M10215 Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization

The primary audience for this course is Microsoft Windows Server 2008 system administrators who will manage and implement Server Virtualization technologies within their network.
The students for this course are responsible for virtualizing their current servers, or have been requested or directed by their information technology (IT) management to research and/or implement server virtualization in the existing environment. They should have a minimum of 1.5 years of experience working with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 as a server administrator. Prior experience with virtualization is not expected. However, familiarity with virtualization concepts and management tools is highly recommended.

Delegates will learn how to

Describe server, desktop, and application virtualization.
Describe how you use Microsoft System Center is to manage the virtual infrastructure.
Evaluate a network environment for server virtualization.
Plan for the implementation of the Hyper-V server role.
Install the Hyper-V Server Role.
Manage Hyper-V settings and virtual networks.
Create and configure virtual machines.
Manage virtual machine snapshots.
Managing and maintaining the Virtual Machine Connection Tool.
Create and configure virtual machines.
Manage virtual machine snapshots.
Managing and maintaining the Virtual Machine Connection Tool.
Create a new virtual machine using SCVMM 2008 R2.
Convert a physical server to a virtual machine.
Convert and migrate virtual machines.
Clone virtual machines.
Describe common management tasks and property configuration settings for virtual machines managed by VMM 2008.
Describe when and how to use virtual machine checkpoints.
Overview of the VMM Library.
Manage profiles and templates.
Design fault tolerance for the VMM library.
Configure VMM user roles.
Install and configure the VMM Self-Service Portal.
Describe the Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Cluster feature.
Implement failover clustering with Hyper-V and VMM 2008 R2.
Describe how to use the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool to maintain updates for virtual machines.
Configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool.
Monitor and manage jobs in VMM 2008 R2s.
Configure System Center Operations Manager integration.
Configure Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO).
Describe backup and restore options for virtual machines and the VMM database.
Implementing Data Protection Manager for backing up the VMM infrastructure.
Understand the use and role of Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
Implement the Remote Desktop Session Host.
Implement the Remote Desktop Connection Broker.
Implement the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host.
Configure the Remote Desktop Gateway.
Configure Remote Desktop Web Access.
Configure Remote Desktop Licensing.

This five-day, instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to deploy and manage a server virtualization environment using Microsoft technologies. The course provides details on how to deploy and manage Hyper-V and Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2008 R2.

The course also provides details on how to manage a server virtualization environment by using System Center products such as System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2008, SCVMM 2008 R2, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2.

This course does not require previous server virtualization experience, but does require that students have significant experience in managing Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Please note.
Due to the technical set-up requirements for this course delegates will not have external internet access.

Typical Course Outline

Module 1: Evaluating and Planning for Virtualization
Module 2: Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role
Module 3: Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks and Virtual Machines
Module 4: Integrating System Center Virtual Machine Manager with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Module 5: Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
Module 6: Managing Virtual Machines Using Virtual Machine Manager 2008
Module 7: Configuring and Managing the VMM Library
Module 8: Configuring User Roles and the Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal
Module 9: Implementing High Availability for Server Virtualization
Module 10: Maintaining Software Updates Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool
Module 11: Monitoring and Reporting Virtualization
Module 12: Backup and Restore Strategies for Virtual Machines
Module 13: Desktop Virtualization Using Remote Desktop Services
Module 14: Extending Remote Desktop Services Outside the Organization