Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization
Course Number: 10215A
Course Length: 5 Days
Course Overview
This five-day 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.
Prerequisites
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.
Audience
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.
Course Outline
Course Introduction 4m Course Introduction
Module 01 - Evaluating and Planning for Virtualization 1h 4m Lesson 1: Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
Challenges of Traditional Network Environments Virtualization Modes
What Is Server Virtualization?
What Is Desktop Virtualization?
What Is Presentation Virtualization?
What Is Application Virtualization?
What Is Cloud Computing?
Discussion: Implementing Microsoft Virtual Solutions Lesson 2: Overview of Virtualization Management Managing a Virtual Environment
Overview of Microsoft System Center
Using Virtual Machine Manager to Manage Virtual Environments Protecting Virtualized Environments with Data Protection Manager Monitoring Virtual Environments by Using Operations Manager 2007 Maintaining a Virtual Environment by Using Configuration Manager 2007 Lesson 3: Evaluating the Current Environment for Virtualization Evaluation Factors
Overview of Virtualization Solution Accelerators Assessment Features of the MAP Toolkit Designing a Solution for Server Virtualization Lesson 4: Planning the Hyper-V Server Role What Is Hyper-V?
Virtual Machine Overview
Features of Hyper-V in Windows Server 2008 R2
Requirements and Limits for Virtual Machines and Hyper-V Planning for Disks and Storage
Determining Availability Requirements for Virtual Machines Securing the Hyper-V Server Role
Module 01 Review
Module 02 - Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role 43m
Lesson 1: Installing the Hyper-V Server Role Configuring Hyper-V Hardware and BIOS Prerequisites Installing Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008 R2 Host Tools for Managing the Hyper-V Role
Demo - Installing Hyper-V on a Server Core Installation
Lesson 2: Configuring Hyper-V Settings and Virtual Networks Overview of Hyper-V Settings
Considerations for Choosing Virtual Machine Locations Overview of User Settings for Hyper-V
Demo - Configuring Hyper-V User Settings Overview of Virtual Network Settings for Hyper-V
Demo - Configuring Virtual Networks with Virtual Network Manager Design Considerations for External, Internal, and Private Virtual Networks Virtual Local Area Networks in Hyper-V
Demo - Configuring Hyper-V to Support Virtual Local Area Networks Module 02 Review
Module 03 - Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks 1h 19m
and Virtual Machines
Lesson 1: Creating and Configuring VHDs What Are the Storage Options for Virtual Machines?
Dynamically Expanding Disks vs. Fixed Disks Differencing Disks
Pass-Through Disks
Host Computer Considerations for VHDs Using and Configuring iSCSI Storage
Demo - Creating VHDs with the Virtual Disk Wizard Demo - Inspecting and Editing Virtual Disks
Lesson 2: Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines Settings for Virtual Machines
What Are the Components of a Virtual Machine?
Demo - New Virtual Machine Wizard Demo - Hyper-V Integration Settings Virtual Machine Installation Methods
Exporting and Importing Virtual Machines in Hyper-V Demo - Exporting a Virtual Machine
Considerations for Migrating Legacy Virtual Machines Lesson 3: Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots What Are Hyper-V Virtual Machine Snapshots?
Design Considerations for Using Snapshots in Hyper-V Implementing Hyper-V Snapshots
Demo - Using Snapshots in Hyper-V R2
Lesson 4: Working with the Virtual Machine Connection Application The Virtual Machine Connection Application
Demo - Managing the Virtual Machine Connection Application Lesson 5: Planning Virtualization for Applications
Planning Hyper-V Hosts
Guidelines for Designing Virtual Machines Designing Virtual Machines for SQL Server Designing Virtual Machines for Exchange Server
Designing Virtual Machines for SharePoint Module 03 Review
Module 04 - Integrating System Center Virtual Machine Manager 1h 29m
2008 R2 with Hyper-V R2
Lesson 1: Planning for System Center Virtual Machine Manager Integration What Is VMM 2008 R2?
Infrastructure Components of VMM 2008 R2 System Requirements for VMM 2008 R2 What’s New in VMM 2008 R2?
Considerations for Planning the Implementation of the VMM 2008 R2 Server Considerations for Planning the Implementation of the VMM 2008 R2 Database Considerations for Planning the Implementation of the VMM 2008 R2 Library Considerations for Planning the Implementation of the Self-Service Portal Considerations for Planning the Implementation of Hosts and Host Groups Lesson 2: Installing the VMM Server and Administrator Console Requirements for Installing the VMM Server and Administrator Console What Is VMM Configuration Analyzer?
