Overview
Get hands-on instruction and practice implementing Microsoft Server Virtualization with Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager in this 5-day Microsoft Official Course. This course provides the hands-on training that can help you prepare for the Microsoft Specialist exam 74-409: Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center. You will learn the skills you need to deploy and manage a Microsoft Server Virtualization infrastructure in an enterprise environment. You will learn how to configure, manage, and maintain Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V and System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager including networking and storage services. You will learn how to configure key Microsoft Server Virtualization features such as Generation 2 Virtual Machines, Replication Extension, Online Export, Cross-Version Live Migration, Online VHDX Resizing, Live Migration Performance tuning as well as Dynamic Virtual Switch Load Balancing and virtual Receive Side Scaling (vRSS). As part of the learning experience, you will perform hands-on exercises in a virtual lab environment. NOTE: This course is based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview and System Center 2012 R2 Preview. This course is designed for experienced IT professionals who support medium to large enterprises and have experience administering Windows Server 2012.
Duration
5 Days
Target Audience
This course is intended for IT professionals who are responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining a virtualization infrastructure or are interested in learning about current Microsoft Virtualization technologies. The secondary audience for this course includes IT decision makers who will determine which virtualization product to implement in their data centers.
Topics
Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization
Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role
Creating and Managing Virtual Hard Disks, Virtual Machines, and Checkpoints
Creating and Configuring Virtual Machine Networks
Virtual Machine Movement and Hyper-V Replica
Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-V
Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Managing the Networking and Storage Infrastructure in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Creating and Managing Virtual Machines by Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Configuring and Managing the System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine
Managing Clouds in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
Managing Services in System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager and App Controller
Protecting and Monitoring Virtualization Infrastructure
A more comprehensive course outline is available in the Course Download section, to the right of this page.