Microsoft 70-247 Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud..

Define what a private cloud is and its benefits using System Center 2012, outline prerequisites, and design the infrastructure while configuring the network interface, virtual machine templates, memory, and cpu.

Define the four principles of cloud design across compute, storage, and network: processors, memory, throughput, redundancy, emphasizing reliable, scalable management, live migration, bare metal deployment, and Pixi integration.

Explore System Center 2012 private cloud components like app controller, orchestrator, operations manager, service manager, and virtual machine manager, and see how they enable private cloud deployment, monitoring, and automation.

Identify prerequisites for System Center 2012 R2, including a host machine with Windows Server 2008 or better, favoring Windows Server 2012, plus service pack requirements and a virtual machines demo.

Configure the iSCSI target and initiator for shared storage, create Hyper-V host groups, and verify discovery and multipath connectivity across servers.

Configure a Hyper-V cluster across two host machines using System Center 2012 R2, including refreshing hosts, shared storage, witness disk, a cluster IP, and automatic VM failover and migration.

Extend the private cloud to manage updates, patches, and software deployments across virtual machines, and implement boot deployment and compliance baselining so all VMs start from one baseline for audits.

Learn how Virtual Machine Manager configures and manages virtualization hosts, networking, storage, and deploys virtual machines to a private cloud via the management server, self-service portal, and PowerShell.

Group resources into clouds for each customer, manage host groups and virtual machines via the vm console across multiple hypervisors, and streamline deployment with fabric, library, and config manager workflows.

Upgrade System Center 2012 R2 in a 13-step order, starting with service manager and automation, then applications with self-service portal, orchestrator, and data protection manager, finishing with reporting; reference Technik.

Explore configuring host networks and creating production and test host groups in System Center 2012 to deploy virtual machines, set resource allocations, and apply placement rules.

Configure dynamic optimization with automatic virtual machine migration for load balancing every 15 minutes, and enable power optimization with scheduling and resource thresholds to align with private cloud service levels.

Configure System Center 2012 virtual machines by setting security roles, creating a run as administrator account, validating domain credentials, and adjusting migration and storage options in a hands-on lab.

Configure a self-service user role in system center virtual machine manager for the American stock traders business unit, granting library access, checkpoints, deploy rights, local administrator privileges, and remote control.

Configure a private cloud by setting up library shares and default resources, and build the infrastructure fabric with an external network for American stock traders production.

Create an external ip pool for the production network on a 10.10.0.0/16 subnet with start 10.10.0.80 and end 10.10.0.95, then configure a mac pool and vip template for web applications.

Configure the web load balancer template for port 80 using Microsoft network load balance with TZP, enabling persistence and round-robin distribution to ensure availability across two web servers.

Develop and test a new virtual machine within the prepared private cloud, using built-in templates, selecting a Windows Server 2008 template, and configuring hardware and startup memory.

Configure virtual machines in System Center 2012 for a private cloud, assign an external network adapter, choose host or library storage, and specify 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise OS.

Demonstrates configuring a test virtual machine in System Center 2012 Virtual Machines, including password change, console access, storing in the library, checkpoints, and managing VMs via Virtual Machine Manager.

Extend the private cloud infrastructure by implementing Windows Server Update Services to keep hosts current, enable on‑the‑fly deployment with Pixi integration, and manage compliance baselines.

Integrate WSUS with the Virtual Machine Manager to manage updates for the private cloud, using rolling updates with maintenance mode, live migration, and the VM servicing tool for VM updates.

Demonstrates configuring a wsus update server in vmm, including setup, port 8530, and optional ssl, then synchronizing updates and controlling binary downloads for wcos on the private cloud.

Explore Pixi integration for deploying bare metal Windows servers with WDS and WinPE, discover out-of-band devices on Hyper-V hosts, and automate post-deployment customization with scripts and VMM.

Configure the Windows deployment services role on the B.M. server, install both deployment and transport servers for single and multicast images, and prepare to host images.

Configure and add a pixi server to the private cloud fabric, verify the agent status, and create a host profile for bare metal hyper-v deployment using the library workspace.

Explore PXE integration for automating driver filtering and OS deployment, including domain join, admin credentials, product keys, time zones, post deployment script, and Hyper-V host profile setup.

Apply and manage a compliance baseline by configuring and deploying update baselines to hosts or clusters, scanning for compliance, and remediating or exempting unwanted updates.

