70-247: Configuring & Deploying a Private Cloud

Compare the private cloud with the public cloud, outline their differences and benefits, and explore the use of Microsoft tools and systems or 2012.

See how cloud virtualization consolidates services on a Hyper-V host, lowering power, space, and per-application costs, while centralized storage boosts resiliency, backups, and rapid virtual machine recovery.

Compare private and public clouds by noting dedicated resources, greater control, and customization in private clouds versus limited control and lower operational costs in public clouds.

Explore how System Center 2012 components: operations manager, virtual machine manager, configuration manager, service manager, and orchestrator interact to automate, monitor, and protect private clouds, lowering costs.

Automate cloud service deployment and management with System Center Service Manager and Orchestrator, integrating with Virtual Machine Manager and Operations Manager for end-to-end management, capacity pools, self-service, and change-control workflows.

Learn high availability in a private cloud through multi-processor servers, strong network connectivity, SAN storage with RAID, and virtual machine failover with clustering and ROI-driven risk assessments.

Achieve scalable private cloud operations by leveraging System Center integration to monitor with service manager, Virtual Machine Manager, Operations Manager, and Configuration Manager, using alerts and automation.

Explore business continuity planning for an on premise private cloud, using Hyper-V deployment, VM live migration, and orchestrated failover to scale capacity and reduce operating costs.

Develop a disaster recovery plan using System Center Data Protection Manager and Volume Shadow Copy Service to back up data, support virtualization high availability, and restore with minimal data loss.

Explore the major System Center components, including Virtual Machine Manager, orchestrators, Service Manager, Operations Manager, Data Protection Manager, and the Controller, and learn how they work together.

The Virtual Machine Manager connects Hyper-V hosts into a scalable cluster, deploying VMs from a library, moving them between hosts, and enabling automation via storage area network for centralized backups.

Enriches service management by linking service manager with orchestrator to handle outages through trouble tickets, change requests, and premade runbooks, guiding change control, best practices, and compliant incident response.

The operations manager coordinates group management servers and agents across Hyper-V hosts, sending alerts to admins and the service manager for baseline troubleshooting and automated remediation.

Learn how the data protection manager backs up and restores Hyper-V environments, using agents to protect guest vms and host data, with disk-to-disk-to-tape or cloud options and point-in-time recoveries.

Explore how to use Hyper-V with the Virtual Machine Manager to create, apply, and verify Hyper-V clusters within System Center 2012.

Configure a Hyper-V cluster to keep virtual machines available across two nodes using shared storage, failover clustering, quorum, and heartbeat checks managed by Virtual Machine Manager.

Use the virtual machine manager to create Hyper-V clusters by installing agents, configuring cluster name, hosts, storage, and networks, and automate prerequisites and networking with a single wizard.

Configure run as accounts and user roles to enable permissions and VM impersonation for administrative actions, validating domain credentials during setup.

Create a new stock trader user role with a self-service profile, add the stock trader group, set cloud scope, grant virtual machine management permissions and run-as admin access, verify deployment.

Explore preparing and deploying a private cloud by examining hardware and software components, System Center 2012, and Virtual Machine Manager for monitoring, managing, and clustering Hyper-V hosts.

Examine the Virtual Machine Manager architecture for private clouds, detailing the VM workspaces—jobs, libraries, services, and manager settings—and how to deploy virtual machines to hosts via the manager.

Learn how System Center Virtual Machine Manager coordinates Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines through a central library, templates, and ISO files, stored in a database, for scalable VM deployment.

Navigate the fabric works management console to manage hosts, Pixi and update servers, configure IP/MAC pools, build logical networks, enable load balancing, and oversee storage networks and arrays.

Access the VMs and services workspace to manage hosts, host groups, and virtual machines. Start, stop, connect, move, or add VMs, and work with clouds, templates, and library services.

Virtual machine manager records every configuration action as a job, executes units of work to deploy a host cluster, and rolls back if not 100 percent successful.

Explore the virtual machine manager's main settings, including general storage and security with run as accounts and user roles. Connect configuration providers to operations manager or service manager.

