Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Central

Course details

This course describes private cloud configuration and deployment with Microsoft System Center 2012.

Lesson 1: Planning for the Private Cloud

• Understanding the Private Cloud
• Requirements for Deploying a Private Cloud
• Designing the Private Cloud Infrastructure
• Overview of System Center 2012 Components
• Deploying Hyper-V Host Cluster with VMM
• Lab: Planning for the Private Cloud

Lesson 2: Configuring and Deploying the Private Cloud Infrastructure

• Overview of VMNM Architecture and Components
• Installing and Upgrading VMM
• Configuring VMM Security and Roles
• Understanding Host Groups
• Lab: Configuring and Deploying the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 3: Extending and Maintaining the Private Cloud Infrastructure

• 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 the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 4: Configuring Application Delivery

• 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

Lesson 5: Creating the Private Cloud Building Blocks

• Configuring Guest Operating System Profiles
• Configuring Hardware Profiles
• Configuring SQL Server Using SQL Server Profiles
• Configuring Application Profiles
• Configuring Virtual Machine Templates
• Configuring the Self-Service User Role
• Lab: Creating the Private Cloud Building Blocks

Lesson 6: Deploying and Accessing a Private Cloud

• Understanding Private Cloud Computing
• Installing and Configuring App Controller
• Creating and Managing Services and Service Templates
• Lab: Deploying and Accessing a Private Cloud

Lesson 7: Monitoring the Private Cloud Infrastructure

• Operations Manager Architecture and Security
• Upgrading Operations Manager 2007 R2
• Configuring Notifications
• Configuring Management Packs
• Configuring Integration with System Center 2012
• Lab: Monitoring the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 8: Extending and Customizing Monitoring of the Private Cloud Infrastructure

• Configuring the SharePoint Server Portal
• Monitoring Templates
• Distributed Application Monitoring
• Lab: Extending and Customizing Monitoring

Lesson 9: Implementing Service Management for the Private Cloud

• Service Manager Architecture Overview
• Upgrading to System Center 2012 – Service Manager
• Understanding Service Manager Work Items
• Configuring Service Manager Connectors
• Configuring Service Manager Notifications
• Lab: Implementing Service Management for the Private Cloud

Lesson 10: Protecting the Private Cloud Infrastructure

• Planning DPM Deployment
• DPM Architecture and Components Upgrading DPM
• Configuring DPM for the Private Cloud
• Configuring Application Protection for the Private Cloud
• Restoring Applications to the Private Cloud
• Lab: Protecting the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 11: Automating and Standardizing the Private Cloud

• Orchestrator Architecture and Components Overview
• Deploying and Configuring Core Components
• Managing Runbooks
• Configuring Integration Packs
• Lab: Automating the Private Cloud

Lesson 12: Configuring the Cloud Services Process Pack

• Implementing the Cloud Services Process Pack
• Service Level Management
• Lab: Configuring the Cloud Service Process Pack

Prerequisites

• Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Microsoft SharePoint
• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V
• VMM Service Manager
• Oracle Opalis
• Data Protection Manager
• Operations Manager
• Networking and storage experience
• Familiarity with data center management processes
• Previous work with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Previous work with Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)