Module 1: Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization

• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
• Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Components
• Evaluating Current Environment for Virtualization
• Extending Virtualization to the Cloud Environment

Lab : Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization

• Selecting the Appropriate Virtualization Method
• Assessing the Environment by Using MAP

Module 2: Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role

• Installing the Hyper-V Role
• Managing Hyper-V
• Configuring Hyper-V Settings
• Hyper-V Host Storage and Networking

Lab : Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Role

• Installing the Hyper-V Server Role
• Configuring Hyper-V Settings
• Accessing and Managing Hyper-V Remotely

Module 3: Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints

• Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks
• Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines
• Installing and Importing Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints
• Monitoring Hyper-V
• Designing Virtual Machines for Server Roles and Services

Lab : Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks and Virtual Machines

• Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks
• Creating and Managing Virtual Machines

Lab : Creating and Managing Checkpoints and Monitoring Hyper-V

• Importing Virtual Machines and Working with Checkpoints
• Monitoring Hyper-V

Module 4: Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks

• Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches
• Advanced Hyper-V Networking Features
• Configuring and Using Hyper-V Network Virtualization

Lab : Creating and Using Hyper-V Virtual Switches

• Creating and Using Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Virtual Switches

Lab : Creating and Using Advanced Virtual Switch Features

• Configuring and Using Advanced Virtual Switch Features

Lab : Configuring and Testing Hyper-V Network Virtualization

• Configuring Hyper-V Network Virtualization

Module 5: Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica

• Providing High Availability and Redundancy for Virtualization
• Implementing Virtual Machine Movement
• Implementing and Managing Hyper-V Replica

Lab : Moving Virtual Machine and Configuring Constrained Delegation

• Moving Hyper-V Storage and Virtual Machines

Lab : Configuring and Using Hyper-V Replica

• Configuring and Managing Hyper-V Replica

Module 6: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Overview of Failover Clustering
• Configuring and Using Shared Storage
• Implementing and Managing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

Lab : Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V

• Creating a Hyper-V Failover Cluster
• Managing a Hyper-V Failover Cluster

Module 7: Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Integrating System Center and Server Virtualization
• Overview of VMM
• Installing VMM
• Adding Hosts and Managing Host Groups

Lab : Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 VMM
• Managing Hosts and Host Groups

Module 8: Managing the Networking and Storage Infrastructure in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Managing Networking Infrastructure Managing Storage Infrastructure
• Managing Infrastructure Updates

Lab : Network Infrastructure Management

• Implementing a Network Infrastructure

Lab : Managing Infrastructure Storage

• Implementing a Storage Infrastructure

Lab : Infrastructure Updates Management

• Managing Infrastructure Updates

Module 9: Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Virtual Machine Management Tasks in VMM
• Creating, Cloning, and Converting Virtual Machines
• Overview of Virtual Machine Updating

Lab : Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Creating a Virtual Machine and Modifying Its Properties
• Cloning a Virtual Machine

Module 10: Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects

• Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager Library
• Working With Profiles and Templates

Lab : Configuring and Managing the Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Library and Library Objects

• Configuring and Managing the Virtual Machine Manager Library
• Creating and Managing Profiles and Templates

Module 11: Managing Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Introduction to Clouds
• Creating and Managing a Cloud
• Working With User Roles in Virtual Machine Manager

Lab : Managing Clouds in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Creating a Cloud
• Working With User Roles
• Deploying Virtual Machines to a Private Cloud

Module 12: Managing Services in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller

• Understanding Services in VMM
• Creating and Managing Services in VMM
• Using App Controller

Lab : Managing Services in System Center 2012 R2 VMM and App Controller

• Creating a Service Template
• Deploying a Service and Updating a Service Template
• Configuring App Controller
• Deploying a Virtual Machine in App Controller

Module 13: Protecting and Monitoring Virtualization Infrastructure

• Overview of Backup and Restore Options for Virtual Machines
• Protecting Virtualization Infrastructure by Using DPM
• Using Operations Manager for Monitoring and Reporting
• Integrating VMM with Operations Manager

Lab : Monitoring and Reporting Virtualization Infrastructure

• Implementing Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Agents
• Configuring Operations Manager Monitoring Components
• Configuring Operations Manager Integration with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)