Explore installing or upgrading to the latest Virtual Machine Manager, review minimum hardware and software requirements, plan installation, examine upgrade paths from earlier versions, and improve high availability.

Identify the minimum requirements for installing the Virtual Machine Manager, including CPU speed, memory, storage, SQL Server, .NET Framework, PowerShell, and imaging tools.

Ensure the correct sql server version and vm image for the virtual machine manager, then use setup logs and the console to install, configure the service account in a domain.

Use placement rules to let the virtual machine manager pick the best host in a host group based on storage, CPU, and memory, enabling automatic, scalable deployments.

Consolidate physical servers into a private cloud by running virtual machines on a single host to save power, reduce heat, lower hardware costs, and optimize energy via dynamic host evacuation.

Dynamic optimization balances workloads across host groups and clusters by performing migrations to meet resource demands and placement constraints. Live migration moves virtual machines without downtime to improve utilization.

Configure host reservations to guarantee bare minimum CPU, memory, disk, and network resources for the host OS to run and manage virtual machines.

Discover and classify storage resources on the storage area network, provision remote storage, and manage logical units for current and future virtual machines and optimize their connections.

Explore how virtual networks use logical switches to control traffic between hosts and virtual machines, enable load balancing with a virtual IP, and manage MAC and IP address ranges.

Explore security in private cloud management with the virtual machine manager, focusing on access control, service accounts, role permissions, and distributed key management for encrypted data.

Run as accounts enable the virtual machine manager to perform administrative tasks securely, such as deploying, configuring, or removing virtual machines, while preserving data protection via the DPA API.

Explore the virtual machine manager architecture, host groups and libraries, installation and configuration options, dynamic placement of virtual machines, security controls, and what's new in vmm r2.

Learn about VMM R2 networking updates, including generic routing encapsulation tunnels for site-to-site gateways, multiple tunnels, NAT traversal, and Microsoft software optimization for virtual networks.

Configure and review private cloud hosts using the virtual machine manager console, inspecting host properties, hardware, network adapters, virtual switches, and storage to prepare the cloud deployment.

Prepare private cloud infrastructure by creating trader production logical network and its IP pool. Configure a trader mac pool and a web load balancer VIP template for production workloads.

Log in as Bart to the Virtual Machine Manager to verify role-based access, observe limited options, and confirm the created roles and user accounts securely manage the cloud and server.

deploy a new virtual machine by selecting a library image, configuring memory and network, and placing it on a suitable host after reviewing ratings.

Review module 02 concepts for configuring and deploying a private cloud. Review module 02 concepts for configuring and deploying a private cloud.

Master PXE booting and the setup of update servers for a private cloud, with hands-on guidance on deploying and maintaining efficient, scalable network services.

Configure and deploy a private cloud by setting up bare metal Hyper-V host servers in lesson 2, and optimize virtualization infrastructure for scalable, secure cloud services.

Install and configure a pxe server to enable integration within a private cloud. This lecture supports the 70-247 course focus on configuring and deploying a private cloud.

Master bare metal deployment strategies within a private cloud by provisioning physical servers, configuring hardware resources, and ensuring secure, scalable on-premises infrastructure.

Explore the host profile to configure a private cloud deployment, aligning hardware and software settings for scalable, efficient operation.

Configure the update server role as part of deploying a private cloud. See how configuring this role integrates with private cloud deployment.

Learn how to manage server updates within a private cloud to maintain system stability and security.

Master the setup and deployment of a private cloud while using WSUS to manage Windows updates and patch workflows.

Create an update baseline to define minimum compliance level for devices. Learn to prepare, verify compliance, and select remediation in System Center 2012, with emphasis on security features and updates.

Configure update baselines to define deployment scope across host groups and hosts, using inheritance for moved hosts, while applying site-specific baselines and updating baselines as Microsoft updates emerge.

Configure an update baseline with a three-tab wizard (general, updates, assignment scope) to name and select updates. Scan targets, assign the baseline to host groups, and apply remediation for compliance.

Establish a baseline of updates to check compliance by comparing installed updates on each server to the baseline, with on-demand or scheduled scans via the fabric workspace.

