Microsoft 70-246: Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud 2012
About this course
Prepare for Microsoft Exam 70-246–and help demonstrate your real-world mastery of monitoring and operating a private cloud based on Microsoft System Center 2012 R2. Designed for experienced IT professionals ready to advance their status, focuses on the critical-thinking and decision-making acumen needed for success at the MCSE level.
Focus on the expertise measured by these objectives:
- Configure data center process automation
- Deploy resource monitoring
- Monitor resources
- Configure and maintain service management
- Manage configuration and protection
Candidates for this exam have Windows Server, System Center 2012, security, high-availability, fault tolerance, and networking experience in an enterprise environment. Candidates should also have basic Microsoft SQL Server, Windows PowerShell knowledge, and application configuration experience.
Course Outline
Module 01 Introducing The Cloud Model
- 1.1 Course And Instructor Introduction
- 1.2 Overview Of Cloud Computing
- 1.3 Dissecting Hybrid Cloud Environments
- 1.4 Requirements For Cloud Implementation
- 1.5 Using System Center To Operate The Cloud Part 1
- 1.6 Using System Center To Operate The Cloud Part 2
- 1.7 Using System Center To Operate The Cloud Part 3
- 1.8 Ongoing Cloud Maintenance
- 1.9 System Center Component Integration
- 1.10 Verifying The Cloud Infrastructure Demo
Module 02 Configuring The Private Cloud Environment
- 2.1 Overview Of Virtual Machine Manager
- 2.2 Managing Virtual Environments
- 2.3 Creating Private Cloud
- 2.4 Configuring And Optimizing The Private Cloud
Module 03 Deploying Services For The Private Cloud
- 3.1 Understanding Service Templates
- 3.2 Configuring Profiles Part 1
- 3.3 Configuring Profiles Part 2
- 3.4 Using Web Deploy Packages
- 3.5 Configuring Server App V
- 3.6 Using Data Tier Applications
- 3.7 Using App Controller To Deploy Services
- 3.8 Deploying Cloud Services Demo
Module 04 Monitoring Cloud Based Applications
- 4.1 Overview Of Operations Manager
- 4.2 Deploying Monitoring Agents
- 4.3 Customizing Monitoring Solutions 4.4 Monitoring The Network Infrastructure
- 4.5 Distributed Application Monitoring
- 4.6 Application Performance Monitoring Part 1
- 4.7 Application Performance Monitoring Part 2
- 4.8 Application Performance Monitoring Part 3
- 4.9 Application Performance Monitoring Part 4
- 4.10 Application Performance Monitoring Part 5
Module 05 Service Management For The New Cloud
- 5.1 Configuring Service Manager Part 1
- 5.2 Configuring Service Manager Part 2
- 5.3 Configuring Service Manager Part 3
- 5.4 Configuring Service Manager Part 4
- 5.5 Automating Service Management Part 1
- 5.6 Automating Service Management Part 2
- 5.7 Automating Service Management Part 3
- 5.8 Managing Incidents And Problems
Module 06 High Availability And Disaster Recovery For The Private Cloud
- 6.1 High Availability For The Private Cloud Part 1
- 6.2 High Availability For The Private Cloud Part 2
- 6.3 HighAvailability For The Private Cloud Part 3
- 6.4 High Availability For The Private Cloud Part 4
- 6.5 Protecting Data In The Private Cloud Part 1
- 6.6 Protecting Data In The Private Cloud Part 2
- 6.7 Recovering Data In The Private Cloud Part 1
- 6.8 Recovering Data In The Private Cloud Part 2
Module 07 Optimizing The Private Cloud Infrastructure
- 7.1 Applying Infrastructure Updates
- 7.2 Applying Updates To Virtual Machines
- 7.3 Extending The Private Cloud Infrastructure
- 7.4 Optimizing The Cloud Infrastructure With System Center Advisor
- 7.5 Using PRO Tips To Optimize The Cloud
Module 08 Configuring Multi Tenant Self Service Using Windows Azure Pack
- 8.1 Understanding Windows Azure Pack
- 8.2 Windows Azure Pack Administration
- 8.3 Windows Azure Pack Providers
Module 09 Configuring And Monitoring The Private Cloud Review
- 9.1 Configuring And Monitoring The Private Cloud Review
- 9.2 Conclusion