What You'll Learn

• Benefits and Features of Hyper-V
• Planning for Implementing Hyper-V Virtualization
• Implementing Hyper-V on a Windows Server 2008 Server
• Installing SCVMM
• SCVMM Security Roles
• Troubleshooting SCVMM

Who Needs to Attend

• Windows Server 2003/2008 system administrators who manage and implement server virtualization technologies within their network
• Enterprise system architects who plan enterprise server resources with an emphasis on server consolidation

Pre-requisites

In addition to your professional experience, you should have technical knowledge in:

• Windows Server 2000/2003 system administration
• Server virtualization using Virtual Server 2005 or Virtual PC

Course Outline

1. Introducing the Hyper-V Technology

• Hyper-V Technology
• Hyper-V Capabilities
• Plan for a Hyper-V Virtualization Server
• Implement a Hyper-V Virtualization Server

2. Configuring a Virtual Environment

• Configure a Virtual Machine
• Configure a Virtual Hard Disk
• Configure a Virtual Network
• Secure a Virtual Environment

3. Deploying Systems in a Virtual Environment

• System Deployment using Differencing Disks
• Virtual Machine Cloning
• Deploy Virtual Machines using Windows Deployment Service
• Export and Import Virtual Machines

4. Optimizing a Virtual Environment

• Optimize Resource Management
• Optimize a Backup Strategy
• Configure a Cluster in a Virtual Environment
• Fail Over Workloads with Quick Migration

5. Managing a Virtual Environment by using SCVMM

• Features of SCVMM
• Manage Hosts by using SCVMM
• Perform P2V Conversion
• Provision Virtual Machines by using SCVMM

6. Installing Microsoft SCVMM 2008

• Introduction to Microsoft Virtualization
• Business Scenarios for SCVMM
• Installing SCVMM

7. Managing Microsoft SCVMM 2008 Hosts and Libraries

• Managing SCVMM Hosts
• Understanding Virtual Networks
• Managing SCVMM Libraries

8. Managing Virtual Machines from within SCVMM 2008

• Configuring Virtual Machines
• Deploying Virtual Machines
• Managing Virtual Disks

9. Delegating Microsoft SCVMM 2008 Tasks

• SCVMM Security Roles
• Delegating SCVMM Administration
• Implementing Self-Service

10. Implementing High Availability with SCVMM 2008

• Implementing Host Clusters
• Implementing Guest Clustering
• Performance and Resource Optimization

11. Monitoring and Troubleshooting Microsoft SCVMM 2008

• Monitoring and Reporting
• Managing SCVMM Jobs
• Troubleshooting SCVMM

12. Advanced Microsoft SCVMM 2008 Integration

• Managing VMware Environments
• Performing P2V Conversions
• Performing V2V Conversions