Evaluate remediation options for non-compliance in private cloud environments. Align configurations and deployment practices with compliance requirements to reduce risk.

Install and configure the Windows Deployment Services role on a Pixi server, set up the deployment and transport server, and verify Pixi boot configurations.

Learn to configure an update server in a private cloud by setting properties, selecting critical updates, languages, and products, and managing synchronization and job control when internet access is limited.

Review module 03 content on configuring and deploying a private cloud, outlining essential concepts for private cloud setup and deployment.

Learn dynamic application deployment within a private cloud by configuring and deploying applications for integrated workflows.

Describe dynamic application deployment in a private cloud, aligning with the course objectives for configuring and deploying private cloud solutions.

Learn how to configure and deploy a private cloud using a web deployment tool, covering setup workflows and management of private cloud resources.

Explore the concept of server application virtualization and its role in configuring and deploying a private cloud.

Explore server application virtualization with an overview of its basics and when to use it. Compare server app virtualization to App-V, focusing on sequencing and the differences between the two.

Identify when to use the server app for local state saving, Windows services, registry changes, and local user groups, within a self-contained virtualized environment.

Define key terms related to configuring and deploying a private cloud, establishing a clear vocabulary for students to grasp core concepts and terminology.

Sequence workflow starts in a pristine environment, installing and running the sequencer to create a deployable package with descriptive details for servers, virtual machines, or cloud deployment.

Explore the web deployment packages, examine the web deployment process, and learn how to create those web deployment packages.

Develop and package a web app on a development IIS server, deploy to targets with versioned packages, and ensure consistent app and application pool settings via a network load balancer.

Create web deployment packages directly in the iOS manager or with Visual Studio 2010 and web deploy, selecting content, connection options, dotcoms, global assembly cache, and registry settings.

Learn how to configure server components by outlining software and hardware requirements, apply power considerations, and adopt best practices to create and manage a server in a private cloud.

Identify requirements starting with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, locate files in the installation drive under Program Files, and ensure storage capacity for System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager.

Apply best practices for sequencing servers by using a common base configuration, validate the default sequence drive, and document the packaging steps for easy replication.

Configure and deploy a server application by installing a sequencer and required roles. Choose the installer, then package the app to the default virtual drive for deployment.

Explore sequencer and agent cmdlets to test, back up, restore, import, and manage server packages, and configure sequencing packages through start, stop, get, set, and update commands.

Test the package by adding the server package, customizing the deployment config sml file, and using start and stop commands to verify the server operates as expected.

Back up the server app and its runtime state, then restore or push to another pet shop server, while configuring database connection strings with PowerShell for safe deployment.

Review module 04 of configuring and deploying a private cloud, focusing on core concepts for private cloud setup and deployment.

Explore SQL Server profiles using Virtual Machine Manager to streamline SQL Server installations, including preparing and deploying the image and creating service templates for deployment.

Configure guest operating system profiles by selecting roles and features, network settings, and scripting options. These profiles govern guest operating system settings, not provisioning new host Hyper-V machines.

Configure guest OS profiles by setting identity information, administrator credentials, and product keys for consistent deployments. Align time zone with a domain time server and specify the operating system type.

Configure server roles and features, including dns, file services, dotnet framework, and optional web server support, as part of the operating system profile for automated vm deployment.

Configure network settings for domain membership or work group, supply credentials to join the domain, and set IP addressing via DHCP or reserved ranges to automate virtual machines.

Analyze how to assemble application profiles into a virtual machine template. Learn what profiles are, how to create them, and how to deploy the profile.

Define instructions for installing and deploying applications via profiles, covering database server types, web app directories and ports, tuning scripts, and connection strings, using deployment templates to automate self-service provisioning.

Create a profile using a wizard, set the name and application type (web app, virtual app, or SQL Server data tier), then configure OS options in the application configuration pane.

Deploy the profile as a service in a virtual machine template or as an app service by editing service tier properties, enabling secret server and applications to run as services.

Investigate hardware profiles, compatibility settings, and general settings. Configure network adapter settings, bus configurations, and advanced options to create virtual hardware that the operating system recognizes as real hardware.

