Planning and Designing Microsoft Virtualization Solutions

Module 1: Planning a Virtualization Strategy Lessons - Understanding Virtualization Levels - Defining the Case for Virtualization - Reviewing Virtualization Technologies - Reviewing the System Center Suite - Understanding Licensing Options - Reviewing Integration with Third-Party Products Lab : Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Installation - Installing Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 - Configuring Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Lab : Windows XP Mode Installation - Installing Windows 7 - Install Windows Virtual PC - Install Windows XP Mode - Configuring and Launching a Virtual Application Lab : Application Virtualization 4.6 Installation - Installing Application Virtualization Management Server - Configuring the Windows Firewall - Installing Application Virtualization Desktop Client - Configuring the Default Application - Launching the Default Application Module 2: Designing a Virtualization Platform Infrastructure and High-Availability Strategy Lessons - Defining Server Virtualization Scenarios - Defining Hyper-V Base Architectures - Performing a Pre-Design Discovery - Designing a Server Virtualization Infrastructure - Designing the Hyper-V Host Architecture - Designing the Virtual Machine Architecture - Sizing a Hyper-V Host Farm Lab : Configuring and Using MAP 4.0 - Collecting Client Inventory Data - Assessing Windows 7 Readiness - Defining and Setting Custom Assessment Properties Lab : Hyper-V Storage Design and Configuration - Building a Large disk - Duplicating a Disk - Designing a Pass-through Disk - Designing a Mobile Clustering Storage Solution Lab : Hyper-V Virtual Network Design and Configuration - Virtual Network Design For VM Isolation - Virtual Network Design Between Virtual Machines Using VLANs - Virtual Network Design Using VLANs Lab : Hyper-V Platform Virtualization Design Exercise - Collecting Performance Data - Obtaining Inventory Data for the Design Exercise - Design Exercise - Server Consolidation Using Virtualization Lab : Optional: Two-Node Virtual Machine Failover Cluster - Add and Configure Virtual Network Adapters - Configuring the iSCSI Shared Disks - Adding the Failover Clustering Feature to the Virtual Machines - Configuring Failover Clustering on the Virtual Machines - Using Failover Cluster Manager Lab : Optional: Two-Node Hyper-V Host Failover Cluster with Live Migration - Prepare the Physical Machines - Configure the iSCSI Target - Configure the iSCSI Initiator - Adding the Failover Clustering Feature to the Hyper-V Hosts - Configuring Failover Clustering on the Hyper-V Hosts - Configuring Cluster Shared Volumes - Creating a New Virtual Machine - Making a Virtual Machine Highly Available - Configuring Cluster Networks for Live Migration - Initiating a Live Migration - Live Migration of a High-Availability Virtual Machine Module 3: Designing a Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure Lessons - Defining Desktop Virtualization Scenarios - Designing a Local Desktop Infrastructure - Designing a VDI Deployment using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and RDS - Designing an Application Strategy using RemoteApp - Designing a VDI Deployment using Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and Citrix XenDesktop Lab : VDI with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and RDS Connection Broker - Configuring the Hyper-V Host Server - Configuring the Remote Desktop Session Host Role Service - Configuring the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Role Service - Configuring the Remote Desktop Connection Broker Role Service - Configuring the Remote Desktop Connection Web Access Role Service - Configuring the Virtual Machines for RDS - Configuring the Virtual Machines for Rollback - Configuring the Virtual Desktop Pool - Connecting to a Virtual Desktop Pool - Configuring the Personal Virtual Desktop - Connecting to a Personal Virtual Desktop Lab : Using RemoteApp for Hyper-V to Deliver Applications in a VDI - Configuring the Virtual Machine Guest Operating System - Creating an RDP File - Connecting to the Notepad Application using RemoteApp Lab : Scenario-Based Virtualization Desktop Infrastructure Design Exercise - Design a Virtualization Desktop Infrastructure Module 4: Designing an Application Virtualization Infrastructure Lessons - Planning an Application Virtualization 4.6 Infrastructure - Designing an Application Virtualization 4.6 Infrastructure - Using Application Virtualization 4.6 with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 - Using Application Virtualization 4.6 with RDS Lab : Using Application Virtualization 4.6 to Deliver Applications in a VDI Scenario - Installing Application Virtualization Sequencer - Sequencing Word Viewer 2003 - Launching the Word Viewer 2003 Application From a Personal Virtual Desktop Module 5: Designing a Virtualization Infrastructure Management Strategy Lessons - Developing a Virtualization Infrastructure Management Environment with the System Center Suite - Developing a Virtual Machine Deployment Strategy - Developing a Virtual Machine Conversion Strategy - Developing an Administrative Strategy - Developing a Virtual Machine Migration Strategy - Developing a Disaster Recovery Strategy - Developing a Maintenance Strategy Lab : Configuring and Using a System Center VMM Self-Service Portal - Configuring Self-Service User Policy - Logging into a VMM 2008 R2 Self-Service Portal - Creating a Virtual Machine using the Self-Service Portal Lab : Performing a P2V Conversion using System Center VMM 2008 R2 - Performing a P2V Conversion Lab : Configuration and Use of the Remote Server Administration Toolkit - Windows 7 RSAT Installation - Adding an RSAT Administration Tool for Hyper-V - Managing a Hyper-V Server using RSAT Lab : Performing a Virtual Machine Export/Import using System Center VMM - Exporting a Virtual Machine Using VMM 2008 R2 - Importing a Virtual Machine Using VMM 2008 R2 Lab : Performing a Virtual Machine Backup Using System Center DPM - Configuring Storage for Use with DPM 2007 SP1 - Installing a DPM Agent in a Virtual Machine - Creating a Protection Group to Backup a Virtual Machine - Recovering a Directory to a Virtual Machine Lab : Offline Virtual Machine Update using System Center ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 - Configuring the Hyper-V Host Server - Installing OVMST 2.1 on the VMM Server - Adding the Hyper-V Host Server as a Managed VMM host - Configuring the Client Virtual Machine Firewall Settings - Configuring System Center ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 - Storing the Client Virtual Machine in the VMM Library - Configuring OVMST 2.1 to Perform an Offline Virtual Machine Update - Monitoring an Offline Virtual Machine Update using OVMST 2.1