Category: Video

Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza Part 4

The last part of the Extravaganza demos:

Microsoft Virtual Academy: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager

Another set of MVA videos:

Sign up for free Microsoft Jump Start Series Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution

What’s a “Jump Start” Course?

Training specifically designed for experienced technologists whose jobs demand they know how to best leverage new, emerging Microsoft technologies. These advanced courses assume a certain level of expertise and domain knowledge, so they move quickly and cover topics in a fashion that enables teams to effectively map new skills to real-world situations.

Windows Server 2012 Jump Start Details

  • Course: “Windows Server 2012: Preparing for the Datacenter Evolution”
  • Date/Time: June 20-21, 2012 from 9:00am – 4:00pm PST / 17:00 – 00:00 CET
  • Where: Live virtual classroom (online from wherever you are)
  • Cost: FREE!
  • Target audience: IT Professionals and IT Decision Makers

COURSE OUTLINE
Day 1 Morning: Beyond Virtualization
• Learn about the game changers in the next release of the Hyper-V role on Windows Server 2012
– Scale, CPU, RAM, Cores, etc.
– Networking Switch (recorded demo hopefully)
– NUMA and performance
– Hyper-V over SMB and Hyper-V over RDMA
– Replication
– Shared Nothing Live Migration
– Live Storage Migration
– Moving VM from test to a production cluster without downtime
• Massive scale increases, networking improvements, replication and disaster recovery is all in the box
– IP Address Virtualization
– IP Address Virtualization with SCVMM 2012 SP1
Day 1 Afternoon: Manageability

• Learn about how you can manage a few systems up to a hundred systems – all from one console
– Server Manager
– DAC… and related topics
– Installing roles in offline VHDs
• Server Core installs scaring you off? Learn about all your installation and management options
– Moving from Core-MiniShell-Full UI and back again
• Windows PowerShell automation and management at scale – all with built in tools
– PowerShell ISE and command simplification
– PowerShell new features and new PowerShell replacements for common commands
– Automating OS level tasks, IP addresses, etc.
• Clustering—Cluster-aware updating
• Networking
– Network Teaming and network configuration
– SMB MultiChannel and RDMA
Day 2 Morning: Storage
• Learn how Continuous Availability of File Services improves workload reliability and performance
– Setup HA File Server; SMB Failover
– Running SQL over SMB; Running Hyper-V over SMB
• Storage groups, disk provisioning, iSCSI and SAN integration
– Storage Spaces
– Built-in ISCSI; Boot from ISCSI
– DeDup
– Windows Online Backup
Day 2 Afternoon: Remote Users
• Remote connectivity options for your workforce
– DA; Offline Domain Join and DA
– DA simplified Setup; Possible DA Multi-Site
• VDI and Remote Desktop Services deployment and changes
– User level disks
– Pooled / Private VDI Setup
– VDI Quick Setup
– Multi-Touch RDP

Register here.

8 Webcasts from May 29th till June 28th about System Center 2012

  • 5/29/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET) – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 1 of 8): Beginning with the End in Mind
    In this session, we take a look at the end state of managing a private cloud with Microsoft System Center, including the Cloud Services management pack. The sessions that follow this session describe how to go from bare metal to a private cloud managed by System Center.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809577

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  • 5/31/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET) – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 2 of 8): Hardware and Prerequisite Software Platform
    In this session, we take a look at the hardware used for these sessions as examples of the kind of hardware that you can use to run a private cloud. We’ll also discuss how to install and configure the prerequisite software, such as the Windows Server operating system, SQL Server data management software, and Active Directory Domain Services.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809578 
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  • 6/5/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET) – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 3 of 8): Clustering Hyper-V and Installing a Highly Available Virtual Machine Manager Cluster
    In this session, we take a look at how to create a Hyper-V host cluster and install a highly available cluster by using Virtual Machine Manager, a component of Microsoft System Center 2012.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809579 

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  • 6/7/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET)  – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 4 of 8): Configuring System Center 2012 – Virtual Machine Manager
    In this session, we talk about how to configure Virtual Machine Manager, a component of Microsoft System Center 2012. We explore how to deploy agents, create a host group, create a cloud, and create virtual networks.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809580 

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  • 6/19/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET)  – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 5 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 – Operations Manager
    In this session, we show how to install a highly available Microsoft System Center 2012 – Operations Manager and deploy agents to manage the private cloud.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809581

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  • 6/21/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET)  – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 6 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 – Service Manager
    In this session, we show how to install a highly available Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager, including the configuration management database (CMDB), data warehouse, reporting, self-service portal, and service catalog.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809582 

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  • 6/26/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET)  – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 7 of 8): Installing and Configuring System Center 2012 – Orchestrator
    In this session, we show how to install a highly available Microsoft System Center 2012 – Orchestrator and installing the System Center and other integration packs for automated administration of the private cloud.

Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809583

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  • 6/28/2012 11:00:00 AM (Pacific Time) / 20:00 (CET)  – Bare Metal to Private Cloud (Part 8 of 8): Integrating System Center 2012

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    In this session, we configure the many integration points between the Microsoft System Center components and also between System Center and Active Directory Domain Services.

    Register here: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9809584

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Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza Part 3

Five more demos from Private Cloud Demo Extravaganza: