Introduction

This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement a Microsoft System Centre Virtual Machine Manager V2 solution in an organization. The course also discusses how to install, configure, and deploy VMM.

Pre-Requisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

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

Outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify installation prerequisites and requirements for VMM, select secure settings for VMM installations; and install VMM management packs.
• Describe prerequisites for installing the Administrator Console; configure the Windows Firewall for the VMM Administrator Console; and configure managed hosts.
• Describe prerequisites for the VMM Self-Service Portal; configure IIS to support the Self-Service Portal; and install the Self-Service Portal.
• Configure host server hardware to support VMs.
• Add VM hosts to VMM; install the VMM agent; add VMWare servers to VMM; and create filters.
• Configure delegated administration; set host or group permissions; and configure VMM settings to support a test environment.
• Configure access to the VMM Self-Service Portal; configure quotas on the VMM Self- Service Portal; and self-provision VMs using the VMM Self-Service Portal.
• Add a VMM library including library shares and library servers and manage the contents of VMM library shares.
• Deploy VMs using multiple methods; and use Intelligent Placement to deploy VMs.
• Identify considerations for SAN VM migrations; perform a Quick Migration; and use Intelligent Placement to move a VM.
• Convert a physical computer to a VM.
• Convert other VM formats to Hyper-V VMs using VMM.
• Describe considerations for configuring host clustering and describe procedures for configuring host clustering.
• Describe considerations for configuring guest clustering and describe procedures for configuring guest clustering.
• Identify scenarios where VMM Checkpoints may be used to meet operational requirements and create a VM Checkpoint.
• Describe considerations for patch management using System Centre Configuration Manager (SCCM) and deploy patches using WSUS.
• Describe and configure SCOM reporting.
• Use SCOM to select potential virtualization targets based on workload and performance characteristics.
• Describe considerations for monitoring host server utilization; measure and analyse host server utilization; and identify important considerations in growth planning.
• Monitor and manage the progress of VMM jobs.
• Locate failed jobs and recover failed jobs