Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Training Course

Students will learn how to configure and optimize a new business unit cloud as well as how to deploy pre-packaged applications and create a new service template to deploy a service into the cloud.

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Private Cloud
Overview of the Cloud Computing Model Requirements for the Private Cloud Operating a Private Cloud Infrastructure with System Center Verifying the Health of the Private Cloud Infrastructure Verifying the Health and Configuration of System Center Verifying the Compliance of the Private Cloud Infrastructure Lab : Verifying the Private Cloud Infrastructure Lab : Verifying the Compliance of the Private Cloud Infrastructure

Lesson 2: Configuring and Optimizing Business Unit Clouds
Overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager Managing a Virtual Environment with Virtual Machine Manager Creating Business Unit Clouds Lab : Configuring and Optimizing Business Unit Clouds

Lesson 3: Deploying Cloud Services
Overview of Service Templates VMM Machine Profiles Configuring SQL Server Profiles Configuring Application Profiles Overview of Web Deploy Packages Overview of Server App-V Overview of Data Tier Application Packages Lab : Importing and Deploying the Stock Trader Application

Lesson 4: Monitoring Private Cloud Services
Overview of System Center Operations Manager Agent Deployment in Operations Manager Configuring Custom Monitoring Monitoring the Network Infrastructure Monitoring Distributed Applications Lab : Monitoring Private Cloud Services

Lesson 5: Configuring Application Performance Monitoring
Application Performance Monitoring Advanced Monitoring in Application Performance Monitoring Viewing Application Performance in Operations Manager Lab : Configuring Application Performance Monitoring

Lesson 6: Operating and Extending Service Management in the Cloud
Overview of Service Manager Configuring Security and User Roles Configuring Work Items Configuring Incident Queues Configuring Service Offerings Lab : Operating and Extending Service Management in the Cloud

Lesson 7: Problem Management in the Cloud
Overview of Problem Management Creating Custom Rules Lab : Automating Problem Management in the Cloud

Lesson 8: Automatic Incident Creation, Remediation and Change Requests
Overview of System Center Orchestrator 2012 Integrating Orchestrator with Operations Manager and Service Manager Lab : Automatic Incident Creation, Remediation, and Change Requests

Lesson 9: Automating Self Service Provisioning
Installing and Configuring the System Center Cloud Services Process Pack Cloud Services Configuration Items Cloud Services Request Items Lab : Automating Self Service Provisioning

Lesson 10: Private Cloud Protection and Recovery
Protecting Data in the Private Cloud Recovering Data in the Private Cloud Lab : Private Cloud Protection and Recover

Lesson 11: Configuring Compliance in the Cloud
Implementing IT Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) Implementing Software Update Compliance Lab : Configuring Compliance in the Cloud

Lesson 12: Configuring SLAs, Dashboards and Widgets
Understanding Service Level Tracking in Operations Manager Configuring and Deploying Widgets and Dashboards in Operations Manager Publishing Real-Time State with Microsoft Visio PerformancePoint Overview Configuring Service Manager Analytics Viewing Data with Excel Lab : Configuring SLAs, Dashboards, and Widgets

Lesson 13: Optimizing Cloud Resources
Updating Management Packs through the Catalog Configuring Operations Manager Groom Setting Configuring Service Manager Groom Settings Orchestrator Log Overview Lab : Optimizing Cloud Resources