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Microsoft

Manage virtual machines

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Overview

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  • Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe settings, configuration, and generation versions available for VMs in Windows Server.
    • Identify virtual hard disk (VHD) formats and types.
    • Create and configure a VM.
    • Determine storage options for VMs.
    • Describe shared VHDs and VHD Sets.
    • Describe host and guest clustering with shared VHDs.
  • Configure and manage Hyper-V

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe the functionality and features of Hyper-V on Windows Server.
    • Install Hyper-V on Windows Server.
    • Describe the options for managing Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) on Windows Server.
    • Describe networking features and functionality in Hyper-V on Windows Server.
    • Create virtual switches (vSwitches) for use with Hyper-V.
    • Describe using nested virtualization in Hyper-V.
  • Secure Hyper-V workloads

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe the features and functionality of the HGS in Windows Server.

    • Describe the attestation options available with the HGS.

    • Describe shielded VMs, their creation, and their deployment.

  • Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe the Hyper-V high availability options.
    • Describe Hyper-V VMs load balancing.
    • Implement Hyper-V VMs live migration.
    • Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration.
  • You're able to describe Azure compute and storage in relation to Azure VMs, and deploy Azure VMs by using the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or templates.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe Azure compute.
    • Describe Azure storage.
    • Deploy Azure VMs.
    • Create a VM from the Azure portal.
    • Create a VM from Azure Cloud Shell.
    • Deploy Azure VMs by using templates.
    • Describe additional management optimization options
  • Learn how to implement scaling for virtual machine scale sets and load-balanced VMs. Also learn how to implement Azure Site Recovery.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Describe virtual machine scale sets.
    • Implement scaling.
    • Implement load-balancing virtual machines.
    • Implement Azure Site Recovery.
  • Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Implement an Azure virtual network
    • Implement IP Address Allocation in Azure
    • Assign and manage IP addresses
    • Configure a private IP address for an Azure virtual machine
    • Create a virtual machine with a static IP address
    • Implement IaaS VM IP routing
    • Implement IPv6 for Windows IaaS Virtual Machines
  • Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Implement Network Security Groups (NSGs) with Windows Server IaaS VMs.

    • Implement adaptive network hardening.

    • Implement Azure Firewall.

    • Implement Windows Defender Firewall in Windows Server IaaS VMs.

    • Choose an appropriate filtering solution.

    • Capture network traffic with Network Watcher.

  • Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Select appropriate remote administration tools.
    • Secure management connections to Azure IaaS VMs running Windows Server with Azure Bastion.
    • Configure JIT VM access.

Syllabus

  • Configure and manage Hyper-V virtual machines
    • Introduction
    • List the virtual machine configuration versions
    • List the virtual machine generation versions
    • List available VHD formats and types
    • Create and configure VMs
    • Determine storage options for VMs
    • Define shared VHDs and VHD Sets
    • Implement guest clusters using shared VHDX
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Configure and manage Hyper-V
    • Introduction
    • Define Hyper-V
    • Define Hyper-V Manager
    • Configure Hyper-V hosts using best practices
    • Configure Hyper-V networking
    • Assess advanced Hyper-V networking features
    • Define nested virtualization
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Secure Hyper-V workloads
    • Introduction
    • Define guarded fabric
    • Define the Host Guardian Service
    • Explore TPM-trusted attestation
    • Define KPS
    • Determine key features of shielded VMs
    • Compare encryption-supported and shielded VMs in a guarded fabric
    • Implement a shielded VM
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Implement high availability of Windows Server VMs
    • Introduction
    • Select high-availability options for Hyper-V
    • Consider network load balancing for Hyper-V VMs
    • Implement Hyper-V VM live migration
    • Implement Hyper-V VMs storage migration
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Plan and deploy Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machines
    • Introduction
    • Describe Azure compute
    • Describe Virtual Machine storage
    • Deploy Azure Virtual Machines
    • Create a windows Virtual Machine using the portal
    • Create a windows Virtual Machine using Azure CLI
    • Deploy Azure Virtual Machines using templates
    • Describe additional management optimization options
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Implement scale and high availability with Windows Server VM
    • Introduction
    • Describe virtual machine scale sets
    • Implement scaling
    • Implement load-balancing VMs
    • Create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal
    • Describe Azure Site Recovery
    • Implement Azure Site Recovery
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Implement Windows Server IaaS VM IP addressing and routing
    • Introduction
    • Implement a virtual network
    • Implement IaaS VM IP addressing
    • Assign and manage IP addresses
    • Configure a private IP address for a virtual machine using the Azure portal
    • Create a virtual machine with a static public IP address using the Azure portal
    • Implement IaaS virtual machine IP routing
    • Implement IPv6 for Windows Server IaaS virtual machines
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Implement Windows Server IaaS VM network security
    • Introduction
    • Implement network security groups and Windows IaaS VMs
    • Implement Azure Firewall and Windows IaaS VMs
    • Implement Windows Firewall with Windows Server IaaS VMs
    • Choose the appropriate filtering solution
    • Deploy and configure Azure firewall using the Azure portal
    • Capture network traffic with network watcher
    • Log network traffic to and from a VM using the Azure portal
    • Module assessment
    • Summary
  • Administer and manage Windows Server IaaS Virtual Machine remotely
    • Introduction
    • Select the appropriate remote administration tool
    • Manage Windows Virtual Machines with Azure Bastion
    • Create an Azure Bastion host
    • Configure just-in-time administration
    • Module assessment
    • Summary

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