TN-5265: Configuring and Deploying a Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012

 

Course Overview:

Students learn techniques to utilize the capabilities of System Center to build cloud elasticity and scalability into the datacenter using automation, resource pooling, and dynamic provisioning.

Techniques for pooling resources for compute, storage, and networking that can move workloads more easily and load-balance across the whole infrastructure. Learn how to provision and deploy applications faster.  The course ends with a demonst
rtaion and discussion of an enterprise level Microsoft Private Cloud.

Attendees to TN-5265: Configuring and Deploying a Private Cloud with System Center 2012 will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Date/Locations:

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Course Duration: 5 days

Course Objectives:

  • Produce a high-level design that accounts for requirements for the private cloud environment.
  • Configure and deploy the application fabric.
  • Configure a PXE server, an update server, and a software update baseline
  • Configure Microsoft Server Application Virtualization (App-V) so that it can be used to sequence and deploy an application virtually.
  • Build the core components necessary for delivering services on the fabric.
  • Allocate resources to the private cloud and grant access to the private cloud.
  • Understand how to monitor the private cloud using Operations Manager.
  • Understand the tools necessary to extend and customize Operations Manager for a private cloud environment.
  • Set up, configure, and integrate the core components of Service Manager into the private cloud fabric.
  • Configure a service catalog, and then publish it to the Self-Service Portal.
  • Gain the knowledge necessary to deploy and configure DPM in a private cloud.
  • Deploy and configure Microsoft System Center 2012 – Orchestrator in a private cloud, and then integrate it with other System Center 2012 components.

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TN-5255: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure

  

Course Overview:

This course drills into advanced topics for Server 2012.  Lecture and labs will help the student will learn to incorporate networks and storage into an integrated Server Virtualization strategy.  How to deploy, administer, and monitor a scalable virtualizaiton solution. Updates and High availability solutions protected by PKI will be covered.

The course leads directly to preparing for the MCSE:  Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure certification exam 70-414.  It also maps to Microsoft's course 20414B, and is part of the MCSA and MCSE sequence of courses TN-5215 (Microsoft 20410B), TN-5225 (Microsoft 20411B), TN-5235 (Microsoft 20412B), TN-5245 (Microsoft 20413B), TN-5255 (Microsoft 20414B).

Attendees to TN-5255: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Describe the considerations for managing an enterprise data center.
  • Plan and implement a server virtualization strategy using Microsoft System Center 2012.
  • Plan and Implement networks and storage for virtualization.
  • Plan and deploy virtual machines.
  • Manage a virtual machine deployment.
  • Plan and implement a server monitoring strategy.
  • Plan and implement high availability for file services and applications.
  • Plan and implement a high availability infrastructure by using failover clustering.
  • Plan and implement a server-updates infrastructure.
  • Plan and implement a business continuity strategy.
  • Plan and implement a public key infrastructure (PKI).
  • Plan and implement an Identity Federation Infrastructure.
  • Plan and implement an Information Rights Management (IRM) infrastructure.

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TN-935: BlueCoat Proxy Server Administration

 

Course Overview:

This course takes the student from proxy fundamentals through advanced proxy solutions.  This course includes lectures & hands-on labs for a practical experience to install & configure ProxySG appliances, develop granular policies with the Visual Policy Manager (VPM), & utilize logging & the Reporter product. Learn to configure your Blue Coat Proxy appliance for high availability & multi-site deployments, advance policy features, web content control, P2P file sharing control, IM control, steaming media control, application acceleration & reverse proxy deployments, plus Internet/intranet security solutions. The class also reviews hacks on the application level which BlueCoat will prevent.

Attendees to TN-935: BlueCoat Proxy Server Administration will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Protocol & Networking Primer
  • Introduction to ProxySG
  • Deploying ProxySG in a Network
  • Configuring & Managing ProxySG
  • Basic Policy Control Using VPN
  • Authentication of Web Clients
  • Web Content Virus Protection
  • Trouble Shooting Tips
  • Identifying Requirements for Advance Proxy Configuration
  • Using ProxySG to Identify & Create Policy
  • ProxySG Advance Policy Deployment
  • Securing Web Servers with BlueCoat ProxySG (Reverse Proxy)

Prerequisites:

Before attending this class, students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the following topics:

  • An understanding of your network environment where the BlueCoat Proxy Appliance will be deployed
  • A working knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, DNS, network environments with firewalls, routing, bridging, & switching
  • An understanding of web services using http, https, & ftp
  • A working knowledge of how web servers and web browsers operate

 

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TN-612: Advanced Juniper Networks IPsec VPN Implementations

Course Overview:

This intermediate-level course focuses on the wide range of options available when configuring virtual private networks (VPNs) using Juniper Networks firewall/VPN products.  Through a combination of hands-on labs and lecture the student will become more confident in configuring and using the Juniper product.

Attendees to TN-612: Advanced Juniper Networks IPsec VPN Implementations will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives:

  • Configure LAN-to-LAN IP Security (IPsec) VPNs in various configurations.
  • Configure VPN redundancy.
  • Configure dynamic routing using IPsec VPNs.
  • Configure remote access IPsec connectivity including group Internet Key Exchange (IKE) and shared IKE.
  • Configure generic routing encapsulation (GRE) tunnels.

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TN-5135: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure

 

Course Overview

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and troubleshoot a Windows Sever 2008 network infrastructure. Students will learn to implement and configure secure network access and implement fault tolerant storage technologies. Students will gain an understanding of the network technologies most commonly used with Windows Server 2008 and IP-enabled networks. Students will also learn how to secure servers and maintain update compliance.  This course maps to Microsoft's 6421 course and is an aid to preparation for exam 70-642.

Attendees to TN-5135: Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations

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Duration: 5 Days

Course Objectives

  • Understanding and Configuring IP
  • Configuring Name Resolution
  • Configuring a DNS Zone Infrastructure
  • Configuring a DHCP Infrastructure
  • Configuring IP Routing
  • Protecting Network Traffic with IPsec
  • Connecting to Networks

Prerequisites:

  • Working experience with Windows Server 2003
  • Basic knowledge of Active Directory
  • An understanding of security concepts and methodologies (e.g., corporate policies)
  • Basic knowledge of DHCP
  • Basic knowledge of IPsec

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User: brookesr

Instructor comments: Clay was very helpful and very knowledgeable. Microsoft tends to be dry and boring and he didn't not make the class as such.

Facilities comments: Nice - glad they had a bathroom within the class.

User: mamareese

Instructor comments: Instructor was very knowledgable on the subject matter

Facilities comments: Hotel was a good location

 

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