• 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

 

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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