Microsoft Official Course

Module 1

Evaluating the Environment for

Virtualization
Module Overview

• Overview of Microsoft Virtualization

• Overview of System Center 2012 R2 Components
• Evaluating the Current Environment for
Virtualization
• Extending Virtualization to the Cloud Environment
Lesson 1: Overview of Microsoft Virtualization

• Different Types of Virtualization

• What Is Server Virtualization?
• What Is Desktop Virtualization?
• What Is Network Virtualization?
• What Is User State Virtualization?
• What Is Presentation Virtualization?
• What Is App-V?
• What Is Cloud Computing?
Different Types of Virtualization

Server
virtualization

Application Desktop
virtualization virtualization

Virtualization
solutions

Network User State

virtualization virtualization

Presentation
virtualization
What Is Server Virtualization?

• Server virtualization:
• Create and run multiple computer operating systems on
a single physical computer
• Host servers share resources with all virtual machines
• Hosted on Microsoft Hyper-V
• Allows you to detach the computer hosting a service or
role from the hardware on which it runs
• Almost all server workloads can now run on virtual
machines
• Use server virtualization to reduce the number of
physically deployed servers, and to optimize
resource utilization
What Is Desktop Virtualization?

• Client-side virtualization:
• Allows virtual machines to run on client computers
• Provides an application compatibility solution by
allowing users to run virtualized instances of earlier
operating systems and applications
• VDI:
• Users connect to client computers that are running as
virtual machines on a central server
• Users can run their their apps and access their data on
the virtual machine from any computer or device that
supports Remote Desktop client software
• Reduces hardware costs
• Supports BYOD environments
 What Is Network Virtualization?
Blue virtual machine
Red virtual
machine
Blue network Red network
virtualization

Physical
server Switches
Physical
network

Servers

Server virtualization runs Network virtualization allows

multiple virtual servers isolation of multiple virtual
on a physical server networks on a physical
network
What Is User State Virtualization?

• Provides a consistent experience for roaming users

working from any device locally or remotely using
VDI
• Stores application and operating system settings
centrally so they are available on any computer
the user signs in to the domain
• Works with locally installed applications, App-V
applications, and RemoteApp applications
What Is Presentation Virtualization?

• Remote Desktop Services allows either a desktop

or an application that is running on a server to
display on a client
• Remote desktop displays an entire desktop
• RemoteApp displays just the application interface

• Allowing applications to run on the server and be

used on a client
• Allows apps to be run on Windows RT and non-
Microsoft devices
• Allows users to run apps with resource requirements
beyond device capability
• Does not require local installation of app, but allows file
associations
What Is App-V?

• App-V virtualizes apps by abstracting them from

the operating system
• App-V apps display to users as if they are
installed locally
• App-V allows incompatible apps to run side-by-
side on the same operating system
• Apps can be streamed from the server on demand
or deployed as .msi files
• Simplifies the process of upgrading applications
What Is Cloud Computing?

• Cloud computing features:

• Public, private, and hybrid cloud
• SaaS
• PaaS
• IaaS

• Cloud computing benefits:

• Reduce computing costs
• Improve delivery times for infrastructure and application
services
• Ensure availability of services
• Monitor performance of services
Lesson 2: Overview of System Center 2012 R2
Components

• Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 to

Manage a Data Center
• Overview of VMM
• Overview of App Controller
• Overview of Operations Manager
• Overview of Orchestrator
• Overview of Service Manager
• Overview of DPM
Using Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 to
Manage a Data Center
Manage virtual environment
(VMM, App Controller)
Manage physical and
Enable business
virtual components
continuity
(VMM)
(DPM)

Data center

Monitor Delegate administration

and report and self service
(Operations (App Controller, DPM)
Automation
Manager) (Orchestrator,
Service Manager)
Overview of VMM

Use VMM to manage:

• Bare-metal deployment of virtualization hosts
• Virtualization host and cluster creation
• Host group management
• Cross-platform management
• Storage configuration/network configuration
• Intelligent placement/dynamic optimization
• Power optimization
Overview of App Controller

• You can use App Controller to:

• Manage multiple VMM instances
• Manage multiple Windows Azure subscriptions
• Support self-service virtual machine deployment
Overview of Operations Manager

You can use Operations Manager to:

• Monitor virtual machines, virtualization hosts, and VMM
infrastructure.
• Work with other System Center components including
VMM to enable maintenance mode and PRO tips
• Generate reports and dashboards related to
virtualization infrastructure
Overview of Orchestrator

• Orchestrator is the Microsoft runbook automation

platform
• Use Orchestrator in a virtualization environment to:
• Automate virtual machine management tasks
• Automate virtual machine host management tasks
• Automate VMM