Configure guest operating system profiles and hardware profiles, including computer names, product keys, time zones, network settings, and sequel server profiles with dedicated administration connect.

Explore how system templates extend profiles to provision virtual machines with hardware, guest, application, and sequel server configurations, enabling self-service deployments with role and member quotas for capacity control.

Create a guest OS profile in the private cloud, configure the computer name and admin password, select the 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, and assign roles and domain settings.

Explore configuring and deploying a private cloud by creating a guest OS profile with domain credentials and answer file, then configure a Windows Server 2008 R2 hardware profile with Hyper-V.

Configure guest operating system profiles by selecting static or dynamic ip pools and ipv6 options, and create hardware profile and sequel server profile with startup order, cpu and memory priorities.

Import physical resources from the library server, then create an American stock trader web application profile and configure it for 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 enterprise compatibility.

Combine built-in profiles to generate virtual machine templates for the web application server, then create the template by selecting from the library and naming it accordingly.

Configure virtual machine templates with hardware and database profiles, install sql server, and create a single-machine two-tier service template for a stock-trader web app.

Configure the American stock trader application in a private cloud by adding the sequel server to the single tier service and validating the setup through save and validate checks.

Log in as an administrator to deploy the American stock traders web app from the service template in the production network, then verify the deployment status.

Complete lesson four by outlining the private cloud building blocks, including guest OS profiles, hardware profiles, SQL Server profiles, VM templates, and the self-service role for deployment.

Explore System Center App Controller as a self-service web portal to deploy services, eliminating VM consoles, and learn to install, integrate with a virtual machine manager, and create service templates.

Install and configure app controller to enable self-service management of private and public cloud resources via a unified template-driven interface, enabling automation and hybrid deployments with Virtual Machine Manager.

Create and configure a cloud in the Virtual Machine Manager, defining scope, networks, storage paths, and capacity to enable self-service provisioning.

Create a Hyper-V fabric capability profile with configurable processor, memory, and storage ranges to support scalable private cloud deployments, enabling dynamic and fixed disk options while excluding differencing disks.

Create a tailored user profile and configure a stock traders business unit in app controller, assign security roles and cloud scope, and prepare for self-service deployment.

Launch the app controller interface, connect a Virtual Machine Manager server and private or public clouds, import SSL certificates, and manage virtual machines; try Azure's 30-day trial to practice.

Create a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM from an existing template, configure hardware and network, join the domain, and prepare multiple templates for web, SQL, and server deployments.

Deploy and manage services via the app controller’s self-service portal, building and monitoring a new virtual machine from a template across the American stock trader cloud.

Upgrade a service by creating a new release (1.1) in the service templates, configure DNS on the web server, and deploy the updated version.

Update a web server to version 1.1 by replacing the template and applying in-place updates, configure DNS on the machine tier, and perform rolling upgrades in clusters.

Install the controller and integrate it with Virtual Machine Manager, configure service templates, and use the app controller web interface to apply updates as needed.

Explore System Center application delivery by streaming virtual applications to desktops or servers, explain application virtualization, review System Center components, and show how to sequence and deploy a virtual application.

Discover App-V application virtualization, streaming dynamic apps to desktops or servers for simple deployment of web and multi-tier business apps, with components like the agent and Epi sequencer.

Sequence and deploy a virtual application by setting up the sequencing server and sequencer, using the package wizard, and saving the package to a server accessible for Virtual Machine Manager.

Demonstrates configuring and deploying a cloud app with System Center Application Delivery, installing the sequencer and agent, and creating a new virtual app package for a Pet Shop web app.

Demonstrates installing from the MSIE package, accepting the license, and configuring a queued deployment; then builds, decrypts web.config, and creates an IIS site while recording post-configuration steps.

Assign a port, configure hostname and authentication checks, then finish the installation and record the steps in the sequencing application to create and save the package for deployment.

Install the agent and import the app package. Edit the deployment config to replace local host with the sql server and update the password, saving and backing up for rollback.

Launch PowerShell as an administrator, force the execution policy to remote signed for the current process, and use the tab key for command completion.

Set the execution policy to allow signed PowerShell scripts, import the server agent module, deploy the pet shop package with manifest and configuration files, and start app to verify deployment.

Explore operations manager architecture with management servers, operational and data warehouse databases, and agents. Configure consoles, audit collection service, SSRS reporting, and multi-channel alerts.

