Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Training Course

Students will learn to design, install and configure a private cloud, including how to configure and deploy the application infrastructure and key components of System Center 2012 that are necessary for delivering services on private cloud infrastructure.

Lesson 1: Planning for the Private Cloud
Understanding the Private Cloud Requirements for Deploying a Private Cloud Designing the Private Cloud Components Deploying a Private Cloud Infrastructure with System Center 2012 Deploying Hyper-V Clustering with Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Lab : Creating a Hyper-V Cluster with Virtual Machine Manager

Lesson 2: Configuring and Deploying the Private Cloud Infrastructure
Virtual Machine Manager Architecture and Components Overview Installing and Upgrading Virtual Machine Manager 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 Remediating an Update Baseline Lab : Maintaining the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 4: Configuring Virtual 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 Deploying SQL Server Using SQL Server Profiles Configuring Application Profiles for a Deployment Configuring Virtual Machine Templates Configuring Self-Service Portal Users Lab : Creating the Private Cloud Building Blocks

Lesson 6: Deploying and Accessing the First Business Unit Private Cloud
Understanding Private Clouds Installing and Configuring Application Controller Creating and Managing Services and Service Templates Lab : Deploying and Accessing the First Business Unit Private Cloud

Lesson 7: Monitoring the Private Cloud Infrastructure
Operations Manager Architecture and Security Upgrading Operations Manager 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 a SharePoint Portal Using the Monitoring Templates Understanding Distributed Application Monitoring Lab : Extending and Customizing Monitoring of the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 9: Implementing Service Management for the Private Cloud
System Center Service Manager Architecture Overview Upgrading Service Manager Understanding Service Manager Work Items Configuring System Center Service Manager Connectors Configuring Notifications Understanding Incident and Problem Management Lab : Implementing Service Management for the Private Cloud

Lesson 10: Configuring a Private Cloud Service Catalog
What Is a Service Catalog? Cloud Service Process Management Pack Overview Configuring Service Request Fulfillment Configuring Service Offerings Service Level Management Lab : Configuring a Private Cloud Service Catalog

Lesson 11: Protecting the Private Cloud Infrastructure
Data Protection Manager Architecture and Security Upgrading Data Protection Manager Configuring Data Protection Manager for Protection of the Private Cloud Configuring Application Protection for the Private Cloud Restoring Applications to the Private Cloud Lab : Protecting the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 12: Automating and Standardizing the Private Cloud
System Center Orchestrator Overview Deploying and Configuring Core Components Configuring Integration Packs Creating Runbooks Executing a Runbook from Service Manager Lab : Automating the Private Cloud