In this advanced-level course, you will cover implementing, managing, maintaining, and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Server 2012 R2 environment using System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). You will explore enterprise-level technologies and solutions available through Microsoft virtualization, networking and storage like how to configure high availability for Hyper-V and VMM, as well as how to use VMM to configure cloud resources.

1. Overview of Hyper-V and VMM

2. Configuring High Availability for VMM and Hyper-V

• Clustering Requirements for VMM
• Configuring SQL AlwaysOn for the VMM Database
• Hyper-V Host Clustering

3. Updating VMM and Fabric Servers

• Understanding the Servicing Order for System Center
• Performing the Manual Update Process in VMM
• Patching the VMM Fabric with Windows Server Update Services

4. Configuring Networking in VMM

• Overview of Networking in VMM
• Logical Networks
• Uplink and Virtual Port Profiles
• Logical Switches
• Virtual Machine Networks

5. Configuring Storage in VMM

• Storage Options Available in Hyper-V and VMM
• Understanding Storage in VMM
• What Storage Will Be Managed?
• Configuring and Managing Storage in VMM

6. Managing Clouds in VMM

• Introduction to Clouds
• Creating and Managing a Private Cloud in VMM
• Working with User Roles in VMM

7. Configuring and Managing the VMM Library and Library Objects

• Overview of the VMM Library
• Managing Libraries

8. Preparing the Windows Operating System for Deployment in VMM

• Preparing a Windows Operating System
• Virtual Machine Architecture
• Preparations Required for Bare Metal Deployments of Hyper-V and Scale-out File Servers

9. Virtual Machine and Service Templates

• Overview of Virtual Machine Templates
• Overview of Service Template Templates

10. System Center Integration

• Monitoring the VMM Environment with Operations Manager
• Automation with Orchestrator

11. Windows Azure Pack

• Deploying Windows Azure Pack
• Configuring Windows Azure Pack
• Windows Azure Pack Tenant Experience

12. Azure Site Recovery

• Overview of Azure Site Recovery
• Configuring and Using Azure Site Recovery