Explore hardware profiles and guest operating system considerations as you build a virtual machine template that standardizes network, storage, and peripherals to run virtual machines like bare-metal servers.

Explore compatibility and general settings, including cloud capability profiles, processor and memory configurations, static or dynamic memory, virtual machines, removable media, iso drives, and video adapter options.

Configure network adapter types for private clouds, balancing legacy compatibility with synthetic options, and set connectivity, ip assignment, and mac addressing to control host, virtual machines, and external access.

Learn bus configuration for virtual storage by attaching ide drives across channels, with bootable devices on channel 0 and scsi chains that support up to 64 drives on four adapters.

Configure highly available virtual machines with a failover cluster, bios options, and startup order of boot devices with the Sipa priority, while assigning memory and usage priorities for dynamic memory.

Create and deploy virtual machine templates using profiles to capture ready-to-use configurations, learn what a VM template is, how to build it, and review its options.

Enable virtual machine deployment by embedding the base image, memory, network adapters, boot drives, OS specifics, installed applications, and SQL servers in a consistent reusable template that protects VMs.

Choose a vm template from a virtual hard drive, a library template, or a running virtual machine on the host to simplify creating machines and speed deployment while ensuring consistency.

Choose the source from an existing template or a virtual hard drive, then configure hardware, applications, and SQL Server, attaching profiles as needed.

Explore templates for the self-service user role, including security considerations and the actions allowed. Learn how administrators configure quotas and the steps to create a self-service role.

Learn how Virtual Machine Manager uses user roles and permissions to control private cloud access, enabling self-service users to create, deploy, and manage their own virtual machines within scoped permissions.

Apply the least privilege to self-service roles, restricting access to users' own objects and visibility to library resources through the self-service portal, with Active Directory integration for accounts.

Set quotas to control self-service users by defining role-level and member-level limits for virtual CPUs, memory, storage, and the number of virtual machines, using a custom quota points system.

Configure guest OS and hardware profiles in a private cloud using the Virtual Machine Manager, then deploy a SQL server instance with domain join and secure settings.

Demonstrates configuring VM templates and service templates for stock trader web and sequel server, using hardware, operating system, and application profiles, plus a delegated administrator role with Active Directory integration.

Watch a standalone SQL Server 2012 installation for System Center, creating a demo instance and configuring core database engine services on a private virtual lab.

Review module 05 of configuring and deploying a private cloud, reinforcing core concepts and best practices for private cloud setup and deployment.

Recap the difference between private and public cloud, and revisit resources, capacity, and capabilities of the cloud.

Explore the business unit cloud inside a private cloud, enabling self-service, resource pooling, and scalable capacity to optimize applications while contrasting with the controllable, paid public cloud.

Allocate resources from hardware and licensed software to private cloud hosts, and use the Virtual Machine Manager to place VMs on fitting hosts while balancing logical networks and storage.

Set quota-based capacity controls to conserve resources while enabling self-service deployment of virtual machines. Enforce limits on CPU, memory, storage, and the number of virtual machines through templates and profiles.

Configure a virtual machine profile in Hyper-V to set processor and memory limits, bus and controller configurations, storage and media options, and network interfaces for private cloud deployment.

Explore the app controller, the newest piece of System Center 2012, and learn how to install it, connect it to Virtual Machine Manager, and manage virtual machines with security options.

Enable end users to publish and deploy applications to private or public clouds via a self-service app controller that connects to Virtual Machine Manager and Azure for deployment.

Deploy the application controller as a lightweight web app on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1+ with .NET Framework 4.0 and SQL Server 2008 SP2+, using the VM console and PowerShell.

Connect the app controller to the Virtual Machine Manager and Azure for self-service deployment. Manage certificates for authentication and ensure proper trust and administrative privileges.

Explore how to create and manage services and service templates, understand their meaning, deploy configurations, and work with the various settings these templates provide in a private cloud.

describe a service as one or more virtual machines deployed and managed as a single unit built from templates and profiles and deployed to a cloud or host group.

Administrators create service templates in the virtual machine manager to deploy multi-VM applications; end users deploy these templates via app controller or the VMM console with permissions.

