Course 10935: Virtualization Planning and Setting Up the Hyper-V Environment

Introduction Almost all organizations are looking for ways to decrease the cost and complexity of providing an information technology (IT) infrastructure. Today, virtualization has become a key component in developing an efficient and cost-effective IT strategy. This course introduces virtualization, and describes how virtualization relates to server, desktop, and application environments. This course also introduces some of the critical planning components that you must consider when you are implementing virtualization. Before you can deploy a Microsoft® Hyper-V™ virtualization solution successfully, you must ensure that you have all of the necessary hardware and that you have identified, and prepared to meet, the basic input/output system (BIOS) or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) requirements. After installing the Hyper-V server role in Windows Server® 2008 R2, and configuring the server properties, you can begin creating virtual machines and virtual hard disks on the server. This course explores the creation of the Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines and their associated virtual hard disks (VHDs), and details the options available for virtual machines and VHDs. This course also provides details on how to plan the deployment of Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines. This course is a subset of the content offered in the Microsoft Learning Collection 10215A: Implementing and Managing Microsoft Server Virtualization, and it can help prepare learners for the Microsoft Learning certification exam 70-659 TS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization. Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• In this course, you will describe the Microsoft virtualization solutions, and explain how you can use them to address many of today’s IT infrastructure issues. You will also install and configure the Hyper-V Server Role, settings, and virtual networks. You will create and configure Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines and their associated VHDs, manage virtual machine snapshots, and plan the deployment of Hyper-V hosts and virtual machines.

Modules & Lessons Evaluating and Planning for Virtualization Lesson Introduction Overview of Microsoft Virtualization Overview of Virtualization Management Evaluating the Current Environment for Virtualization Planning the Hyper-V Server Role Lesson Follow Up Installing and Configuring the Hyper-V Server Role Lesson Introduction Installing the Hyper-V Server Role Configuring Hyper-V Settings and Virtual Networks Lesson Follow Up Creating and Configuring Virtual Hard Disks and Virtual Machines Lesson Introduction Creating and Configuring VHDs Creating and Configuring Virtual Machines Managing Virtual Machine Snapshots Working with the Virtual Machine Connection Application Planning Virtualization for Applications Lesson Follow Up System Requirements To view this course, you need:

• Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
• Browser Safari 1.x
• Operating System MacOS 10.3.x
• Operating System MS-Windows 2000
• Browser Firefox 1.x

For courses containing Virtual Server-based labs (courses in the IT Professional and Developer Catalog), you will need:

• Microsoft Virtual Server ActiveX control (1MB disk space needed to install)

Test your computer's capabilities to see if it supports this course. Accessibility Requirements The following software must be running on your computer in order to access this course with Screen Reader Software:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
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• JAWS from Freedom Scientific
• MSAA enabled