Module 1: Introduction to server virtualization

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

Module 2: Overview of Hyper-V virtualization

• 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

Module 3: Installing and configuring System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager

• Overview of System Center 2016 VMM
• Installing System Center 2016 VMM
• Adding hosts and managing host groups

Module 4: Managing storage fabric and fabric updates

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

Module 5: Configuring and managing the Virtual Machine Manager library and library objects

• Overview of the VMM library
• Preparing Windows for deployment in VMM
• Working with profiles
• Working with virtual machine templates

Module 6: Managing the networking fabric

• Networking concepts in VMM
• Managing Software-Defined Networking
• Understanding network function virtualization

Module 7: Creating and managing virtual machines by using Virtual Machine ManagerThis module explains how to create and manage virtual machines by using VMM.Lessons

• Virtual machine management tasks
• Creating, cloning, and converting virtual machines

• Creating a virtual machine and modifying its properties
• Creating and managing checkpoints
• Cloning and migrating a virtual machine

Module 8: Managing clouds in System Center 2016 Virtual Machine Manager

• Introduction to clouds
• Creating and managing a cloud
• Creating user roles in VMM

Module 9: Managing services in Virtual Machine Manager

• Overview of services in VMM
• Creating and managing services in VMM

Module 10: Monitoring a virtualization infrastructure by using System Center Operations Manager

• Operations Manager architecture and security
• Using Operations Manager for monitoring and reporting
• Integrating Operations Manager with VMM and DPM

Module 11: Implementing and managing Hyper-V Replica and Azure Site Recovery

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

Module 12: Protecting a virtualization infrastructure by using Data Protection Manager

• Overview of backup and restore options for virtual machines
• Configuring and managing DPM for virtualization infrastructure protection