• Produce a high-level design that accounts for requirements for cloud environments.
• Configure and deploy the cloud fabric.
• Configure a PXE server, an update server, and a software update baseline.
• Configure Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (App-V) so that it can be used to sequence and deploy an application virtually.
• Build the core components necessary for delivering services on the fabric.
• Allocate resources to a cloud and grant access to a cloud.
• Understand how to monitor clouds using Operations Manager.
• Understand the tools necessary to extend and customize Operations Manager for cloud environments.
• Set up, configure, and integrate the core components of Service Manager into a cloud fabric.
• Configure a service catalog, and then publish it to the Self-Service Portal.
• Gain the knowledge necessary to deploy and configure Data Protection Manager in a cloud.
• Deploy and configure Orchestrator in a cloud, and then integrate it with other System Center components.

The correspondent training has been retired.

After completing this course students will be able to:

Module 1: Planning for the Cloud

Lessons

• Understanding Cloud Models
• Benefits for Deploying a Private Cloud
• Designing a Private Cloud Infrastructure
• Overview of Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
• Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Components
• Deploying Hyper-V Clustering with VMM

Lab : Preparing the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Module 2: Configuring and Deploying the Private Cloud with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

Lessons

• Overview of VMM Architecture and Components
• Configuring Advanced Networking in VMM
• Installing and Upgrading VMM
• Configuring VMM Security and Roles
• Understanding Host Groups

Lab : Configuring and Deploying the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Module 3: Extending and Maintaining Cloud Infrastructure

Lessons

• Overview of the PXE and Update Server Roles
• Deploying Bare-Metal Hyper-V Host Servers
• Configuring the Update Server Role
• Creating and Using an Update Baseline

Lab : Maintaining Cloud Infrastructure

Module 4: Configuring Application Delivery

Lessons

• Dynamic Application Deployment Overview
• Web Deployment Packages
• Server Application Virtualization Overview
• Configuring Server App-V Components
• Sequencing and Deploying Virtual Applications

Lab : Configuring Virtual Application Delivery

Module 5: Creating the Private Cloud Building Blocks

Lessons

• Configuring Guest Operating System Profiles
• Configuring Hardware Profiles
• Configuring SQL Server Using SQL Server Profiles
• Configuring Application Profiles
• Configuring Virtual Machine Templates
• Configuring Service Provider Foundation
• Configuring User Roles

Lab : Creating the Private Cloud Building Blocks

Module 6: Deploying and Configuring Access to a Private Cloud

Lessons

• Understanding Private Cloud Computing
• Installing and Configuring App Controller
• Creating and Managing Service Templates

Lab : Deploying and Configuring Accessing to a Hybrid Cloud

Module 7: Monitoring Cloud Infrastructure

Students learn how to monitor the hybrid cloud infrastructure with Operations Manager. This includes installing and configuring Operations Manager and integrating Operations Manager with other System Center 2012 R2 components.

Lessons

• Operations Manager Architecture and Security
• Operations Manager Installation Considerations
• Configuring User Roles and Notifications
• Configuring Management Packs
• Configuring Integration with System Center 2012 R2

Lab : Monitoring the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Module 8: Extending and Customizing Monitoring of the Cloud Infrastructure

Lessons

• Configuring System Center Advisor
• Configuring the SharePoint Server Portal
• Monitoring Templates
• Distributed Application Monitoring

Lab : Extending and Customizing Monitoring

Module 9: Implementing Service Management for the Cloud

Lessons

• Service Manager Architecture Overview
• Upgrading to System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
• Understanding Service Manager Work Items
• Configuring Service Manager Connectors
• Configuring Service Manager Notifications

Lab : Implementing Service Management for a Cloud

Module 10: Configuring High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Protection for a Cloud

Lessons

• Planning for Azure Site Recovery
• Planning DPM Deployment
• DPM Architecture and Components
• Upgrading DPM
• Configuring DPM for the Private Cloud
• Configuring Application Protection for a Cloud
• Restoring Applications to the Cloud

Lab : Protecting the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Module 11: Automating and Standardizing a Cloud

Lessons

• Orchestrator Architecture and Components Overview
• Deploying and Configuring Core Components
• Managing Runbooks
• Configuring Integration Packs

Lab : Automating a Private Cloud

Module 12: Configuring a Self-Service Multi-Tenant Cloud with the Windows Azure Pack

Lessons

• Configuring the Windows Azure Pack

Lab : Configuring the Windows Azure Pack

This course is intended for cloud administrators who will be responsible for designing, installing and configuring a cloud infrastructure.

• Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Working knowledge of previous versions of System Center products
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
• Microsoft Windows Azure
• Microsoft Windows Azure Pack
• Networking and storage experience
• Familiarity with cloud management processes
• Previous work with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Previous work with Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF).