This three-day course teaches students how to implement a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager v2 solution in an organization. The course also discusses how to install, configure, and deploy VMM.

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Consultants or Integrators planning on doing Enterprise VMM implementations and advanced VMM administrators.

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Before attending this course, students must have technical knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Windows Server 2000/2003 System Administration.
• Basic understanding of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) (optional).
• Server Virtualization using Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC, or VMware.
• Operating knowledge of System Center Operations Manager 2007.

Module 1: Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager

Module 1 describes the installation prerequisites for VMM and describes the procedure for installing VMM. In addition, Module 1 describes the procedure to install the VMM Administrator Console and the VMM Self-Service Portal.

Lessons

• Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager Server Components
• Installing the VMM Administrator Console
• Installing the VMM Self-Service Portal

Module 2: Configuring VM Hardware, Hosts, and User Roles

Module 2 describes host server hardware configuration considerations. In addition, Module 2 describes general host server configuration procedures including security configuration procedures.

Lessons

• Adding Hosts to VMM
• Configuring Hardware
• Configuring VMM Settings
• Managing VMM Security

Module 3: Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal and Library

Module 3 describes considerations and procedures for configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal and Library. This includes enabling user- or group-level access to the Self-Service Portal, configuring quotas, and using the Self-Service Portal to self-provision VMs. In addition, Module 3 describes procedures for maintaining VMM library servers and shares and the contents of library shares.

Lessons

• Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal
• Maintaining a VMM Library
• Managing Library Files

Module 4: Deploying and Managing VMs

Module 4 describes VM deployment and management tasks. This includes using VMM Intelligent Placement, VM Templates, and other automated VM deployment tools. In addition, Module 4 describes using VMM to move VMs between available hosts.

Lessons

• Deploying VMs
• Moving VMs Between Hosts

Module 5: Converting from Physical or Virtual Platforms

Module 5 describes important considerations for converting physical and virtual computers to Microsoft VMs. This includes procedures for using deployment agents to execute conversions to Microsoft VMs as well as converting from third-party formats.

Lessons

• Converting Physical Computers to Virtual Machines
• Migrating Virtual Machines to Hyper-V

Module 6: Deploying Highly Available VMs

Module 6 describes considerations and procedures for deploying clustered VMs.

Lessons

• Introducing Virtual Machine High Availability
• Deploying Host Clustering
• Deploying Guest Clustering

Module 7: Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints and Updates

Module 7 describes procedures for managing VMs using checkpoints and updates. This includes identifying scenarios for using VMM VM Checkpoints and procedures for creating VM Checkpoints. In addition, Module 7 describes update deployment using WSUS and SCCM tools.

Lessons

• Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints
• Managing Virtual Machine Updates

Module 8: Implementing Monitoring and Reporting

Module 8 describes procedures for integrating System Center Operations Manager with VMM to extend the capabilities of VMM. This includes using SCOM reporting with VMM. In addition, Module 8 describes using SCOM to select potential virtualization targets and to monitor and plan host server utilization.

Lessons

• Integrating System Center Operations Manager
• Performance and Resource Optimization
• Planning and Managing Hyper-V

Module 9: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Jobs

Module 9 describes procedures for monitoring and troubleshooting VMM jobs. This includes monitoring and verifying multiple job types as well as recovering from failed jobs.

Lessons

• Monitoring Jobs
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Jobs