Demo - Installing the VMM Server
Demo - Installing the VMM Administrator Console Common Post-Installation Tasks
What Is Windows PowerShell?
Using Windows PowerShell to Manage VMM Lesson 3: Managing Hosts and Host Groups Types of Hosts That VMM 2008 R2 Supports Considerations for Adding Hosts
Demo - Adding Hosts to VMM and Configuring Default Virtual Machine Paths Properties for Host Management
Reasons for Using VMM Host Groups Properties of Host Groups
Module 04 Review
Module 05 - Managing Virtual Machines By Using Microsoft 57m
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Lesson 1: Overview of VMM Management Tasks Actions for Operating and Managing Virtual Machines Demo - Operating Virtual Machines
Deploying, Migrating, and Storing Virtual Machines Managing Virtual Machine Configuration
Managing Virtual Hard Disks
Overview of Virtual Machine Properties Demo - Virtual Machine Properties
Lesson 2: Creating and Managing Checkpoints What Is Virtual Machine Checkpoint?
Creating and Managing Checkpoints
Considerations for Using VMM Checkpoints Demo - Creating and Managing Checkpoints Demo - Managing Multiple Checkpoints Module 05 Review
Module 06 - Creating and Deploying Virtual Machines Using 1h 6m
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Lesson 1: Creating a New Virtual Machine Using VMM 2008 R2 Which Guest Operating Systems Are Supported by Virtual Machines?
Sources for Deploying New Virtual Machines What Is Host Rating?
What Is Virtual Machine Placement?
Demo - Creating and Placing a New Virtual Machine Using VMM 2008 R2 Demo - Deploying a New Virtual Machine from the VMM Library Lesson 2: Converting a Physical Server to a Virtual Machine What Is P2V Conversion?
Requirements for the Source and Destination Computers in the P2V Process Online and Offline P2V Conversions
Usage Scenarios for P2V Conversion
How the P2V Process Uses MAP and Operations Manager 2007 Considerations for P2V Conversion
Lesson 3: Converting and Migrating Virtual Machines What Is V2V Conversion?
V2V Conversion Requirements
Methods and Considerations for the V2V Process Demo - Performing a V2V Conversion
Migrating Virtual Machines from Virtual Server to Hyper-V Migrating Virtual Machines Between Hosts
Methods for Performing Virtual Machine Migration Between Hosts Considerations for Virtual Machine Migration
Demo - Performing Virtual Machine Migration Using QSM Lesson 4: Cloning Virtual Machines
What Is Virtual Machine Cloning?
Considerations for Virtual Machine Cloning Demo - Performing Virtual Machine Cloning Module 06 Review
Module 07 - Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System 1h 2m
Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Library Lesson 1: Overview of the VMM Library
What Is the VMM Library?
VMM Library Resources
What Are the Library Server and Library Group?
Working with Stored Virtual Machines in the Library
Demo - Adding the Library Server and Configuring the Library Group Demo - Adding Library Shares
Demo - Adding Resources to the Library Lesson 2: Managing Profiles and Templates What Is a Hardware Profile?
Settings for Hardware Profiles
What Is the Guest Operating System Profile?
Profile Settings for Guest Operating System
Demo - Creating Profiles for Hardware and Guest Operating Systems What Is the Virtual Machine Template?
Virtual Machine Template Settings
Demo - Creating and Modifying the Virtual Machine Template Lesson 3: Making the VMM Library Highly Available High Availability Options for the VMM Library
How to Configure Failover Clustering for the VMM Library Considerations for Highly Available Library Servers Module 07 Review
Module 08 - Configuring User Roles and the Microsoft System 53m
Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal Lesson 1: Configuring User Roles
Role Based Security Overview
What Types of Objects Can You Delegate?
Role Types
Creating a User Role in VMM 2008 R2 Demo - Creating A User Role
Discussion: Designing Role-Based Security
Lesson 2: Installing and Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal Implementing the VMM Self-Service Portal
Requirements for the VMM Self-Service Portal Demo - Installing the VMM Self-Service Portal
Demo - Configuring User Access to the Self-Service Portal Securing the VMM Self-Service Portal
Considerations for Implementing the VMM Self-Service Portal Module 08 Review
Module 09 - Maintaining Software Updates Using the Offline Microsoft 1h 7m System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2 Servicing Tool
Lesson 1: Overview of the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Methods for Maintaining Software Updates
What Is the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool?
How Does the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Work?
