Published: April 7, 2014
Languages: English, Japanese
Audiences: IT professionals
Technology: Microsoft System Center 2012 and Microsoft System Center 2012 R2
Credit toward certification: MCP, MCSE
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Design and deploy System Center (15–20%)
Design a scalable System Center architecture
Planning for capacity, high availability, scalability, business continuity, delegation, and disaster recovery; assess the current datacenter environment; identify the appropriate System Center components for the private cloud implementation
Install the System Center Infrastructure
Install prerequisites required for System Center; install System Center components
Upgrade System Center components
In-place upgrade, side-by-side migration
Preparation resources
Infrastructure planning and design guides for System Center
Upgrade to System Center 2012
Preparing a target computer for System Center 2012 components
Configure System Center infrastructure (20–25%)
Configure System Center components
Configure Data Protection Manager (DPM) storage pools; configure DPM site-to-site replication; configure System Center agents; configure System Center Management Groups; configure System Center data retention; configure Orchestrator watcher nodes; configure Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for System Center; configure user roles, Run-As accounts, Run-As profiles; configure Service Manager database; configure Operations Manager Gateway
Configure portals and dashboards
App Controller portal; Service Manager self-service portal; Operations Manager dashboards including Application Monitoring dashboards
Preparation resources
Automate private cloud protection and recovery with Microsoft System Center 2012 – Data Protection Manager
Self-service portal deployment scenarios for System Center 2012 – Service Manager
How to install the VMM self-service portal
Configure the fabric (25–30%)
Configure the storage fabric
Classification and pools; providers; arrays; File server cluster; storage pools; file shares
Configure the network fabric
Logical networks; VM networks; IP/MAC resource pools; VIP templates; load balancing; logical switches; network isolation, including network virtualization with Windows Server Gateway; private VLANs and VLANs
Configure and manage the deployment and update servers
Integrate a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server into the Virtual Machine Manager fabric; configure and manage a library server; integrate Windows Deployment Services (WDS)/PXE into the Virtual Machine Manager fabric, including virtualization hosts deployment using Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
Configure clouds and virtualization hosts
Clouds and host groups; configure and deploy virtualization hosts
Preparation resources
Configuring Fabric Resources in VMM
Managing your Fabric with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
Workloads: Monitoring the Microsoft Private Cloud Fabric with Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 – Operations Manager
Configure System Center integration (15–20%)
Configure private cloud integration
Configure Operations Manager connectors; Orchestrator integration packs; Service Manager connectors; SharePoint integration; Configure IP Address Management (IPAM) server integration, configure AppController
Configure integration of private and public clouds
Configure Service Provider Framework (SPF), configure Microsoft Azure Pack for Windows Server
Preparation resources
Integration packs for System Center 2012 – Orchestrator
Creating profiles and templates in VMM
System Center 2012 integration guide
Configure and deploy virtual machines and services (15–20%)
Configure profiles
Configure physical computer profiles, guest operating system profiles, hardware profiles, SQL server profiles, application profiles, capability profiles
Create and configure server App-V packages
Sequence an application, configure App-V package settings; configure and deploy a server App-V agent
Configure and deploy a service
Import and export templates; configure VM templates; configure service templates; deploy a SQL DAC package; deploy a web deploy package; deploy a Server App-V package; create and configure pre-install post-install, and First VM When Created scripts
Update a service
Apply updates to existing VMs (in-place); deploy new VMs with updated settings; update/replace the operating system; update/replace apps; update/replace SQL; scale out service tiers
Preparation resources
Configuring profiles and templates
Server App-V, sequencing and deploying datacenter apps
QUESTION 1
You need to recommend a deployment topology for the PKI. The deployment topology must meet the cloud requirements.
What should you recommend? (More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.)
A. An online enterprise root certification authority (CA) only
B. An online standalone root certification authority (CA) only
C. An offline root certification authority (CA) and an online enterprise subordinate CA
D. An offline root certification authority (CA) and an online standalone subordinate CA
Answer: C
QUESTION 2
You need to recommend a solution for the management packs. The solution must meet the cloud requirements.
What should you recommend? (More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.)
A. Export the management packs, and then modify the settings of the management packs. Seal the management packs, and then import the management packs.
B. Export the management packs, modify the settings of the management packs, and then import the unsealed management packs.
C. Unseal the management packs, and then modify the settings of the management packs.
D. Create a new management pack that contains overrides.
Answer: B
QUESTION 3
You need to recommend a solution to meet the requirements for App2.
What should you include in the recommendation?
A. Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
B. Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)
C. Windows Azure Active Directory Rights Management Services
D. Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2
Answer: B
QUESTION 4
You need to recommend the configuration settings for the SQL Server instance that will host the App Controller database. The solution must support the planned changes.
What should you include in the recommendation?
A. Change the database collation.
B. Enable case sensitivity.
C. Disable full-text search.
D. Install the SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).
Answer: A
Explanation: To support Simplified Chinese change MS SQL Collation https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144250(v=sql.105).aspx
QUESTION 5
You need to identify which components must be created to meet the App1 deployment requirements.
Which components should you identify?
A. A service template and a service request template
B. A guest operating system profile and a virtual IP (VIP) template
C. A guest operating system profile and a service request template
D. A service template and a virtual IP (VIP) template
Answer: C
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