Friday, May 9, 2014

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Syllabus

Configuring and Administering Microsoft SharePoint 2010  

Exam 70-667 


Lesson 1: Introducing Microsoft SharePoint 2010

» •Evaluating the Features of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 
» Preparing for SharePoint 2010 
» Installing SharePoint 2010 
» Advanced Installation of SharePoint 2010 
» Lab : Installing SharePoint 2010


Lesson 2: Creating a SharePoint 2010 Intranet

» Performing Initial Farm Configuration 
» Configuring the SharePoint Logical Structure 
» Exploring the SharePoint Web Application and Physical Architecture 
» Lab : Creating a SharePoint 2010 Intranet


Lesson 3: Administering and Automating SharePoint

» Configuring Central Administration 
» Administering SharePoint from the Command Line 
» Automating SharePoint Operations with Windows PowerShell 
» Lab : Automating SharePoint with Windows PowerShell


Lesson 4: Configuring Content Management

» Optimizing Content Storage and Access 
» Managing Site Content Types and Site Columns 
» Configuring the Managed Metadata Service 
» Lab : Lab A: Configuring List Throttling and Remote BLOB Storage 
» Lab : Lab B: Configuring Managed Metadata


Lesson 5: Configuring Authentication

» Understanding Classic SharePoint Authentication Providers 
» Understanding Federated Authentication 
» Lab : Lab A: Configuring Custom Authentication 
» Lab : Lab B: Configuring Secure Store


Lesson 6: Securing Content

» Administering SharePoint Groups 
» Implementing SharePoint Roles and Role Assignments 
» Securing and Auditing SharePoint Content 
» Configuring Security for SharePoint Content 
» Lab : Configuring Security for SharePoint Content


Lesson 7: Managing SharePoint Customizations

» Customizing Microsoft SharePoint 
» Deploying and Managing Features and Solutions 
» Configuring Sandboxed Solutions 
» Lab : Lab A: Administering Features and Solutions 
» Lab : Lab B: Administering Sandboxed Solutions


Lesson 8: Configuring and Securing SharePoint Services and Service Applications

» Securing the Enterprise SharePoint Service 
» Securing and Isolating Web Applications 
» Services and Service Applications 
» Lab : Lab A: Administering SharePoint Services 
» Lab : Lab B: Configuring Application Security 
» Lab : Lab C: Configuring Service Applications


Lesson 9: User Profiles and Social Networking

» Configuring User Profiles 
» Implementing SharePoint 2010 Social Networking Features 
» Lab : Lab A: Configuring User Profiles 
» Lab : Lab B: Administering My Sites


Lesson 10: Administering and Configuring SharePoint Search

» Configuring Search 
» Refining Search 
» Lab : Lab A: Configuring Search 
» Lab : Lab B: Tuning SharePoint Search


Lesson 11: Implementing Productivity Service Applications

» Implementing Business Connectivity Services 
» Configuring Excel Services 
» Understanding PerformancePoint Services 
» Implementing InfoPath Forms Services 
» Implementing Visio Services Features 
» Implementing Access Services 
» Implementing Office Web Apps 
» Lab : Implementing Office Web Apps


Lesson 12: Installing and Upgrading to SharePoint 2010

» Installing SharePoint Servers and Farms 
» Upgrading to SharePoint 2010 
» Evaluating Installations and Upgrades 
» Configuring SharePoint Operational Settings 
» Updating SharePoint 
» Lab : Lab A: Preparing SharePoint 2007 for Upgrade to SharePoint 2010 
» Lab : Lab B: Upgrading SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010


Lesson 13: Implementing Business Continuity

» Protecting and Recovering Content 
» Working with Backup and Restore for Disaster Recovery 
» Implementing High Availability Solutions 
» Lab : Lab A: Implementing a Backup Strategy 
» Lab : Lab B: Implementing a Restore Strategy