Infrastructure Requirements for the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Preparing the Virtual Machines
Lesson 2: Configuring WSUS and the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Configuring WSUS to Support Virtual Machine Servicing
Demo - How to Configure WSUS to Support Virtual Machine Servicing
Installing and Configuring the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Creating, Running, and Monitoring Servicing Jobs
Module 09 Review
Module 10 - Backup and Restore Strategies for Virtual Machines 58m
Lesson 1: Overview of Backup and Restore Options for Virtual Machines and the Virtual Machine Database Virtual Machine Backup and Restore
Backup Options for Virtual Machines
Demo - Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines by Using Windows Server Backup Considerations for Backing Up and Restoring Clustered Virtual Machines
Backup and Restore Options for VMM 2008 R2
Lesson 2: Backing Up the Hyper-V Infrastructure by Implementing Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1 What Is Data Protection Manager 2007 SP1?
System Requirements for DPM 2007 SP1 How DPM 2007 SP1 Protects Virtual Machines
Options for Backing Up Virtual Machines with DPM 2007 SP1 Considerations for Using DPM to Back Up Virtual Machines Choosing a Virtual Machine Recovery Method
Module 10 Review
Module 11 - Implementing High Availability for Server Virtualization 53m Lesson 1: Overview of Failover Clustering
Options for Providing High Availability for Virtualization What Is a Failover Cluster?
Failover Cluster Functionality in Windows Server 2008 R2 Configuration Options for a Failover Cluster Quorum How Does a Failover Cluster Work with Hyper-V Nodes?
Planning a Failover Clustering Strategy for Hyper-V Best Practices for Failover Clusters Running Hyper-V Lesson 2: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V Requirements for Failover Clustering in Hyper-V
Implementing Hyper-V and Failover Clustering Configuring Clustered Shared Volumes What Is Live Migration?
Considerations for Implementing Live Migration Demo - Implementing Live Migration
Lesson 3: Implementing High Availability with VMM 2008 R2 Planning VMM 2008 R2 High Availability
Configuring Host Clusters to Support High Availability Managing Host Clusters
Managing Highly Available Virtual Machines in VMM Module 11 Review
Module 12 - Monitoring and Reporting Virtualization 39m Lesson 1: Monitoring Jobs in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
Overview of VMM Jobs
Viewing Job Status
Canceling or Restarting Jobs Filtering Jobs
Tracking Changes by Using Jobs View
Demo - Viewing and Managing Job Status in Virtual Machine Manager Jobs View Lesson 2: Integrating Operations Manager 2007 with VMM 2008 R2
Discussion: Identifying the Monitoring and Reporting Needs for a Virtual Environment Features That Integrating Operations Manager Provides
Prerequisites for Integrating Operations Manager
Process for Integrating Operations Manager with VMM 2008 R2 Lesson 3: Configuring Performance and Resource Optimization What Is Performance and Resource Optimization?
Options for Configuring PRO Module 12 Review
Module 13 - Desktop Virtualization Using Remote Desktop Services 1h 20m
Lesson 1: Overview of Remote Desktop Services What Are Remote Desktop Services?
What Are the RDS Role Services?
Enhanced Client Experience with RDS
What Is the RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Feature?
What Is Remote Desktop Licensing?
Lesson 2: Implementing the Remote Desktop Session Host Planning the Implementation of the RD Session Host Server Remote Desktop Services and the Best Practice Analyzer Demo - Configuring RD Session Host Servers
Configuring and Monitoring RDS Client Connections Methods for Securing an RDS Session
Using RemoteApp to Deploy Programs
Lesson 3: Implementing the Remote Desktop Connection Broker What Is the Connection Broker Role in RDS?
Installing the RD Connection Broker Role Service Configuring RD Connection Broker
Lesson 4: Implementing the Remote Desktop Connection Virtualization Host What Is the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure?
How Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Works
Deploying Virtual Machines for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Module 13 Review
Module 14 - Extending Remote Desktop Services 49m
Lesson 1: Configuring the RD Gateway How the RD Gateway Works
Benefits of RD Gateway
Requirements for Installing and Configuring RD Gateway Demo - Installing the RD Gateway
Securing the RD Gateway
Authorization Policies with RD Gateway Demo - Configuring an RD CAP and RD RAP Implementing NAP Integration with RD Gateway
Considerations for Implementing Certificates for RD Gateway Lesson 2: Configuring RD Web Access
What Is RD Web Access?
Installing RD Web Access
Configuring RD Web Access Settings Configuring User Access to RD Web Access
Considerations for Configuring Internet Access To RD Web Access Module 14 Review
Course Closure
