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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Advanced Infrastructure: VM Administration

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 - Advanced Infrastructure: VM Administration

  • Online, Self-Paced

Course Description

One of the key advantages of virtualized server infrastructure is the ability to move running VMs to shift loads from over-utilized hardware resources to under-utilized ones. This course covers VM movement, including storage migration and live migration. This course also covers virtualization infrastructure management with App Controller and Service Manager with Virtual Machine Manager. This course is part of a series of Skillsoft courses that cover the objectives for exam 70-414: Implementing an Advanced Server Infrastructure. This exam is required for the MCSE Server Infrastructure certification.

Learning Objectives

VM Movement

  • distinguish between the types of VM movements
  • order the steps in the storage migration process
  • sequence the steps in a live migration

Integrating System Center and Virtualization

  • describe how to configure dynamic optimization on a host cluster
  • describe how System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager and App Controller work
  • assess a VM mobility strategy for a given scenario

Framework Connections

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The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

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