MOD 20537: Configuring and Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack

Description

Duration: 5 days

During this five-day course, students learn the key knowledge required to deploy and configure Microsoft Azure Stack.

During this course, students will learn the following:

The key features and functionality of Microsoft Azure Stack.
The differences between Microsoft Azure Stack, Microsoft Azure, and Windows Azure Pack
The architecture and components of Microsoft Azure Stack
How to deploy Microsoft Azure Stack
Windows Server Roles and Features used in Microsoft Azure Stack
How identity and authentication works in Microsoft Azure Stack
How Microsoft Azure Stack enables DevOps
How to create and manage Azure Resource Manager templates
How to create and manage Plans
How to create and manage Offers and Delegation
Manage the Marketplace in Microsoft Azure Stack
Software-Defined Networking in Microsoft Azure Stack
Understand how storage is provisioned and managed in Microsoft Azure Stack
How to provision Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure Stack
Configuring Resource Providers in Microsoft Azure Stack
How to monitor and troubleshoot Microsoft Azure Stack
Understand how licensing and billing works in Microsoft Azure Stack
Custom and third-party Resource Providers available for Microsoft Azure Stack

IT professionals who currently hold the following rolls of service administrators, DevOps, and cloud architects that are interested in using Microsoft Azure Stack to provide cloud services to their end-users or customers from within their own datacenter.

Upon course completion, students are:
Describe the components and architecture of Microsoft Azure Stack.
Deploy Microsoft Azure Stack.
Understand the Windows Server 2016 features used in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Understand how DevOps use Microsoft Azure Stack.
Offer resources in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Manage IaaS in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Manage PaaS in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Manage updates in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Perform monitoring and troubleshooting in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Understand how licensing and billing works in Microsoft Azure Stack.
Manage third-party and custom resource providers available in Microsoft Azure Stack.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, it is recommended students have:

  • Working knowledge of Windows Server 2016.
  • Working knowledge of SQL Server 2014
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure

What’s included?

  • Authorized Courseware
  • Intensive Hands on Skills Development with an Experienced Subject Matter Expert
  • Hands-on practice on real Servers and extended lab support 1.800.482.3172
  • Examination Vouchers & Onsite Certification Testing- (excluding Adobe and PMP Boot Camps)
  • Academy Code of Honor: Test Pass Guarantee
  • Optional: Package for Hotel Accommodations, Lunch and Transportation

With several convenient training delivery methods offered, The Academy makes getting the training you need easy. Whether you prefer to learn in a classroom or an online live learning virtual environment, training videos hosted online, and private group classes hosted at your site. We offer expert instruction to individuals, government agencies, non-profits, and corporations. Our live classes, on-sites, and online training videos all feature certified instructors who teach a detailed curriculum and share their expertise and insights with trainees. No matter how you prefer to receive the training, you can count on The Academy for an engaging and effective learning experience.

Methods

  • Instructor Led (the best training format we offer)
  • Live Online Classroom – Online Instructor Led
  • Self-Paced Video

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Curriculum

Module 1: Overview of Azure Stack

Lessons

What is Azure Stack?
Comparing Azure Stack with Microsoft Azure
Comparing Azure Stack to Windows Azure Pack

Module 2: Deploying Microsoft Azure Stack
Lessons

Microsoft Azure Stack Architecture
Azure Stack Prerequisites
Installing Azure Stack
Lab: Confirming prerequisites and installing Microsoft Azure Stack

Confirming the Prerequisites
Confirming the installation was successful

Module 3: Foundational Components of Microsoft Azure Stack
Lessons

Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016
Identity and Authentication
Lab: Reviewing the Azure Stack Infrastructure

Reviewing the Azure Stack Infrastructure Components.

Module 4: Microsoft Azure Stack and DevOps
Lessons

Technologies used in Microsoft Azure Stack for DevOps.
Azure Resource Manager Templates.
How does DevOps use the Azure Stack Technologies?
Lab: Debugging and Deploying ARM Templates

Install the Azure Stack PowerShell Module and obtain the API versions available
Debug an ARM Template with Visual Studio
Deploying ARM Templates

Module 5: Offering Microsoft Azure Stack Resources
Lessons

Working with Plans and Offers
Microsoft Azure Stack Marketplace
Lab: Managing Offers and Plans in Microsoft Azure Stack

Configuring Plans
Configuring Offers
Subscribing to an Offer
Creating a new Marketplace Item

Module 6: Infrastructure as a Service and Microsoft Azure Stack
Lessons

Software-Defined Networking improvements with Microsoft Azure Stack and Windows Server 2016
Azure Stack Storage
Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure Stack
Lab: Provisioning Storage and Virtual Machines in Microsoft Azure Stack

Creating a Subscription and Resource Group
Creating Storage Accounts
Creating a Virtual Network
Creating Virtual Machines

Module 7: Platform as a Service and Microsoft Azure Stack
Lessons

Understanding the concept of PaaS.
SQL Server and My SQL Server Providers in Microsoft Azure Stack
App Service Resource Provider
Lab: Configuring Resource Providers in Microsoft Azure Stack

Installing the Database as a Service Resource Providers
Configuring Capacity for Database as a Service

Module 8: Monitoring in Microsoft Azure Stack
Lessons

Field Replaceable Unit
Azure Stack Control Plane Monitoring
Patching the Azure Stack Infrastructure
Monitoring Guest Workloads in Microsoft Azure Stack
Troubleshooting Azure Stack
Lab: Troubleshooting and Monitoring Microsoft Azure Stack and Guest Operating Systems

Monitoring Azure Stack
Monitoring Guest Operating Systems
Troubleshooting Azure Stack using the Audit Logs and Alerts

Module 9: License Microsoft Azure Stack and Billing Tenants
Lessons

How to pay for Azure Stack
Azure Consistent Usage API
Lab: Obtaining Usage Information

Obtaining Tenant Usage
Obtaining Provider Usage

Module 10: Custom and Third-Party Resource Providers for Microsoft Azure Stack
Lessons

Developing Custom Resource Providers for Azure Stack.
Third-Party Resource Providers
Lab: Configuring Third-Party and Custom Resource Providers in Microsoft Azure Stack

Configuring a custom Resource Provider
Configuring a Third-Party Resource Provider