IT Networking Training Catalog – 70-246 – Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 R2 (MCSE) Series!
Overview: This series describes how to monitor and operate a private cloud with System Center 2012 R2. Students will learn the basics of the cloud, cloud services, monitoring and automating responses. Students will also learn about managing problems in the private cloud, service management, cloud protection and cleaning up system center databases.
Certification Details
With Windows Server and System Center, you will build your Microsoft private cloud solution to optimize IT service delivery and gain the automation and flexibility you need for your IT infrastructure, now and in the future.
Certification Exam Details:
Monitoring and Operating a Private Cloud with System Center 2012– Exam 70-246: Learn More about this certification exam.
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Career Path: Earning an MCSE: Private Cloud certification will qualify you for such jobs as server administrator, systems programmer, and network manager.
Series Taught By: Ken Mayer
Available CEUs for Course Series Completion: 13
Students can earn up to 13 CEUs for fully completing this course series. This information will be displayed on the certificate of completion. Learn More
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Course Modules
(Duration: 31m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: What is System Center 2012?
- Suite of Components
- Operations Manager
- Configuration Manager
- Service Manager
- Orchestrator
- Data Protection Manager
- Virtual Machine Manager
- Putting it All Together
- Module 01 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 16m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Discussion of Cloud Computing
- How Cloud Computing Came About
- Differences Between Private and Public Clouds
- Models
- Implementing the Private Cloud
- Using System Center 2012 with the Private Cloud
- Lesson 2: Important Requirements
- Requirements
- Onboarding and Services
- Administrative Functions
- Lesson 3: Working with System Center and the Infrastructure
- Using VMM for the Cloud Design
- Cloud Management with the VMM
- Orchestrator
- Lesson 4: Maintaining the Cloud Health
- How to Monitor Health and Performance
- What Are the Key Indicators?
- Lesson 5: How Components are Integrated
- Why Integrate SC Components?
- How to Make Sure All is Working
- Lesson 6: Are You in Compliance?
- Compliance
- Remediation
- Demo
- – Verifying the Private Cloud Infrastructure
- Demo
- – Verifying System Center Components
- Module 02 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts a
(Duration: 47m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Examining SC 2012 VMM
- Introducing VMM
- Features of VMM
- Securing VMM
- Lesson 2: Working with VMs with the VMM
- Looking at the Fabric
- VMs
- Jobs
- Working with Settings
- Lesson 3: Creating Clouds for Business
- The Business Unit
- Resources
- Capacity
- Capabilities
- Demo
- – Configuring and Optimizing Business Unit Clouds
- Module 03 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 13m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Looking at Service Templates and VMM Profiles What Constitutes the Service Template
- Planning and Preparation of the Service Template
- Guest OS Profiles
- Hardware Profiles
- Application Profiles
- SQL Server Profile
- Lesson 2: Web Deploy Packages
- Describing Web Deploy
- How to Install and Create a Packag
- e
- Connecting Web Deploy to an App Profile
- Lesson 3: Server App
- -V Introduction
- Understanding the Server App
- –
- V
- How to Sequence an Application
- Lesson 4: The Data of the N
- -Tier Application
- Describing Data
- -Tier Application Packages
- Using DAC Packages with VMM
- Lesson 5: What’s New with VMM R2
- VMM R2 Networking
- VMs and the Cloud
- Fabric
- Storage
- Services
- Infrastructure
- Demo – Installing SQL Server
- Demo – Importing and Deploying the Stock Trader Application
- Module 04 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 2h 1m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Overview of Operations Manager
- What is Operations Manager?
- User Roles to Secure Operations Manager
- Operations Manager Architecture
- Deploying Agents Manually and Automatically
- Active Directory’s Involvement with Deploying Agents
- Lesson 2: Customize the Monitoring Operations
- What is a Management Pack?
- Monitoring Cloud Components
- Lesson 3: Monitoring Application Performance
- Types of Applications
- Using the APM Template
- How APM Monitors Performance and Reliability
- Basic Configuration of APM
- Lesson 4: Advanced Monitoring
- Server Side Monitoring
- Server Side Best Practices
- Client Side Monitoring
- How to Fine Tune APM’s Configuration
- Lesson 5: Using Operations Manager for Applications
- Applications Monitoring with Operations Manager
- What is the Application Advisor?
- Application Diagnostics
- Lesson 6: Using Operations Manager for the Network
- Operations Manager Support Network Devices and Extended Monitoring Capabilities
- What Security Issues Should You Think of When Monitoring the Network Infrastructure?
