machine (PV2) and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) conversions, virtual machine migrations, and cloning

Who Needs to Attend

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 system administrators who will manage and implement server virtualization technologies within their networks and who are responsible for virtualizing their current servers or have been requested or directed by IT management to research and / or implement server virtualization

Course Outline

1. Evaluating and Planning for Virtualization

• Microsoft Virtualization
• Virtualization Management
• Evaluating the Current Environment for Virtualization

2. Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role

• Installing the Hyper-V Server Role
• Configuring Hyper-V Settings and Virtual Networks

3. Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks and Virtual Machines

• Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks
• Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual Machines Snapshots
• Working with the Virtual Machine Connection Application

4. Integrating System Center Virtual Machine Manager with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2

• Planning for Integration of System Center Virtual Machine Manager
• Installing the VMM Server and Administrator Console
• Managing Hosts and Host Groups

5. Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

• Creating a New Virtual Machine Using VMM 2008 R2
• Converting a Physical Server to a Virtual Machine
• Converting and Migrating Virtual Machines

6. Managing Virtual Machines Using Virtual Machine Manager 2008

• VMM Management Tasks
• Creating and Managing Checkpoints

7. Configuring and Managing the VMM Library

• Overview of the VMM Library
• Managing Profiles and Templates
• Designing Fault Tolerance for the VMM Library Highly Available

8. Configuring User Roles and the Virtual Machine Manger Self-Service Portal

• Configuring User Roles
• Installing and Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal

9. Implementing High Availability for Server Virtualization

• Failover Clustering
• Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
• Implementing High Availability with VMM 2008 R2

10. Maintaining Software Updates Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

• Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool
• Configuring WSUS and the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

11. Monitoring and Reporting Virtualization

• Monitoring Jobs in VMM R2
• Integrating Center Operations Manager 2007 with VMM 2008 R2
• Configuring Performance and Resource Optimization

12. Backup and Restore Strategies for Virtual Machines

• Backup and Restore Options for Virtual Machines and the VMM Database
• Implementing Data Protection Manager for Backing Up the VMM Infrastructure

13. Desktop Virtualization Using Remote Desktop Services

• Remote Desktop Services
• Implementing the Remote Desktop Session Host
• Implementing Remote Desktop Connection Broker
• Implementing the Remote Desktop Connection Virtualization Host

14. Extending Remote Desktop Services Outside the Organization

• Configuring the Remote Desktop Gateway
• Configuring Remote Desktop Web Access

Labs

Lab 1: Evaluating the Network Environment for Virtualization

• Planning for the Hyper-V Server Role
• Assessing the Computing Environment by Using the MAP Toolkit

Lab 2: Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role

• Installing the Hyper-V Role
• Determining Virtual Network Configuration Settings Based on Organization Requirements
• Installing Remote Management Tools

Lab 3: Creating Virtual Hard Disks and Virtual Machines

• Creating Appropriate Virtual Hard Disks Based on Organizational Requirements
• Creating New Virtual Machines Using the Virtual Machine Wizard
• Modifying Virtual Machine Settings
• Creating and Applying Virtual Machine Snapshots

Lab 4: Planning and Deploying VMM 2008 R2

• Planning for the Implementation of SCVMM 2008 R2 Based upon Organizational Requirements
• Installing and Configuring SCVMM Server and Administration Console Components

Lab 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines

• Creating a New Virtual Machine
• Deploying a New Virtual Machine from the VMM Library
• Converting a VMware-Based Virtual Machine to a Hyper-V Based Virtual Machine

Lab 6: Managing Virtual Machines Using VMM 2008 R2

• Modifying Virtual Machine Properties
• Managing Virtual Machine Check Points

Lab 7: Configuring and Managing the VMM Library

• Adding a Library Server and Library Resources
• Creating a Hardware Profile
• Creating a Guest Operating-System Profile
• Creating a Virtual Machine Template
• Configuring Highly Available File Servers for Virtual Machine Library Using DFS

Lab 8: Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal

• Preparing the Host Group and User Role Requirements
• Implementing the Self-Service Portal

Lab 9: Implementing High Availability for Server Virtualization

• Configuring Installing and Configuring the Failover Clustering Feature
• Configuring Live Migration
• Integrating Failover Clustering with VMM 2008 R2

Lab 10: Maintaining Software Updates Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

• Configuring Infrastructure Prerequisites to Support the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool
• Installing and Configuring the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool

Lab 11: Integrating System Center Operations Manager with VMM 2008

• Configuring System Center Operations Manager for VMM 2008 Integration
• Configuring PRO

Lab 12: Using Data Protection Manager to Back Up the VMM 2008 Infrastructure

• Use the SCVMM Administrator Console to Back Up the VMM database
• Process and Tools used to Restore the VMM Database
• Features of Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1 Prerequisites for Installing and Implementing Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1
• Installing and Configuring Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1
• Configuring Backup Processes for SCVMM 2008 and Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1

