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Virtual
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Classroom ILT
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Introduction:
This 3-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.
Pre-requisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- Experience with PowerShell,SQL Server,Excel PivotTables and Opalis Integration Server helpful
- Knowledge of the product(s) and function(s) that they plan to automate with Orchestrator 2012
- Familiarity with administration of other System Center 2012 products helpful
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the role of Orchestrator 2012 and the entire System Center suite
- Provide an overview of ITIL and MOF
- Install and configure Orchestrator 2012
- Customize, optimize and scale Orchestrator 2012
- Implement runbook automation for native Windows processes
- Develop advanced runbooks using real-world scenarios
- Implement integration packs for other System Center and Microsoft products
- Implement configuration of error-handling and log monitoring
- Implement disaster recovery methods
- Implement maintenance and troubleshooting steps in Orchestrator 2012
Module 1: Introduction to the System Center 2012 Orchestrator |
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Lab: Introducing System Center 2012
Lab: Introducing Service Management |
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Module 2: Design and Deployment Considerations for Orchestrator 2012 |
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Lab: Touring the Orchestrator 2012 Console and Initial
Lab: Environment Setup |
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Module 3: Runbook Configuration Basics |
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Lab: Creating Basic Runbooks |
After completing this module, students will be able to: |
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Module 4: Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities |
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Lab: Creating Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities |
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Module 5: PowerPivot Reporting |
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Lab: Reporting with Excel PowerPivot |
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Module 6: Administration, Management and Extensibility |
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Lab: Completing a Push Install of Runbook Designer and Runbook Server
Lab: Preparing for Backup and Restore |
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Module 7: System Center 2012 Integration (optional) |
Lab: Setting up the Initial Lab Environment
Lab: Creating an Orchestrator 2012 Runbook Lab: Working with Orchestrator System Center Runbooks |
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Associated certifications and exam:
On successful completion of this course students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.
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