Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization

- 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

After completing this course, students will be able 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.

Before attending this course, students must:
· Perform server administrator tasks responsible for building and maintaining a virtualization infrastructure.
· Work or consult for a midsize to enterprise-size organization.
· Have a basic understanding of server virtualization concepts related to Microsoft or other third-party virtualization technologies.
· Support production, development, testing, high availability, business continuity, staging, classroom, or hosting environments based upon Windows Server 2008 technology.
· Understand a Windows-based network, including Active Directory directory service.
· Understand storage technologies, such as Storage Area Network (SAN) including Internet small computer system interface (iSCSI), Fiber Channel, and Direct Attached Storage (DAS).
· Understand Windows Server 2008 failover clustering.