Lab 13: Implementing Remote Desktop Services

• Installing the Remote Desktop Session Host
• Configuring the Remote Desktop Session Host
• Installing the Remote Desktop Connection Broker
• Configuring the Remote Desktop Connection Broker
• Installing and Configuring the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host
• Deploying an Application Using RemoteApp

Lab 14: Integrating Remote Desktop Web Access into the Desktop Virtualization Infrastructure

• Installing Remote Desktop Gateway
• Installing Remote Desktop Web Access
• Configuring Remote Desktop Web Access
• Integrating RemoteApp and Desktop Connection with Remote Desktop Web Access

Additional Details

Pre-Requisites

* At least 1.5 years of experience working with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 as a server administrator * Familiarity with virtualization concepts and management tools is highly recommended, though experience with virtualization is not expected * Ability to perform server administrator tasks to build and maintain a virtualization infrastructure * Ability to perform work or consult for a mid-size to enterprise-size organization * Basic understanding of server virtualization concepts related to Microsoft or other third-party virtualization technologies * Ability to support production, development, testing, high availability, business continuity, staging, classroom, or hosting environments based upon Windows Server 2008 technology * Understanding of a Windows-based network, including Active Directory * Understanding of storage technologies, such as SAN, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and DAS * Understanding of Windows Server 2008 failover clustering

Certificates offered

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Cancellation Policy

We require 16 calendar days notice to reschedule or cancel any registration. Failure to provide the required notification will result in 100% charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without prior notification it will result in full forfeiture of the funds and no reschedule will be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.

Reschedules are permitted at anytime with 16 or more calendar days notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

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Global Knowledge Mississauga
30 Eglinton Avenue West
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Mississauga, Ontario
Canada   L5R 3E7

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- do we get a certifiacate for completing the courseÉ - although the instructor did give us excercises to do I would have liked a few more - almost like a test, so that I made sure I retained and understood what was taught. I`m a learn to do by doing person and like the instrutor lead courses so I can have someone there to explain in my terms how things work. I`ll have to really use the online excercises to make sure Ì am confident when I need to do something in Excel.

Reviewed by Delores P. 2012

   

Should be time allocated for questions and answer

Reviewed by Vinod P. 2012

   

The instructor was excellent as was the hands-on learning approach. The only thing I took issue with was the fact that there were a lot of bilingual persons taking the course and they tended to ask questions in French, during this English class. The instructor was trying very hard to explain everything in both languages, but I felt that these students should have requested a French-speaking classroom setting if they wanted to speak French.

Reviewed by Sheila D. 2012

   

Very professional. Facility clean and comfortable.

Reviewed by Christine P. 2012

   

For the cost of this course, a hard copy of the course handout should be provided as the classes follows the handout word for word.

Reviewed by Caroline P. 2012

   

The facilities at Global Knowledge were great. The Instructor was very knowlegable and made it easy to learn the material. It was a very good experience:)

Reviewed by Tonia L. 2012

   

Note: We had 2 different trainers during this 3 day course. Course: Terminology should reflect North America and be consistent with our business lingo.

Reviewed by Harman M. 2012

   

Found the course very informative. I had little exposure to Sharepoint and learned a number of things I didn't know. Plan to take the next level of training

Reviewed by Michael R. 2011

   

A charged mannul would be provided for students to make notes whereever they think instructions are important as reminders

Reviewed by jinxiu z. 2011

   

The course is so expensive to be payed by oneself. In almost all the others participants their companies pay the fee.

Reviewed by Ricardo T. 2011

   

No course books were provided for us to take.

Reviewed by Hala M. 2011

   

Course was very detailed but more time would be helpful during workshops. An additional day would help lessen the course load.

Reviewed by Roydon F. 2011

   

should have discuss some case studies,,overall A+

Reviewed by Syed A. 2011

   

Our instructor was very knowlegable and he provided excellent real life stories.

Reviewed by Stephen W. 2011

   

The course was very relevant. I was able to apply the knowledge I aquired in the course to my job on the very next day. The only complaint I have is with the temperature of the room. It was freezing! Students has to wear a jacket or sweater. We were told the temp gage was shared with another classroom that was quite warm so they had turned the temp very low causing our room to be very uncomfortable.

Reviewed by Yasmine I. 2011

   

Given the cost of the course, the hardcopy of the manual should have been provided. It would have been useful to make notes alongside the material as we went along.

Reviewed by Jeff P. 2011

   

I am very disappointed with the handouts. I was told I could go online and download a copy of the manual, the problem is that I would like the printed copy of the manual. I chatted online with one of your technitian who was unable to help me. Then I was told someone would contact me by phone to help me. That never happened. When taking a training course, a person EXPECTS to leave the course with ALL the material.

Reviewed by Betty M. 2011

   

Great course provider, keep it on your roaster

Reviewed by Catherine G. 2011

   

Course content and labs were very good, everything worked as expected.

Reviewed by Francisco C. 2011

   

I really enjoyed this course and was surpised how ell everything was run...enjoyed the instructer very much (Par) and would like to take an other course with him. I wish we could have taken the work book home with us though!!!

Reviewed by gail h. 2010