Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud (70-247)

Overview

This section covers how to configure and deploy a cloud with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2. It focuses on how to manage and administer a cloud environment.
It describes how to configure and deploy the cloud fabric and how to deploy and configure System Center 2012 R2 for Cloud and Datacenter hosting and management. It also covers how to use System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Service Manager, and Operations Manager.

Planning for the Cloud

This section shows the difference between Public and Private Cloud models. It discusses types of services and deployments organizations can choose to use. It explains Fab 4, RAM, CPU, Network and Storage. At the end It covers the difference between bare metal (Type 1 hypervisors) and type 2 hypervisors.

Private Cloud with SCVMM

This section explains Virtual Machine Manager architecture fundamentals. It covers topics such as VMM Libraries, tenants, resources managed by the VMM and Fabric Features. It discusses concepts such as storage, Software Defined Networking (SDN), network virtualization architecture

Extend and Maintain Cloud Infrastructure

This section gives the overview of Pre-Execution Environment (PXE) and Update Server roles. It discusses pre-staging concepts and demonstrates how to customize hard drives that would be used with a PXE configuration. It also shows how to integrate the WSUS server with SCVMM.

Server App-V 70247

This section demonstrates a step by step tutorial on how to use Server App-V.

Service and VM Templates

This section demonstrates a step by step tutorial on how to create, import, and export Service Templates. It also covers how to modify the properties of a virtual machine template.

Application Profiles

This section demonstrates a step by step tutorial on how to create and use Application Profiles.

Configuring Application Delivery

This section explain how to deploy applications. It covers Web Deploy method in which one can create a web deployment package and three methods i.e. IIS Manager, Visual Studio and Web Deploy Command line. It explains key Server App-V terms and the process showing how the sequencer captures the steps during an installation to be pushed out on a larger scale.

SCOM Agent Configuration and Discovery

This section covers how to deploy SCOM Agent configuration and discovery. It demonstrate installation of the Operations Manager Agent on a computer as well as discover network devices in the Operations Manager.

Import Ops Manager Management Pack

This section shows how to import an Operations Manager Management Pack from the catalogue. It walks through the steps of finding an Management Pack, downloading, and importing with the Ops Manager.

Linking VMM

This section shows how to connect the Virtual Machine Manager(VMM) with the Ops Manager and enable Performance and Resource Optimization(PRO). It also demonstrate configuring SQL Server Analysis Service for VMM.

Creating Private Cloud Building Blocks

This section explains Private Cloud building blocks. It provides an overview of the Guest OS profile. It shows how to configure different settings such as Roles and Features, networking, and more. It demonstrates how to use VMM to configure a SQL installation.

Use APM to Monitor New Apps

This section demonstrate how to use Application Performance Monitoring (APM) to monitor new applications.

Configure Notification Accounts for Alerts

This section demonstrate how to create and configure notification accounts for receiving alerts.

Web Application Availability Monitoring

This section explains step-by-step how to monitor web sites.

Viewing Distributed Application

This section explain how to view distributed applications.

Configuring and Deploying Private Cloud

This section discusses how to configure pooled resources and cloud capabilities such as processor range, memory range, Microsoft Synthetic Video Adapter, DVD Drive Range, Shared Image Mode, Bus Configuration, Network Adapters, Network Optimization and more.

Configure Overrides

This section demonstration to configure overrides. It shows how to use one of the many integrated overrides or create the custom ones.

Synthetic Transaction Web Monitoring

This section walks through the steps to use synthetic transaction monitoring to monitor a web site URL.

Monitoring Cloud Infrastructure

This section discusses different monitoring tools available for your cloud infrastructure. It explains System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and shows a layout describing SCOM components. It demonstrats how to prepare an environment for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. It covers many of the components such as Configuration Manager, Endpoint Protection and more.

Customize Monitoring of the Cloud

This section shows how to configure the System Center Management Pack for Windows Azure. It explains prerequisites to consider before planning an Azure integration. It also covers the process of what to do after importing the System Center Management Pack for Azure.

Windows Azure Pack

This section discusses configuring self-service multi-tenant cloud infrastructure with Windows Azure Packs. It also explains the topics such as registering VM clouds, navigating the end user and management portals, web site controllers, underlying APIs and more.

How to Deploy a Gateway Server

This section explain how to deploy a gateway server. It covers pre-requisites to consider prior to installation such as certificates required for PKI. It also walks through the process of how to implement redundancies by adding additional gateway and management servers.

Install and Configure App Controller Server

This section demonstrate how to install the SCOM App Controller. It explains the prerequisites that are necessary for the installation. It demonstrates step-by-step installation and the options in detail.

Install Operations Manager on Single Server

This section demonstrate how to install the Operations Manager on a single server. It explains the the prerequisites that are necessary for the installation and shows the step-by-step installation and other options in detail.

Install Data Protection Manager

This section demonstrates how to install the System Center Data Protection Manager. It explains the prerequisites that are necessary for the installation. It also covers the step-by-step installation and other options in detail.

Install Orchestrator on a Single Server

This section demonstrate how to install the System Center Data Protection Manager. It explain the prerequisites that are necessary for the installation. It also covers step-by-step installation and other in detail.

Install Service Manager on a Single Server

This section demonstrates deploying of SCOM Management Group. It introduces deployment methods for the Agent, using the Console as well as PowerShell. It also explores the Agent-less Exception Monitoring feature.