Course 55007-A: System Center 2012 Orchestrator

Microsoft

Course 55007-A: System Center 2012 Orchestrator

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This three-day course provides students with the knowledge necessary to design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft's System Center 2012 Orchestrator. In this course, students are introduced to the various System Center products, and then learn how Orchestrator 2012 is architected and deployed within the Systems Center suite. In addition, this course includes automation of processes designed to address various scenarios, which may be encountered in the business computing environment. Upon course completion, students will have the skills necessary to manage Orchestrator 2012 for maximum business benefit. This course incorporates hands-on learning opportunities, so students can practice applying business solutions to real-world scenarios.

Audience Profile

This course is designed for IT professionals who already have prerequisite technical knowledge of the systems they want to manage with Orchestrator 2012. This course is also for IT professionals who need to understand the critical components of the systems that might require automation.

Prerequisites

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to the System Center 2012 Orchestrator

Module Overview

This module describes introduction to the System Center 2012 Orchestrator.

Lessons

History and Evolution of System Center
System Center 2012 Product Suite
System Center 2012 Licensing
Introducing ITIL and MOF
System Center 2012 Orchestrator

Lab Sessions

Introducing System Center 2012
Introducing Service Management

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain the history and evolution of System Center.
Differentiate between each of the Systems Center 2012 products.
Describe System Center 2012 Licensing.
Provide an overview of ITIL and MOF.
Identify the purpose and function of Orchestrator 2012.

Module 2: Design and Deployment Considerations for Orchestrator 2012

Module Overview

This module describes design and Deployment Considerations for Orchestrator 2012.

Lessons

Preparing to Deploy Orchestrator 2012
Installing Orchestrator 2012
Exploring Orchestrator 2012 Interfaces
Examining Runbook Servers and Global Settings

Lab Sessions

Touring the Orchestrator 2012 Console and Initial Lab Environment Setup

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Plan an Orchestrator 2012 deployment.
Identify system requirements of Orchestrator 2012.
Explain and customize Orchestrator 2012 installation options.
Prepare Windows firewall.
Navigate Orchestrator 2012 user interfaces.
Determine performance capacity of Orchestrator 2012 roles.
Configure user security.
Define and configure server properties and global settings.

Module 3: Runbook Configuration Basics

Module Overview

This module describes Runbook Configuration Basics.

Lessons

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

Lab Sessions

Creating Basic Runbooks

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create, export and import runbooks using Runbook Designer.
Automate basic processes using standard activities.
Describe what the data bus is and show how to link activities through subscriptions.
Test and deploy runbooks.

Module 4: Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities

Module Overview

This module describes Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities.

Lessons

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

Lab Sessions

Creating Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activitie

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain and configure counters, schedules and variables.
Create complex runbooks using multiple activities and data bus subscriptions.
Download and configure integration packs.
Integrate Orchestrator 2012 with Active Directory.
Deploy and configure Active Directory Integration Pack.
Implement activities from the Active Directory Integration Pack.
Employ command and scripting activities.

Module 5: PowerPivot Reporting

Module Overview

This module describes PowerPivot Reporting.

Lessons

Introducing PowerPivot for Excel
Enabling PowerPivot for Reporting

Lab Sessions

Reporting with Excel PowerPivot

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Explain what a PivotTables is and its benefits.
Enable PowerPivot for Excel 2013.
Create relationships and PivotTables.
Use PowerPivot for Orchestrator 2012 reporting.

Module 6: Administration, Management and Extensibility

Module Overview

This module describes Administration, Management and Extensibility.

Lessons

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

Lab Sessions

Completing a Push Install of Runbook Designer and Runbook Server
Preparing for Backup and Restore

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Determine high availability and fault tolerance for Orchestrator 2012 roles.
Deploy additional servers for increased capacity.
Describe automated server deployment.
Plan for disaster recovery.
Upgrade from Opalis Integration Server.
Use the Orchestrator Integration Kit to customize integration packs.

Module 7: System Center 2012 Integration (optional)

Module Overview

This module describes System Center 2012 Integration.

Lessons

Not available for this module

Lab Sessions

Setting up the Initial Lab Environment
Creating an Orchestrator 2012 Runbook
Working with Orchestrator System Center Runbooks

Lab Lessons

Lab lessons not available

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Describe System Center 2012 Integration.

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