Planning and Designing Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Course details

The information included in this class will provide students with a solid baseline of technology solutions, architecture considerations, and management requirements that can be integrated to build a successful virtualization infrastructure. 

Lesson 1: Planning a Virtualization Strategy

• Understanding Virtualization Levels
• Defining the Case for Virtualization
• Reviewing Virtualization Technologies
• Reviewing the System Center Suite 
• Understanding Licensing Options
• Reviewing Integration with Third-Party Products
• Lab : Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Installation
• Lab : Windows XP Mode Installation
• Lab : Application Virtualization 4.6 Installation

Lesson 2: Designing a Virtualization Platform Infrastructure and High-Availability Strategy

• Defining Server Virtualization Scenarios
• Defining Hyper-V Base Architectures
• Performing a Pre-Design Discovery
• Designing a Server Virtualization Infrastructure
• Designing the Hyper-V Host Architecture
• Designing the Virtual Machine Architecture
• Sizing a Hyper-V Host Farm
• Lab : Configuring and Using MAP 4.0
• Lab : Hyper-V Storage Design and Configuration
• Lab : Hyper-V Virtual Network Design and Configuration
• Lab : Hyper-V Platform Virtualization Design Exercise
• Lab : Optional: Two-Node Virtual Machine Failover Cluster
• Lab : Optional: Two-Node Hyper-V Host Failover Cluster with Live Migration

Lesson 3: Designing a Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure

• Defining Desktop Virtualization Scenarios
• Designing a Local Desktop Infrastructure
• Designing a VDI Deployment using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and RDS
• Designing an Application Strategy using RemoteApp
• Designing a VDI Deployment using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Citrix XenDesktop
• Lab : VDI with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and RDS Connection Broker
• Lab : Using RemoteApp for HyperV to Deliver Applications in a VDI
• Lab : Scenario-Based Virtualization Desktop Infrastructure Design Exercise

Lesson 4: Designing an Application Virtualization Infrastructure

• Planning an Application
• Virtualization 4.6 Infrastructure Designing an Application
• Virtualization 4.6 Infrastructure
• Using Application Virtualization 4.6 with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2
• Using Application Virtualization 4.6 with RDS
• Lab : Using Application Virtualization 4.6 to Deliver Applications in a VDI Scenario 

Course Outlines

Management Strategy

• Developing a Virtualization
• Infrastructure Management
• Environment with the System Center Suite
• Developing a Virtual Machine Deployment Strategy
• Developing a Virtual Machine Conversion Strategy
• Developing an Administrative Strategy
• Developing a Virtual Machine Migration Strategy
• Developing a Disaster Recovery Strategy
• Developing a Maintenance Strategy
• Lab : Configuring and Using a System Center VMM Self-Service Portal
• Lab : Performing a P2V Conversion using System Center VMM 2008 R2
• Lab : Configuration and Use of the Remote Server Administration Toolkit
• Lab : Performing a Virtual Machine Export/Import using System Center VMM
• Lab : Performing a Virtual Machine Backup Using System Center DPM
• Lab : Offline Virtual Machine Update using System Center ConfigMgr 2007 SP2