Lesson 14: Monitoring and Optimizing SharePoint Performance

» Monitoring Logs 
» Configuring SharePoint Health Analyzer 
» Configuring Usage Reports and Web Analytics 
» Monitoring and Optimizing SharePoint Performance 
» Lab : Lab A: Configuring SharePoint Monitoring 
» Lab : Lab B: Analyzing SharePoint Health 
» Lab : Lab C: Reporting SharePoint Usage


Lesson 15: SharePoint Online and Office 365

» Introducing Office 365 and SharePoint Online 
» Setting Up Office 365 
» Administering SharePoint Online

System Center 2012 Orchestrator Syllabus

1. Introduction to the System Center 2012 Orchestrator
History and Evolution of System Center
System Center 2012 Product Suite
System Center 2012 Licensing
Introducing ITIL and MOF
System Center 2012 Orchestrator

2. Design and Deployment Considerations for Orchestrator
Preparing to Deploy Orchestrator 2012
Installing Orchestrator 2012
Exploring Orchestrator 2012 Interfaces
Examining Runbook Servers and Global Settings

3. Runbook Configuration Basics
Creating Runbooks
Creating Standard Activities
Working with Monitors, Links and Junctions
Analyzing Data Using the Orchestrator Data Bus
Stepping Through Runbooks with the Tester
Exporting and Importing Runbooks

4. Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities
Designing Advanced Runbooks
Reviewing Integration Packs
Automating Activities with Active Directory Integration Pack
Implementing Integration Packs
Executing Programs and Scripts using Runbooks

5. PowerPivot Reporting
Introducing PowerPivot for Excel
Enabling PowerPivot for Reporting

6. Administration, Management and Extensibility
Determining Fault Tolerance
Optimizing Performance and Capacity
Installing with Command Line and Console Push
Preparing for Disaster Recovery
Upgrading from Opalis and Migrating Runbooks

Utilizing the Orchestrator Integration Toolkit

System center 2012 Data Protection Manager Syllabus

1. Introducing Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

2. Installing and Configuring DPM 2012

3. Enabling DPM Protection to Standard Resources

4. Extending DPM Protection to Enterprise Applications

5. Managing Client Backup

6. Examining Protected Data Backup and Recovery

7. Managing and Troubleshooting DPM 2012




System Center 2012 Operations Manager Syllabus

1. Overview of System Center 2012 Operations Manager
Operations Manager Introduction and Basic Concepts
What's New in 2012 Operations Manager
System Requirements

2. Installing the 2012 Operations Manager Infrastructure
Active Directory Integration
SQL Server Configuration
Security Considerations
Operations Manager Deployment Scenarios
Installing Operations Manager 2012

3. Navigating Operations Manager
Operations Manager Console Overview
Customizing the Operations Manager Console
Securing the Operations Manager Console
Operations Manager Web Console Overview

4. Global Management Group Settings and Notifications
Connected Management Groups and Management Services
Configuring Global Management Group Settings
Overriding Global Management Group Settings
Creating Notifications

5. Installing and Configuring Agents
Agent Installation Prerequisites
Agent Installation Methods
Managing Agent Settings

6. Management Packs
Management Pack Overview
Pre-Installed Management Packs
Importing and Exporting Management Packs
Management Pack Authoring

7. Operations Manager Monitoring
Monitoring Overview
Types of Monitors
Network Monitoring

8. Monitoring without Agents
Agentless Monitoring
Agentless Exception Monitoring

9. Operations Manager Reporting
Installing SQL Reporting Services
Installing Operations Manager Reporting
Creating, Viewing and Customizing Reports

10. Operations Manager Audit Collection Services
Overview of ACS
Installing and Configuring ACS
Forwarders and Collectors
ACS on non-Windows Systems (Unix/Linux)

11. Synthetic Transactions
Synthetic Transactions Overview
Creating Synthetic Transactions
12. Distributed Applications
Distributed Applications Overview
Design and Creation of Distributed Applications