Use the service template designer tool to create a service template, adding load balancers and logical networks to a template library with reusable resources, though not available to end users.

Assemble a cohesive distributed application by dragging and linking virtual machines, service templates, and resources to define multi-tier communication and dependencies.

Plan, validate a service template, choose a host, and monitor the service deployment through the virtual machine manager console or app controller, watching each job and unit of work.

Define and configure service template settings by setting the template name and release number, and manage dependencies and access controls. Specify service settings and custom properties through the wizard.

Explore private cloud computing and learn to install and configure app controller, create and manage services and service templates, and understand updates and support for app controller 2012 R2.

Microsoft adds System Center 2012 R2 support; upgrade the VM and install the controller, then connect to the service provider foundation.

Review module 06 of the 70-247 course to reinforce key concepts in configuring and deploying a private cloud, and consolidate practical approaches for private cloud management.

Explore the architecture and key components of operations manager, review minimum installation requirements, and learn how to monitor cloud components, secure agent communications, and protect user access.

Configure route management servers and optional additional management servers to monitor servers, workstations, and Hyper-V hosts, collecting data for a data warehouse and reports via a web-based portal.

Identify the minimum requirements for configuring and deploying a private cloud, outlining essential prerequisites within the 70-247 course framework.

Monitor Windows and non-Windows network devices with SNMP, using MIBs and GET requests, secure with version 3, and analyze distributed applications from layer 1 to 7.

Explore authentication, authorization, and accounting in a role-based security model for the management server, with operator and administrator roles and the principle of least privilege.

Learn how to upgrade from previous versions of Operations Manager to System Center 2012, including upgrading a distributed topology and performing a side-by-side upgrade for private cloud deployments.

Assess upgrade paths for system center 2012 by evaluating hardware compatibility and sql server requirements, then choose simple, single-server complex, or distributed complex upgrades, including side-by-side options and post-upgrade tasks.

Upgrade a distributed topology by prioritizing manually installed agents, then secondary management servers, gateways, and consuls reporting servers, with an optional route management server changeover to stay in sync.

Explore how channels automate notifications, letting the operations manager schedule alerts via email, instant messaging, or text messages with proper authentication.

Configure and manage notification subscribers across multiple channels. Set schedules and overrides to tailor delivery, including on-call changes and manager visibility for follow-ups.

Configure subscriptions to filter alerts by severity and priority, preventing spam while prioritizing critical issues, and set up two smtp channels for high-priority and regular email notifications.

Discover what management packs are, why they matter for operations manager, and how to download, install, fine-tune with overrides, and create your own packs to optimize operations.

Download and install management packs for the operations manager, including Microsoft and third-party packs, some bearing Microsoft's seal of approval. Authors can create management packs based on existing packs.

Use Microsoft templates to create your own management packs, leveraging existing class information and customizing rules and tasks for monitoring HDB databases, processes, TCAP ports, Unix logs, and Active Directory.

Discover how operations manager anchors System Center by using connectors to integrate with other components, and gain a big-picture view of System Center's multiple components.

Integrate Operations Manager with Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager to monitor hosts and virtual machines, apply pro rules, and enable automatic remediation.

Explore how the operations manager components fit together, review upgrade paths and concerns in 2012, and examine notifications, management packs, and integration with System Center, plus 2012 R2 features.

Explore the new Microsoft monitoring agent, replacing the operations manager agent, that monitors bare metal servers and gathers on-demand traces for deep dotnet application profiling with APM via Visual Studio.

Integrate the operations manager with development processes to synchronize alerts and Team Foundation Server work items, assign alerts to engineering, and improve reporting and monitoring of running applications.

System Center Advisor analyzes your Microsoft server installations, sends alerts to Operations Manager, and provides current and historical configuration views to help harden servers and reduce downtime.

Install and import management packs into the operations manager, load them from disk, and verify dependencies and discovery types for server operating systems, IIS web services, and sequel server.

This demo guides installing the operations manager 2012 r2 with a sequel server, configuring the management server and console, validating prerequisites, and setting up a local demonstration environment.

Review module 07 in the course 70-247: configuring and deploying a private cloud, clarifying the key topics for private cloud configuration.