- How to Configure Network Device Monitoring
- Lesson 7: Using Operations Manager for Distributed Applications
- Understanding Distributed Applications
- Monitoring Distributed Applications
- Viewing Distributed Application Health
- Lesson 8: What’s New in Operations Manager 2012 R2
- Fabric Monitoring
- Microsoft Monitoring Agent
- Integrating OM with Development Processes (DevOps)
- Support for IPv6
- System Center Advisor
- Demo – Installing Operations Manager
- Demo – Deploying an Agent
- Demo – Configuration for Custom Monitoring
- Demo – Configuring Basic Monitoring and Application Performance
- Module 05 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 50m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Looking at Orchestrator 2012
- Orchestrator Components
- Orchestrator Integration Packs
- Lesson 2: Putting Orchestrator, Operations Manager, and Service Manager Together
- Integration with Operations Manager
- Integration with Service Manager
- Activity Collections
- Workflow Controls
- Configuring Runbook
- Lesson 3: What’s New with Orchestrator 2012 R2
- Service Management Automation Web Service
- Integration Packs
- Demo – Operating and Extending Service Management
- Demo – Prerequisites for Automating Self-Service Provisioning
- Module 06 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 30m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: What is Problem Management
- Comparing Incidents to Problems
- Describing Problem Management
- Creating Problem Records with Service Manager
- How to Link Problems to Incidents
- Lesson 2: Using Custom Rules
- Types of Rules
- Targeting Rules and Monitors to Applications and Computers
- Generating Alerts
- Demo – Problem Management in the Private Cloud
- Module 07 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 44m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Service Manager Introduction
- Introduction to Service Manager
- Architecture
- Integration with Other SC Components
- Operating Service Manager
- Lesson 2: Security Settings
- User Roles
- Run As…
- PowerShell Security
- Lesson 3: Work Items
- Incidents
- Problems
- Change Requests
- Release Records
- Lesson 4: Incident Queues and Service Offerings
- What is an Incident Queue?
- How to Make an Incident Queue
- Self-Service Portal
- Request Offerings
- Service Offerings
- Lesson 5: What’s New with Service Manager 2012 R2
- What’s New with Service Manager 2012 R2
- Demo – Configuring the Incident Template
- Module 08 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 29m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Protecting and Recovering Data for the Private Cloud
- What is the DPM?
- Deploying Agents
- How to Make a Protection Group
- Verifying Protected Data
- Lesson 2: Data Recovery
- Automating Data Recovery
- How to Recover Data Manually
- What Can a User Recover?
- Lesson 3: Overview of the Process Pack for IT GRC
- Compliance Management Processes
- Overview of the Process Pack for IT GRC
- Lesson 4: Installing the Process Pack for IT GRC
- Preparing and Configuring the Environment for the Process for IT GRC
- Installing and Configuring the Process Pack for IT GRC
- Lesson 5: Implementing an IT GRC Control Management Program
- Creating the Control Management Program
- How to Administer the Control Management Program
- Lesson 6: How to Maintain Compliance Through VMM Security Baselines with System Center Advisor
- VMM Support of the Software Update Compliance
- System Center Advisor
- Lesson 7: What’s New with DPM 2012 R2
- Windows Azure Backup
- Linux Virtual Machine Backup
- Demo – Configuring Manual Protection
- Module 09 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 1h 3m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Configuring and Deploying Widgets and Dashboards
- Configuring Views
- Host to Configure and Publish a Dashboard
- Lesson 2: Real-Time State Using Visio
- Visio Framework
- Visio Diagrams
- Putting Visio Diagrams on SharePoint
- Lesson 3: System Center Analytics
- What is SC Analytics?
- Discussion of the SC SM Data Warehouse
- Introducing SC SM Manager Cubes
- Discussion of the SC OM Data Warehouse
- Lesson 4: Service Level Tracking
- Describing the Process
- SLT
- SLT Reporting
- Using SharePoint
- Lesson 5: Viewing SSRS and Excel to View Data
- Standard Reports
- Using Excel
- Service Manager Analysis Library
- Lesson 6: PerformancePoint
- Architecture
- Dashboard Designer
- Demo – Configuring Service Level Tracking
- Module 10 Review
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
(Duration: 30m)
- Workbook (Pdf)
- Lesson 1: Service Manager Groom Settings
- Saving Data in the Service Manager Database
- Working with the Service Manager Data Warehouse Groom Settings
- Operations Manager Groom Settings
- Lesson 2: View and Purge Orchestrator Runbook Logs
- View Orchestrator Logs
- Purging Orchestrator Logs
- Demo – Creating an IT GRC Control Management Program
- Module 11 Review
- Course Closure
- Review Quiz (Number of attempts allowed: Unlimited)
- about 10h 57m hours on-demand video
- 11 downloadable Pdf Workbooks
- Unlimited time access (During Membership)
- Access on mobile and Desktop
- Certificate of Completion
Course Features Include:
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Many of the in-depth theories and processes discussed in our courses can be learned most efficiently through the detailed PowerPoint slides presented. These visuals are accompanied by an instructor voice-over to provide our students with a clear, efficient, and complete presentation of concepts.Professional Development Activities
Students are provided access to professional development activity files which allow for an individual to test out course theories and apply the knowledge they earned from the course.Review Quizzes
Once a course is completed, test your knowledge by taking our course review quiz! Students have the ability to retake any review quizzes as many times as they wish to ensure they understand the material or to improve upon their scores.Mobile Access
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