• Install System Center integration packs to

automate each System Center product
Overview of Service Manager

With Service Manager, you can:

• Implement service management, as defined in the
Information Technology Infrastructure Library and the
Microsoft Operations Framework for your virtualization
infrastructure
• Provide processes for:
• Incident and problem management
• Change control and life cycle management
• Enforcing compliance
• Managing integrated systems using connectors and
solution accelerators
Overview of DPM

Data Protection Manager provides:

• VSS backups
• Hyper-V item-level backup and recovery
• Hyper-V host and guest support
• Integration with Operations Manager
• Integration with other System Center 2012 components
• Self-service functionality
• Protection for Linux virtual machines
• Windows Azure backup
Lesson 3: Evaluating the Current Environment for
Virtualization

• Evaluating Server Virtualization Factors

• Overview of Virtualization Solution Accelerators
• Assessment Features of the MAP Toolkit
• Demonstration: Assessing the Computing
Environment by Using MAP
• Designing a Solution for Server Virtualization
Evaluating Server Virtualization Factors

When evaluating server virtualization, consider the

following:
• Project scope
• Hardware requirements
• Compatibility
• Applications and services
• Supportability
• Licensing
• Availability requirements
Overview of Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Virtualization solution accelerators include:

• MAP
• Non-Microsoft tools (import maps output)
• Infrastructure planning and design guides
Assessment Features of the MAP Toolkit

• Discovery
• Inventory
• Hardware configuration
• Servers
• Infrastructure (Shared storage and network)

• Virtual Server Consolidation Wizard

• Private Cloud Fast Track Wizard
Demonstration: Assessing the Computing
Environment by Using MAP

In this demonstration, you will see how to use MAP

for planning Server Virtualization, including:
• Install MAP
• Use MAP to collect inventory data
• Use MAP to collect performance data
• Create a hardware configuration
Designing a Solution for Server Virtualization

• Determine project scope

• List workloads to be virtualized
• Design backup and fault tolerance
• Design storage and network
• Determine deployment and management technology
Lesson 4: Extending Virtualization to the Cloud
Environment

• What Is Windows Azure?

• Windows Azure Services
• Virtual Machines in Windows Azure
• Extending Your Data Center
What Is Windows Azure?

A public cloud offering from Microsoft that delivers

the following service models:
• PaaS
• IaaS
• SaaS
Windows Azure Services

• Compute
• Websites, virtual machines, mobile, and cloud services
• Data Services
• Data management, HDInsight, business analytics, backup,
recovery manager
• App Service
• Media services, messaging, BizTalk services, identity, caching
• Network
• Virtual Network, Traffic Manager
Virtual Machines in Windows Azure

• Are built from scratch

• Are deployed from templates including Windows,
Ubintu, CentOS
• Have preinstalled applications such as SQL Server,
SharePoint, BizTalk, Microsoft Visual Studio
• Can be customized and built from user templates
• Are built from on-premises virtual hard disks and
then imported
Extending Your Data Center

• Windows Azure Virtual Network

• Windows Azure Pack
Lab: Evaluating the Environment for Virtualization

• Exercise 1: Selecting the Appropriate Virtualization

Method
• Exercise 2: Assessing the Environment by Using
MAP

Logon Information
Virtual machines: 20409B-LON-CL1
20409B-LON-DC1
User name: Adatum\Administrator
Password: Pa$$w0rd

Estimated Time: 45 minutes

 Lab Scenario
A. Datum Corporation is a medium-sized manufacturing company that has
four subsidiaries. Each subsidiary has several hundred employees and its
own data center. All subsidiaries are connected with high-speed network
connections. A. Datum IT infrastructure uses only physical servers.
A. Datum is rapidly expanding. To provide greater flexibility and the
capability to respond quickly to rapidly changing business environments,
IT management has decided to virtualize many of the existing servers, and
deploy as many new servers as possible as virtual machines. A. Datum is
planning to adopt Hyper-V on Windows Server 2012 R2 as their
virtualization platform.
As a senior server administrator at A. Datum, you are responsible for
planning and implementing the virtualized infrastructure. The first step in
deploying the virtual environment is to analyze the current A. Datum IT
infrastructure, and to identify the appropriate virtualization methods for
different business requirements. In addition, you also need to evaluate the
existing servers and identify which servers would be appropriate candidates
for virtualization.
Lab Review

• In MAP, what is the purpose of the Windows

Azure Virtual Machine Capacity feature?
• What steps do you need to take before you can
run the Desktop Virtualization Planning Wizard?
Module Review and Takeaways

• Review Questions
• Best Practice
• Common Issues and Troubleshooting Tips