13. Monitoring Complex Environments
Management Groups and Multihomed Agents
Gateway Servers and Untrusted Environments

14. Backup and Disaster Recovery
Backup Overview and Planning
Configuring and Performing Backups

Recovery Planning

System Center 2012 Service Manager Syllabus

1. Introduction to System Center 2012 Service Manager

History and Evolution of System Center 2012
System Center 2012 Product Suite
System Center 2012 Licensing
System Center 2012 Service Manager

2. Overview of ITIL and MOF
Introducing ITIL and MOF
Defining the Role of a Service Desk
Applying ITIL and MOF to Service Manager 2012

3. Design and Deployment Considerations for Service Manager 2012
Examining the Service Manager 2012 Architecture
Designing Service Manager 2012
Analyzing Deployment Scenarios
Preparing to Deploy Service Manager 2012

4. Installing and Configuring Service Manager 2012
Installing the Service Manager Management Server
Installing the Service Manager Data Warehouse Management Server
Navigating the Service Manager Console
Registering the Data Warehouse
Working with Management Packs

5. Managing Service Manager 2012 Security
Defining Role-Based Access Control
Examining Service Manager 2012 Security
Configuring User Roles in Service Manager 2012
6. Extending Service Manager 2012 with Connectors
Defining the Configuration Management Database
Considering the Role of Connectors
Installing and Configuring Connectors
Importing Data Using CSV Files

7. Incident Management
Introducing Incident Management
Configuring Incident Management Settings
Configuring Problem Management Settings
Customizing Incident Management Lists
Customizing Incident Management Views
Creating Incident Requests
Creating Incident Request Templates
Using Templates with Incidents Requests
Creating Incident Management Event Workflows

8. Change Management and Activity Management
Introducing Change Management and Activity Management
Implementing a Change Management Process
Examining Activities in Service Manager 2012
Customizing Change Management Lists
Customizing Change Management Views
Creating Change Requests and Activities
Creating Change Request Templates
Creating Change and Activity Management Workflows

9. Release Management
Introducing Release Management
Customizing Release Management Lists
Customizing Release Management Views
Creating Release Records
Creating Release Record Templates
Creating Release Management Event Workflows

10. Service Level Management
Introducing Service Level Management
Creating a New Calendar Item
Creating a New Metric Item
Creating a New Service Level Objective
Configuring Notifications

11. Using the Self-Service Portal
Introducing the Self-Service Portal
Introducing the Service Catalog
Creating Service Offerings and Request Offerings
Customizing the Self-Service Portal

12. Managing the Data Warehouse and Reporting
Introducing the Data Warehouse
Navigating the Data Warehouse Workspaces
Defining Data Warehouse Jobs
Exploring Different Data Warehouse Reports
Configuring Data Retention Settings
Using Windows PowerShell cmdlets

13. Orchestrator 2012 and Service Manager 2012 Integration
Introducing Orchestrator 2012
Navigating Orchestrator 2012 Interfaces
Creating Runbooks
Working with Integration Packs
Integrating Orchestrator 2012 with Service Manager 2012

14. System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
Introducing System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
Deploying Service Pack 1
Exploring Service Pack 1 and Service Manager 2012

15. System Center 2012 Integration        


Wednesday, May 7, 2014

System Centre Virtual Machine Mangar 2012 Syllabus(SCCM)

