20246D Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud

Module 1: Introduction to the Cloud Model

This module describes the essential business and technical requirements behind choosing a cloud model and the elements it contains.

Lessons

• Overview of the Cloud Computing Model
  
• Requirements for a Private, Public or Cloud
  
• Operating a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure with System Center
  
• Integrating System Center Components
  
• Maintaining the Health of a Cloud
  
  

Module 2: Configuring a Private Cloud Environment

This module explains how Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 - Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) plays a pivotal role in the private cloud.

Lessons

• Creating Clouds
  
• System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager Overview
  
• Managing the Virtual Environment with Virtual Machine Manager
  
  

Module 3: Deploying Cloud Services

This module reviews the key elements that form a service in VMM and how the service is deployed to the private cloud.

Lessons

• VMM Profiles
  
• Overview of Service Templates
  
• Overview of Server App-V
  
• Web Deploy Packages
  
• Deploying Services through App Controller
  
• Data-Tier Application Packages
  
  

Module 4: Monitoring Cloud-Based Applications

This module plays an important role in describing how to maintain the underlying infrastructure that the private cloud relies on.

Lessons

• System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Overview
  
• Agent Deployment in Operations Manager
  
• Configuring Custom Monitoring
  
• Network Infrastructure Monitoring
  
• Distributed Applications Monitoring
  
  

Module 5: Configuring Application Performance Monitoring

The module offers the skills to configure APM to monitor the performance and availability of a .NET application.

Lessons

• Advanced Monitoring in APM
  
• Application Performance Monitoring
  
• Viewing Application Performance Data in Operations Manager
  
  

Module 6: Operating and Extending Service Management in the Private Cloud

This module describes the core features of Service Manager and the security model that supports it.

Lessons

• Overview of Service Manager
  
• Configuring Incident Queues
  
• Configuring Work Items
  
• Configuring Service Offerings for a Cloud
  
• Configuring Security and User Roles
  
  

Module 7: Automating Incident Creation, Remediation, and Change Requests

This module introduces Orchestrator and also explains the processes to follow when configuring automation between Service and Operations Manager.

Lessons

• Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator
  
• Integration of Orchestrator with Operations Manager and Service Manager
  
  

Module 8: Problem Management in the Private Cloud

This module describes how a defined set of processes can help reduce the time to resolve problems.

Lessons

• Creating Custom Rules
  
• Overview of Problem Management
  
  

Module 9: Operating a Self Service, Multi-Tenant Cloud with Windows Azure Pack

This module will cover how to uses the Windows Azure Pack to provide a self-service portal for tenants and administrators.

Lessons

• Windows Azure Pack Key Concepts
  
• Windows Azure Pack Providers
  
• Administer Windows Azure Pack
  
  

Module 10: High Availability, Protection, and Recovery for the Cloud

This module covers the skills to manage a highly available cloud Infrastructure using SQL Server 2012 Always-On, Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery.

Lessons

• High Availability for a Cloud
  
• Protecting Data in the Private Cloud
  
• Recovering Data in the Private Cloud
  
  

Module 11: Optimizing Your Cloud Infrastructure

This module explains how Configuration Manager can be used to provide update management for Virtual Machines hosted in a cloud infrastructure.

Lessons

• Use of Virtual Machine Manager to Keep the Cloud Infrastructure Up-to-Date
  
• Use of Configuration Manager to keep Virtual Machines up-to-date
  
• Use of System Center Advisor to Optimize Cloud infrastructure
  
• Use of Pro-Tips to Optimize Cloud infrastructure
  
  

Module 12: Configuring SLAs, Dashboards, and Widgets

This module describes the various methodologies within System Center to collect, measure, and scorecard the performance and the private cloud infrastructure availability.

Lessons

• System Center Analytics
  
• Service Level Tracking
  
• Publishing Real-Time State with Microsoft Visio Snap-in
  
• Configuring and Deploying Widgets and Dashboards
  
• Using Excel and SSRS to View Data
  
• Configuring Service Reporting