Hyper-V Virtualization: Hands-On

You Will Learn How To

Implement Hyper-V to consolidate servers for optimized resource utilization and availability
Effectively plan and deploy virtual machines and virtual networks
Roll out highly available services and applications through clustering and quick migrations
Centralize management of virtual machines with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Optimize, monitor and troubleshoot virtual machines with built-in tools and add-on solutions
Secure Hyper-V servers through firewalls and reduced attack surfaces

Course Benefits

Virtualization is a powerful enterprise technology that provides simplified administration, reduced total cost of ownership (TCO) and environmental benefits to the organization. When properly implemented, Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V can be used to consolidate servers and ensure high availability. In this course, you gain the practical skills to deploy, manage and secure virtual machines built on Hyper-V technology.

Who Should Attend

Server and network administrators, infrastructure architects and anyone responsible for implementing or managing virtualization solutions based on Hyper-V. Experience with Windows Server administration is required.

Hands-On Training

Throughout this course, extensive hands-on exercises provide practical experience deploying and managing virtual machines with Hyper-V. Exercises include:

Planning and installing Hyper-V
Building efficient virtual machines
Constructing the virtual network topology
Performing quick migrations with clustered hosts
Leveraging SCVMM for P2V and V2V conversions
Remotely interfacing with the Self-Service Web Portal
Applying PRO Tips for increased performance
Configuring Hyper-V on Server Core

Course 968 Content

Deploying Microsoft Hyper-V

Overview of virtualization

Analyzing the layered architecture
Realizing the financial and environmental benefits
Contrasting Microsoft, VMware and Xen products

Planning the virtual infrastructure

Meeting the hardware and software prerequisites
Identifying potential applications for virtualization
Estimating capacity requirements

Installing and managing the hypervisor

Adding the Windows Server role
Hyper-V Manager
WMI
PowerShell

Creating Virtual Machines

Implementing optimal hardware

Accessing various storage technologies
Local
NAS
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Optimizing CPU and memory for performance

Installing guest operating systems

Contrasting physical virtualization and paravirtualization
Identifying supported guest operating systems
Migrating physical machines to VMs manually

Configuring extended settings

Enhancing functionality with Integration Services
Reverting to previous configurations with snapshots
Expanding hard drives for increased storage

Backup and recovery

Comparing host-based and VM-based strategies
Restoring guest documents and folders
Performing disaster recovery from system failures

Implementing Virtual Networks

Connecting host networks

Setting up the host for remote management
Accessing shared storage

Enabling VM communications

Constructing private, internal and bridged networks
Interconnecting multiple network types

Optimizing networking features

Isolating network traffic with VLANs
Increasing availability through NIC teaming

Clustering for High Availability

Building fault-tolerant hosts

Assigning VMs to cluster resource groups
Moving VMs with quick and live migrations

Creating resilient virtual machines

Connecting to iSCSI targets for data storage
Ensuring reliable heartbeats

Centralizing Administration with SCVMM

Enhancing management capabilities

Assembling the required components
Navigating SCVMM with the Administrator Console

Organizing resources with libraries

Standardizing configuration with guest OS and hardware profiles
Rapidly deploying VMs from templates

Seamlessly migrating to Hyper-V

Capturing live servers into virtual machines (P2V)
Converting from VMware VMs to Hyper-V (V2V)

Streamlining remote access with the Self-Service Web Portal

Simplifying user interaction with remote VMs
Restricting interaction with self-service roles and policies

Troubleshooting and Optimizing VMs

Monitoring system health

Leveraging event logs to locate potential problems
Identifying bottlenecks with the Performance Monitor
Generating alerts with System Center Operations Manager

Alleviating performance issues

Equalizing processor usage with reservations and CPU shares
Triggering remediation actions with Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO)

Securing the Virtual Environment

Delegating administration

Applying user-level permissions with SCVMM and Hyper-V
Assigning roles and tasks with the Authorization Manager

Hardening the parent partition

Controlling network access with the Windows Firewall
Minimizing the footprint for increased stability
Reducing the attack surface with Server Core

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