Technical Bootcamp: The Cloud-enabled Datacenter with Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 This 3-day, instructor-led course will help you understand how to evolve a traditional datacenter configuration to a cloud-enabled datacenter that is capable of automating service delivery, on-premises or extended to hosted and public clouds, using the latest capabilities of Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 SP1 and Windows Azure. At this training, you will learn how to: Design the datacenter infrastructure with Hyper-V, network virtualization, and next generation storage in Windows Server 2012 Automate infrastructure provisioning, management and monitoring with System Center 2012 Enable self-service, usage reporting and management of infrastructure resources across on premise private, hosted private, and public clouds Monitor and manage applications in on-premises private, hosted private, and public clouds This course is targeted at Enterprise Architects and Pre-sales Engineers at System Integrators who are interested in updating and expanding their skills to design Envisioning sessions and deliver Proof of Concepts on dynamic datacenters using Windows Server 2012, System Center 2012 and Windows Azure technologies. This course is particularly useful for those with experience in System Center Operations Manager or System Center Configuration Manager who wish to expand their capabilities around the end-to-end Datacenter solution provided by Microsoft. Participants should be familiar with server and system management concepts in their own corporate actual or planned deployments, as well as the architectural and operational challenges they face in their own environments today.
Prerequisites Before attending this course, it is highly recommended that you have achieved: MCITP: Virtualization Administrator on Server 2008 R2 or equivalent knowledge MCITP: Enterprise Administrator Server 2008 R2 or equivalent knowledge Other recommended prerequisite knowledge includes: Microsoft Hyper-V 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 At course completion This 3-day course can be broken down into: Day 1: Patterns and Planning the infrastructure Networking, Storage, Hyper-V Day 2: Virtualizing Workloads, Availability, Infrastructure and Application Monitoring Day 3: Service Delivery and Automation After completing this course, you will be able to: Walk through the fundamentals of designing a cost-effective, highly efficient datacenter infrastructure appropriate for a given customer scenario, using the latest capabilities of Windows Server 2012 Demonstrate how System Center 2012 enables self-service and automated management of the infrastructure and application layers in on-premises, hoster or public clouds Discuss how you can extend your on-premises infrastructure into Windows Azure
Syllabus The following modules and topics will be covered during this 3-day session: Day 1 In these modules we ll talk about the Microsoft strategy for the datacenter and then discuss private cloud infrastructure design considerations. You ll learn about Microsoft s Hyper-V Networking, Software Defined Networking, storage spaces and cloud-integrated storage, and virtualization features and enhancements in Windows Server 2012. Module Module 1.0: Getting Started o Introducing the Bootcamp o Microsoft s strategy for the Datacenter o Introduction to Day One Module 1.1: Infrastructure Design o Design Considerations for the Private Cloud Fabric o Private Cloud Fast Track Module 1.2: Networking o Understand how Windows Server 2012 enhances Hyper-V networking. o Explore the concept of software defined networking with System Center 2012 Module 1.3: Storage o Overview of Windows Server 2012 Storage and File System Enhancements o Using Storage Spaces and SMB with Windows Server 2012 o Cloud-integrated Storage with StorSimple Module 1.4: Virtualization o What s New in Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V o Configuring Network Management with VMM o Storage Provisioning with VMM o Clouds, User Roles and Setting up Quotas o Setting up VMM Service Templates, including the Library Labs Lab 1.2.1: Network Virtualization Lab 1.3.1: Building a Remote Storage Infrastructure to support your critical workloads Lab 1.4.1: Configuring your Infrastructure After completing these modules, you will be able to: Articulate the Microsoft strategy for the Datacenter
Describe Cloud Infrastructure design considerations Build, configure and implement Hyper-V network virtualization Create a next generation storage infrastructure and highly available file server over SMB Work with VMM Service Templates Day 2 In these modules we will discuss a number of virtualized workloads and server configurations that can be migrated to Hyper-V. You will learn about new failover clustering, Hyper-V Replica, and Data Protection Manager capabilities that can be used to enhance datacenter availability and disaster recovery. Next you will see how to implement infrastructure and application monitoring as well as how to use Orchestrator to create runbooks to automate common tasks. Modules Module 2.0 Introduction and Day 1 Review Module 2.1 Virtualizing and Managing Microsoft Workloads o Virtualizing and Managing SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint Module 2.2 Virtualized Migration o Migrating workloads to WS 2012 Hyper-V o Migrating Linux, UNIX and ESX virtual machines to WS 2012 Hyper-V Module 2.3 Availability and Recovery Services o Disaster Recovery with Windows Server Failover Clustering, Hyper-V Replica and Data Protection Manager Module 2.4 Infrastructure Monitoring o Cloud-enabled Data Center Monitoring using Operations Manager Module 2.5 Runbook Automation o Using Orchestrator for your On-premises infrastructure Module 2.6 Application Monitoring o Application Performance Management with Operations Manager o Client-side Monitoring and Global Service Monitoring o TFS Integration Labs Lab 2.1.1: Virtualizing and Managing SharePoint Lab 2.2.1: Configuring your Private Cloud Lab 2.4.1: Monitoring your Infrastructure and Network with System Center 2012 Lab 2.6.1: Application Performance Monitoring After completing this Module, you will be able to: Apply best practices when working with virtualized workloads Migrate Linux, UNIX and ESX VMs to Hyper-V
Monitor hardware and software infrastructure components Create automation runbooks for IT tasks with Orchestrator Integrate application monitoring into your environment Day 3 In these modules we will focus on Service Delivery, automation scenarios and Windows Azure based IaaS. Modules Module 3.0 Introduction and Day two review Module 3.1: Service Delivery o Service Manager and Orchestrator Overview o Delivering Self-service Capabilities on IT services Module 3.2: Service Delivery Chargeback and Reporting o Configuring Chargeback and Reporting Module 3.3: Automation Scenarios o Overview: Automating Common Datacenter Tasks with System Center 2012 Orchestrator o Orchestrating Public and Private Cloud Provisioning through User Role Assignment (VMM and App Controller User Roles) o Orchestrating the Private Cloud Life-Cycle (creation/de-provisioning of Clouds, Services, VMs) o Orchestrating VMM Service Templates (Deploy, Servicing, Removal, etc. o Orchestrating Application, Cloud Service and Virtual Machine Deployments into Azure o Integrating Orchestrator with NetApp, Cisco UCS and Other Third Party Tools Module 3.4: Understanding Windows Azure IaaS o Windows Azure IaaS Overview, Active Directory in Windows Azure IaaS, Deploying SharePoint Farms on Windows Azure IaaS o Monitoring Azure with System Center 2012 Module 3.5: Self-service for Hybrid Clouds o Using System Center 2012 App Controller o Overview of App Management in Hybrid scenarios Labs Lab 3.3.1: Service Delivery & Automation Lab 3.3.2: Chargeback and Reporting Lab 3.4.1: Hybrid Cloud Management After completing these Topics, you will be able to: Articulate Microsoft s approach to service delivery and datacenter automation Deliver self-service capabilities on IT services by using the Service Manager self-service portal integrated with Orchestrator automation capabilities Explain and configure chargeback and reporting
Understand how Azure implements IaaS