Learn to build unsealed management packs with overrides, templates, and a protip to enable automatic remediation, monitor infrastructure, and integrate with System Center 2012 SCORM for hosts and virtual machines.

Configure and monitor Windows devices by deploying agents, discovering computers via Active Directory, choosing agentless or agent monitoring modes, and enabling manual agent installation with heartbeat and audit collection.

Install the agent via the wizard, configure the management group CONTO, and open port 5723; approve manual installations, monitor devices, and verify agent status and monitoring.

Explore monitoring dashboards and deploy management packs for a private cloud, installing from disk or catalog, then import and configure Windows server base OS packs on the SCORM server.

Learn to import and verify management packs, then create overrides and set up discovery and monitoring for Windows servers, including logical disk free space thresholds of 5% and 10%.

Configure and tune management packs for Windows servers by adjusting disk space thresholds, applying 5 percent overrides, and setting up email alerts and notification channels.

Configure and test management packs for alert notifications in a private cloud. Learn to customize default email message formats, alert details, and subscriber settings with SMTP delivery.

Learn to configure and deploy a private cloud by creating and managing a Windows 2008 server group subscription within management packs, defining alert criteria, and delaying notifications.

Configure and monitor SCORM integration with Virtual Machine Manager using Operations Manager Console, diagram views, health checks, alerts, and reports to support service level agreements.

Connectors import Active Directory objects into the service manager database and integrate with configuration manager, operations manager, and VM manager. Orchestrator automates remediation with run books triggered by SCORM alerts.

Configure service manager settings for service requests and incidents, including ticket prefixes, attachment limits, and data retention; set the default support group, connect the data warehouse server, and enable reporting.

Learn to manage incidents in System Center 2012 Service Manager, including reactivating child incidents and reopening related tickets, with priorities based on urgency and impact to meet service level agreements.

Configure System Center 2012 Service Manager Part 3 by adjusting incident and problem settings, data retention, and security roles, including creating an incident resolver in the control domain.

Configure service manager incident handling by selecting incident management library packs, managing queues and catalogs, and performing tasks such as resolve, assign, escalate, or transfer incidents and applying remediation templates.

Create and manage incident resolution roles and user access in System Center 2012 Service Manager, then connect to the data warehouse, register your instance, and enable the reports workspace.

Register the data warehouse and configure reporting by creating connectors to Active Directory, testing connections, and importing computers, printers, users, and groups for centralized management and analytics.

Explore dynamic membership and dynamic access control in System Center 2012, including excluding sensitive staff like the CIO, and configuring alert connectors, routes, and incident templates in Operations Manager.

Configure and test connectors for SCORM, Active Directory, Orchestrator, and Virtual Machine Manager in System Center 2012 Service Manager, schedule daily 7 pm synchronization, and verify connections.

Configure system center 2012 service manager connectors, organize configuration items into a vm objects folder, create a view for virtual machine templates, and set up the SharePoint-based self-service portal.

Demonstrates configuring System Center 2012 Service Manager, managing incidents through the Service Manager console, and customizing a SharePoint portal with views and service request fulfillment.

Explore how to resolve tickets, change incident status, track time worked for billing, and configure notifications and email templates in System Center 2012 Service Manager.

Create a notification subscription in System Center 2012 Service Manager to email incident alerts when priority is less than four, using the incident template and designated recipients.

Explore System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager architecture and backup methods, and learn to configure DPM for a private cloud, including data protection and data retention standards.

Explore the data protection manager architecture, including the DBMS server, protection agents, SCORM-based console, storage pools, and protection groups for disk, tape, and cloud backups.

Configure the storage pool in data protection manager by initializing disks and enabling dynamic storage, then deploy protection agents to SQL and application servers for backup and self-service recovery.

Demonstrates manual installation of the Data Protection Manager agent on a Windows server using the 64-bit installer and then attaches the server to the DPM management console.

Attach DPM agent to DBMS and Hyper-V hosts, create protection groups using child partition snapshots, set a retention with consistency checks, and deploy the agent automatically via DPMI or manually.

Create a protection group for the sequel server, back up the app controller database, and configure self-service recovery with the sequel admins security group.

Operate data protection manager to install the self-service recovery tool, select a latest recovery point, and restore the app controller database on the sequel server to its original instance.

Configure and monitor data protection using Data Protection Manager to recover databases from recovery points, verify security settings, and monitor backup jobs from the main console.