SCVMM 2008, знайомство

На днях зареєструвався на участь в тестуванні іспиту TS: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, Configuring. Участь на період тестування безкоштована, проте за умов успішної здачі статус TS є цілком реальним. Ось деякі основні моменти, котрі необхідно врахувати при підготовці до іспиту(з сайту Microsoft):

Installing SCVMM

• Install SCVMM server components
• May include but is not limited to: Server prerequisites, database, Windows versions, enabling SAN migration, User Access Control (UAC) issues.
• Install administrator console
• May include but is not limited to: Administrator console prerequisites, platform support, firewall settings, Workgroup requirements vs. Domain requirements, custom ports, managed hosts from admin console, enable reporting for admin console.
• Install self-service portal
• May include but is not limited to: self-service portal prerequisites, IIS components, compatibility, custom ports, host headers.
• Install PRO tips
• May include but is not limited to: Ops manager, management packs, Admin consoles, security.

Administering SCVMM

• Configure user roles
• May include but is not limited to: delegate admin, setting permissions for specific host or host groups, using self-service portal to create test environment, add delegated administrator.
• Setup self service
• May include but is not limited to: enabling user or group for self service, setting custom ports for self service, establishing quota, Self-provisioning (templates).
• Maintain VMM library
• May include but is not limited to: adding a library, adding additional library shares or servers, moving files to library share, mapping ISOs, types of library files.
• Configure hosts
• May include but is not limited to: adding hosts, installing a local agent, adding VMware VC server, configuring a virtual network, creating filters in the console.
• Monitor jobs
• May include but is not limited to: verifying specific jobs, recovering from job failure, change tracking, job filtering.

Maintaining and Monitoring VMs

• Configure VM hardware
• May include but is not limited to: NIC configuration, configuring VM drive, configuring memory, configuring CPU.
• Manage virtual instance checkpoints and patches
• May include but is not limited to: Checkpoints, creating a checkpoint of a VM, deploying patches.
• Monitoring and reporting VMs
• May include but is not limited to: integrating Ops Manager, selecting potential virtualization targets, monitoring utilization.

Deploying and Migrating VMs

• Convert from physical or virtual platforms
• May include but is not limited to: P2V, V2V.
• Move VMs between hosts
• May include but is not limited to: migrating a SAN, migration options, intelligent placement.
• Deploy VMs
• May include but is not limited to: deploy VM from VHD, deploy VM from template, create template from existing VM, provisioning new machines and applications, intelligent placement.
• Deploy a High Availability VM
• May include but is not limited to: configuring host clustering, configuring guest clustering, configuring a VM for high availability, configuring library shares for high availability.