Connect a SharePoint 2010 dashboard to operations manager data via a shared authenticated account, displaying widgets that show alerts and performance information to users.

Configure a SharePoint 2010 web part to display an operations manager dashboard, manage administrative permissions, and use shared credentials to enable read access without direct operations manager login.

Assess SQL Server database performance by tracing query execution from memory to disk, monitoring I/O, transaction logs, and checkpoints, and use run as profiles for authenticated multi-layer monitoring.

Configure and monitor processes across destination machines using a monitoring template. Define which processes matter, identify critical and long-running or unwanted processes, and track running time to assess endpoint performance.

Monitor Windows services and memory utilization, highlighting virtual memory swapping to disk and its impact on server performance, and verify automatic startup services are running as configured.

Discover how to monitor web applications with availability and performance metrics, including status codes like 404, content matching, and response times, to ensure fast pages and reduce user wait times.

Explore how .NET applications use a monitoring template to watch availability across distributed components, with server-side and client-side monitoring demonstrated in an example.

Analyze server-side and client-side monitoring of distributed .NET applications, using operations manager data and web app results to reveal performance issues and guide management pack templates.

Monitor a distributed application from the operations manager perspective, using server-side and client-side views. Learn about rolled-up reports and templates to build the management backend and know what to monitor.

Use distributed application designer to map servers, databases, and connections with FQDNs or IPs, showing front end to back end links and relationships using Vizio and Visual Studio authoring extensions.

Utilize templates in the distributed application designer to create apps with predefined components and communication models, enabling operations teams to monitor client and server interactions and troubleshoot failures.

Create custom monitoring with management packs in the administration area, define a vm group, and configure monitoring templates for Windows computer, Hyper-V heartbeat service, vm process, and sequel server port.

Explore the service manager components and learn the prerequisites for installation, deployment methods, and security considerations, including information gathered from every other component within the System Center.

Meet requirements: dual-core 2.6, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage. Use SQL Server 2008 SP1 or newer and supported SharePoint; .NET data services update and Windows PowerShell may be needed.

Plan domain accounts and groups for service manager deployments. Secure self-service and admin access; avoid the server with operations manager; keep Data Warehouse hot fixes up to date.

Learn how to implement a formal change management process for network changes, upgrades, and repairs, using a change request form to prevent unintended ripple effects.

Discover release management as a new IT discipline that coordinates the software deployment process across environments, guided by approvals, ensuring controlled, successful releases.

Learn how a problem consolidates one or more incidences or repeated instances into a record, created manually or automatically by a service manager that interrelates these records.

Create service requests for existing pre-authorized cloud services, including file server access, and address incidents like accidental file deletion with prompt resolution.

Consolidate accurate, reliable information from knowledge articles, knowledge base entries, user attachments, and self-service inputs. Incorporate notes from past server problems, incidents, and change requests to strengthen knowledge management.

Learn how connectors enable the service manager to connect to Active Directory, Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, Orchestrator, and Virtual Machine Manager within the System Center 2012 suite.

An Active Directory connector lets the service manager import selected Active Directory objects (servers, computers, and user accounts) into its database, mapping security groups to user roles for login.

Import configuration data from Configuration Manager (2007 or 2012) for cloud deployment. Configure hardware and software configuration manager objects on service manager items to enable history tracking and incident reporting.

Explore how the operations manager detects alerts, initiates instant incidents, and triggers alerts, while the service manager imports operations manager objects into its database using the operation manager management pack.

Use orchestrator to automate resource creation, monitoring, and software deployment by graphically arranging run books; define steps that proceed on success or handle failures.

Learn how notifications enable the service manager to initiate communication, covering notification channels, the creation of subscriptions, and self-service templates.

Enable email notifications for service manager channels and configure failover with multiple mail servers to ensure delivery. Create the subscriber list to apply notification rules.

Explore templates in service manager, including email templates and self-service portal templates, and learn to create custom templates that support variables for new service requests.

Explore the basic service manager settings, starting with the administration tab, and configure service request settings, rename the service request ID to SRT, and adjust the maximum size.