Module 1: Overview of Management in an Enterprise Data Center
In this module, students will be able to describe the enterprise data center and how to use System Center 2012 to manage the enterprise data center.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe an enterprise data center
- Describe how System Center 2012 components can be used to manage an enterprise data center
Module 2: Planning and Implementing a Server Virtualization Strategy
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement a server virtualization strategy using system Center 2012.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan a server virtualization environment based on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and System Center 2012- Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
- Implement a server virtualization environment based on Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V and VMM
Module 3: Planning and Implementing Networks and Storage for Virtualization
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement the network and storage infrastructure required to deploy a virtualized server infrastructure.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explain storage options available for virtual machines
- Configure iSCSI storage in Windows Server 2012 and how to manage storage from VMM
- Plan and implement a network infrastructure for server virtualization
- Plan and implement network virtualization in Hyper-V and VMM
Module 4: Planning and Deploying Virtual Machines
In this module, students will be able to plan and deploy virtual machines on Windows Hyper-V.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan a virtual machine configuration
- Plan and configure the VMM profiles and templates that can be used to implement a VMM deployment
- Plan and implement Hyper-V Replica
Module 5: Planning and Implementing a Virtualization Administration Solution
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement a virtualization administration solution by using System Center 2012.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan automation of a virtual machine environment using System Center 2012
- Plan a delegated administration model in System Center 2012
- Plan the self-service and automation of a virtual machine environment using the System Center 2012
- Plan and implement updates for Hyper-V hosts using VMM
Module 6: Planning and Implementing a Server Monitoring Strategy
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement a server monitoring strategy using the Windows Server 2012 tools and using Operations Manager.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan a monitoring strategy using the Windows Server 2012 tools
- Describe the Operations Manager components and describe how Operations Manager can be used to monitor physical and virtual servers
- Plan and configure management packs, notifications and reporting
- Configure the integration of Operations Manager and VMM
Module 7: Planning and Implementing High Availability for File Services and Applications
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement an application and file services infrastructure that is highly available.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan and implement a highly available storage infrastructure using Storage Spaces
- Plan and implement a highly available file services deployment using DFS
- Plan and implement high availability for applications using NLB
Module 8: Planning and Implementing a High Availability Infrastructure Using Failover Clustering
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement a high availability server infrastructure by using the failover clustering features in Windows Server 2012.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan failover clustering
- Implement failover clustering
- Plan and implement updates by using Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU)
- Plan and implement failover clustering for Hyper-V virtual machines
Module 9: Planning and Implementing a Business Continuity Strategy
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement a business continuity strategy in a Windows Server 2012 environment.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the high level requirements and strategies for implementing a business continuity strategy
- Plan backup strategies for a variety of Windows roles
- Plan and implement recovery of servers and data
- Plan and implement a virtual machine backup and recovery strategy
Module 10: Planning and Implementing an Public Key Infrastructure
In this Module, students will be able to plan and implement a PKI deployment, and plan and implement a certificate management solution.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan and implement a CA deployment hierarchy in AD CS
- Design and implement a strategy for configuring and maintaining certificate templates
- Design and implement a strategy for distributing and revoking certificates
- Plan and implement private key and certificate recovery
Module 11: Planning and Implementing an Identity Federation Infrastructure
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement an AD FS server deployment and claims aware application access.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan and implement an AD FS server infrastructure
- Plan and implement AD FS claim providers and relying parties
- Plan and implement AD FS claims and claim rules
- Plan and implement the Web Application Proxy with AD FS integration
Module 12: Planning and Implementing Data Access for Users and Devices
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement Dynamic Access Control (DAC), Workplace Join and Work Folders.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Plan and implement DAC
- Describe and implement Work Place Join
- Plan a Work Folders deployment
Module 13: Planning and Implementing an Information Rights Management Infrastructure
In this module, students will be able to plan and implement an AD RMS deployment, plan and manage AD RMS templates and access, and plan and implement external access to AD RMS services.
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe what AD RMS is and the business scenarios addressed by AD RMS
- Plan, implement, and manage an AD RMS cluster
- Plan and implement AD RMS templates and policies
- Plan and implement external access to AD RMS services
- Plan the integration of AD RMS and DAC