Course Description
This course describes how to monitor and operate a private cloud with Microsoft System Center 2012. This course focuses on how to manage and administer the private cloud, and it describes how you can monitor key infrastructure elements and more.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the private cloud infrastructure.
- Configure and optimize business unit clouds.
- Deploy cloud services.
- Monitor private cloud services.
- Configure application performance monitoring.
- Operate and extend service management in the private cloud.
- Automate incident creation, remediation, and change requests.
- Implement problem management in the private cloud.
- Automate Self-Service provisioning.
- Protect the resources in the private cloud by using Data Protection Manager.
- Configure compliance in the private cloud.
- Configure SLAs, dashboards, and widgets.
This course is intended for datacenter administrators who are responsible for monitoring and protecting the private cloud infrastructure. It is also intended for solution architects who are responsible for designing private cloud architectures and extending existing private cloud solutions. The primary audience for this course is administrators who create service requests. The secondary audience includes datacenter administrators—who are responsible for providing provisioning for applications including configuring and deploying those applications—application/service business owners, and administrators who implement service requests.
Agenda
Introduction to the Private Cloud
- Overview of the Cloud Computing Model
Requirements for the Private Cloud
Operating a Private Cloud Infrastructure with System Center
Maintaining the Health of the Private Cloud
Integrating System Center Components
Verifying the Compliance of the Private Cloud Infrastructure
Lab : Verifying the Private Cloud Infrastructure
Lab : Verifying the Compliance of the Private Cloud Infrastructure
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
Deploying Cloud Services
- Overview of Service Templates
VMM Profiles
Web Deploy Packages
Overview of Server App-V
Data-Tier Application Packages
Lab : Importing and Deploying the Stock Trader Application
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
Configuring Application Performance Monitoring
- Application Performance Monitoring
- Advanced Monitoring in Application Performance Monitoring
- Viewing Application Performance in Operations Manager
- Lab : Configuring Application Performance Monitoring
Operating and Extending Service Management in the Private 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
Automatic Incident Creation, Remediation, and Change Requests
- Overview of System Center Orchestrator 2012
Integrating Orchestrator with Operations Manager and Service Manager
Lab : Automating Incident Creation, Remediation, and Change Requests
Problem Management in the Private Cloud
- Overview of Problem Management
Creating Custom Rules
Lab : Automating Problem Management in the Private Cloud
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
Private Cloud Protection and Recovery
- Protecting Data in the Private Cloud
Recovering Data in the Private Cloud
Lab : Private Cloud Protection and Recovery
Configuring Compliance in the Private Cloud
- Overview of the Process Pack for IT GRC
Installing and Configuring the Process Pack for IT GRC
Implementing an IT GRC Control Management Program
Maintaining Compliance through VMM Security Baselines and System Center Advisor
Lab : Configuring Compliance in the Private Cloud
Configuring SLAs, Dashboards, and Widgets
- Understanding Service Level Tracking in •Service Level Tracking
Configuring and Deploying Widgets and Dashboards
Publishing Real-Time State with Microsoft Visio Snap-in
System Center Analytics
Using Excel and SSRS to View Data
Overview of PerformancePoint
Lab : Configuring SLAs, Dashboards, and Widgets
Audience
This course is intended for datacenter administrators who are responsible for monitoring and protecting the private cloud infrastructure. It is also intended for solution architects who are responsible for designing private cloud architectures and extending existing private cloud solutions. The primary audience for this course is administrators who create service requests. The secondary audience includes datacenter administrators—who are responsible for providing provisioning for applications including configuring and deploying those applications—application/service business owners, and administrators who implement service requests.
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Virtual 10750 Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 Online Live training option
Imagine an industry-leading classroom training experience from wherever you have access to the Internet.
The Virtual Online Live events listed here gives you an effective and proven online virtual learning experience with the freedom to attend virtually from anywhere.
There is also an option of experiencing Online Live from one of the many national partner centers where a computer and headset will be provided for you.
This rich and engaging virtual classroom environment lets you conveniently interact with instructors and other students.
You will hear and see your instructor as they teach the course and answer your questions via voice or text.
Choose the online live virtual training option and you can access the recorded version even after the class has finished.
The onDemand labs give you access to the same client and server technologies covered in class so you can test, apply and hone your skills by accessing the labs before and even after the class.
Technical Requirements: a computer or laptop with a modern browser and high speed internet access along with one or two monitors.