Implementing a Software-Defined DataCenter Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager (MS20745)

Module 1: Introduction to server virtualization

This module explains the different virtualization solutions. It also describes the concepts of software-defined datacenter and Microsoft Azure.

• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
• Introducing the software-defined datacenter
• Extending virtualization to the cloud

Module 2: Overview of Hyper-V virtualization

This module explains how to install and manage Hyper-V in Windows Server 2016.

• Installing and configuring the Hyper-V role
• Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines
• Creating and using Hyper-V virtual switches
• Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V

Module 3: Installing and configuring Virtual Machine Manager

This module explains how to install and configure Virtual Machine Manager for managing a virtualization environment.

• Overview of Virtual Machine Manager
• Installing Virtual Machine Manager
• Adding hosts and managing host groups

Module 4: Managing storage fabric and fabric updates

This module explains how to manage storage fabric and fabric updates in Virtual Machine Manager.

• Overview of server virtualization storage technologies
• Managing storage fabric
• Managing fabric updates

Module 5: Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects

This module describes how to configure and manage the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects. It also describes the differences between profiles and templates and how they are used.

• Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager library
• Preparing Windows for deployment in Virtual Machine Manager
• Working with profiles
• Working with VM templates

Module 6: Managing the networking fabric

This module explains how to manage networking fabric in Virtual Machine Manager.

• Networking concepts in Virtual Machine Manager
• Managing Software Defined Networking
• Understanding network function virtualization

Module 7: Creating and managing virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager

This module explains how to create and manage virtual machines by using Virtual Machine Manager.

• VM management tasks
• Creating, cloning, and converting VMs

Module 8: Managing clouds in Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager

• This module explains how to create and manage clouds by using Virtual Machine Manager.
• Introduction to clouds
• Creating and managing a cloud
• Creating user roles in Virtual Machine Manager

Module 9: Managing services in Virtual Machine Manager

This module explains how to create and manage services in Virtual Machine Manager.

• Overview of services in Virtual Machine Manager
• Creating and managing services in Virtual Machine Manager

Module 10: Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using System Center Operations Manager

This module explains how to use Operations Manager for monitoring virtualization infrastructure.

• Operations Manager architecture and security
• Using Operations Manager for monitoring and reporting
• Integrating Operations Manager with Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager

Module 11: Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery

This module explains how to implement and manage Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery.

• Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica
• Implementing and managing Azure Site Recovery

Module 12: Protecting a virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager

This module explains how to use Data Protection Manager for protecting virtualization infrastructure.

• Overview of backup and restore options for VMs
• Configuring and managing Data Protection Manager for virtualization infrastructure protection