Once you’ve completed Gregg Shield’s training, you’ll have all the skills and experience you need to completely design, spec, architect and build a fully-functional, enterprise-worthy Hyper-V environment. Plus, along the way, you’ll gain the knowledge you need to be successful with not one, but two Microsoft MCTS virtualization exams (70-652 and 70-403).

Greg addresses all of the necessary topics an IT administrator or engineer will need to be successful with a Hyper-V architecture and implementation project — including backups, high availability, disaster recovery and performance management.

This series explains in detail:

* Adding high-availability atop Windows Failover Clustering
* Adding PRO Tips monitoring via System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr)
* Creating the necessary automation for rapid deployment of virtual machines through SCVMM

By the time you’re done you’ll thoroughly understand the following topics about Microsoft Hyper-V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager:

* Introduction to Hyper-V, VMM, and Microsoft Virtualization
* Planning your Virtualization Infrastructure
* Configuring Windows Server 2008 for Hyper-V
* Creating & Working with Virtual Machines
* Monitoring Virtual Machine Processing
* Managing Snapshots & Backups
* Understanding & Installing Failover Clustering
* Managing High Availability & Quick Migration
* Configuring User Permissions in Hyper-V
* Introducing & Installing VMM
* Managing Hyper-V Hosts with VMM
* Understanding & Working with the VMM Library
* VM Rapid Deployment in VMM
* Managing High Availability in VMM
* Converting Machines, P2V & V2V
* Configuring User Roles & Self-Service
* Installing and Using PRO Tips
* Integrating VMM with vCenter
* Managing Hyper-V with PowerShell
* What to Expect with Hyper-V in R2