1. Introduction to the System Center 2012 Suite
Define a Private Cloud
Describe how Microsoft's System Center products fit into the concept of a private cloud
Describe the functionality of each System Center product
Describe Private Cloud Scenarios
2. Introduction to System Center Virtual Machine Manger 2012
Describe the main features of SCVMM 2012
Design Scenarios
Deployment scenarios
Hypervisor Requirements
Storage Requirements
Network Requirements
Third-Party Integration
3. Install and Configure VMM Server
VMM Server
VMM Console
VMM Database
VMM Self-Service Portal
VMM Library Server
VMM Hosts
Installation walk-through
4. Fabric Resources
Hosts
Networking
Storage
Library Servers and Shares
5. Configure Load Balancers
MSFT NLB available by default
Install configuration provider for 3rd party - F5, Brocade, Citrix
Prerequisites
6. Create a Private Cloud
Selecting fabric resources
Select library resources
Set Capacity
7. Create Virtual Machine
Blank Disk
Existing VHD
Existing VM
VM Template
P2V or V2V
8. Configure VM Template
Existing Template
Existing VHD
Existing VM
9. Configuring Security
Run As Accounts
User Roles
Ports and Protocols
10. Configure Guest OS & Hardware Profiles
Memory
CPUs
Network Adapters and connections
Optical Drive
Guest OS Profile
11. PowerShell Components
Include "View Script" in every lab.
12. Configure Application Profiles
Server App-V
Web Deploy
SQL DAC
Scripted Installations
13. Configure Service Templates
Service Template Designer
14. Performance Maintenance
Update Compliance
Dynamic Optimization
Power Optimization
PRO Tips
15. Monitoring and Reporting
Operations Manager Integration
16. Troubleshooting
Installation Logs
VMM Configuration Analyzer
WMI for VMM
Virtual Machine Recovery Tool
MS Product Support Reporting Tool
VMM Error Codes
17. System Center 2012 Service Pack 1
Changes in pre-requisites
Functionality Enhancements


Hyper-V Syllabus Windows Server 2012 R2

1. Preparing a Hyper-V Environment

Introduction to virtualization
Investigating Type I and Type II hypervisors
Validating the hardware and software prerequisites
Comparing Hyper-V to Vmware and Xen offerings
Implementing Hyper-V
Enabling the server role
Leveraging management interfaces

2. Building Virtual Machines (Vms)

Configuring the virtual hardware
Allocating CPU resources
Distributing static and dynamic memory
Connecting to removable hardware
Architecting the storage fabric
Constructing dynamic and fixed-sized virtual hard disks
Increasing performance with pass-through disks
Reverting system state with snapshots
Converting, compressing and expanding VHDs
Creating virtual networks
Optimizing network performance
Implementing external, internal and private switches

3. Optimizing and Troubleshooting

Monitoring the virtual infrastructure
Exploiting the Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) results
Inspecting live parent and child performance data
Gathering hypervisor metrics through Performance Monitor
Detecting and resolving issues
Examining and filtering event logs
Triggering alerts for efficient remediation
Controlling resource usage

4. Relocating Virtual Machines and Disks
Transferring backend data
Importing and exporting virtual machines
Performing online storage migrations
Redistributing Hyper-V workloads with live migrations
Migrating locally stored Vms between hosts
Optimizing migrations with Storage Area Networks (SANs)

5. Increasing Service and Application Availability
Eliminating single points of failure
Avoiding network outages with NIC teaming
Mirroring Vms in real time with Hyper-V replicas
Improving fault tolerance with failover clusters
Monitoring cluster resources and VM states
Configuring appropriate quorum models
Expediting live migration with clustering

6. System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Establishing a private cloud
Correlating benefits and organizational goals
Centralizing administration with the VMM console
Integrating VMM with other System Center components
Augmenting functionality with add-ons and extensions
Accelerating VM deployments
Deploying Vms from predefined templates
Standardizing hardware and OS settings with profiles
Converting existing physical servers with P2V tools
Migrating from competing virtualization platforms
Centralizing performance management
Collecting data from the virtual infrastructure
Limiting CPU and memory consumption
Automating load distribution with Dynamic Optimization

7. Securing the Virtual Environment
Ensuring data protection
Assessing parent and guest initiated backups
Identifying required backup application features
Minimizing security risks
Reducing the potential for malware and other attacks
Delegating control through the AppController web portal

8. Deploying a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Deploying a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
Contrasting hardware and licensing requirements
App-V
RemoteApp
Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
Tailoring VDI to meet organizational needs
Assigning personal virtual desktops to users
Simplifying management with virtual desktop pools