• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization
• Introducing the software-defined datacenter
• Extending virtualization to the cloud

Lab : Evaluating virtualization options

• Selecting the appropriate virtualization method
• Creating Azure virtual machines

• Installing and configuring the Hyper-V role
• Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines
• Creating and using Hyper-V virtual switches
• Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V

Lab : Creating and managing virtual hard disks and virtual machines

• Installing and configuring the Hyper-V server role
• Configuring virtual machines and virtual hard disks

Lab : Implementing failover clustering with Hyper-V

• Creating a Hyper-V failover cluster
• Managing a Hyper-V failover cluster

• Overview of Virtual Machine Manager
• Installing Virtual Machine Manager
• Adding hosts and managing host groups

Lab : Installing and configuring Virtual Machine Manager

• Installing and configuring Virtual Machine Manager
• Managing hosts and host groups
• Managing an Azure subscription by using Virtual Machine Manager

• Overview of server virtualization storage technologies
• Managing storage fabric
• Managing fabric updates

Lab : Managing storage fabric and fabric updates

• Implementing a storage infrastructure
• Creating a file server cluster and a storage QoS policy
• Managing fabric updates

• Overview of the Virtual Machine Manager library
• Preparing Windows for deployment in Virtual Machine Manager
• Working with profiles
• Working with VM templates

Lab : Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects

• Configuring and managing a Virtual Machine Manager library
• Creating a Windows image for the Virtual Machine Manager library
• Creating and managing profiles and templates

• Networking concepts in Virtual Machine Manager
• Managing Software Defined Networking
• Understanding network function virtualization

Lab : Creating and configuring the networking fabric

• Associating virtual network adapters of Hyper-V hosts with the management logical network
• Deploying Network Controller

Lab : Configuring and testing Hyper-V Network Virtualization

• Configuring Hyper-V Network Virtualization
• Provisioning and testing tenant VM networks

• VM management tasks
• Creating, cloning, and converting VMs

Lab : Creating and managing VMs by using System Center VM Manager

• Creating a VM and modifying its properties
• Creating and managing checkpoints
• Cloning and migrating a VM

• Introduction to clouds
• Creating and managing a cloud
• Creating user roles in Virtual Machine Manager

Lab : Managing clouds in Virtual Machine Manager

• Creating a private cloud
• Creating user roles

• Overview of services in Virtual Machine Manager
• Creating and managing services in Virtual Machine Manager

Lab : Managing services in Virtual Machine Manager

• Creating a service template
• Deploying a service and updating service template
• Scaling out a service and updating the service

• Operations Manager architecture and security
• Using Operations Manager for monitoring and reporting
• Integrating Operations Manager with Virtual Machine Manager and Data Protection Manager

Lab : Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using Operations Manager

• Implementing Operations Manager agents
• Integrating Operations Manager with Virtual Machine Manager

• Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica
• Implementing and managing Azure Site Recovery

Lab : Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery

• Configuring and managing Hyper-V Replica
• Configuring and managing Azure Site Recovery

• Overview of backup and restore options for VMs
• Configuring and managing Data Protection Manager for virtualization infrastructure protection

Lab : Protecting virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager

• Configuring a DPM server and installing DPM protection agents
• Creating and configuring protection groups
• Recovering VMs and other data
• Providing online protection with DPM