Beta Exam 71-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring

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Microsoft libero la beta del examen de la certificación de MCTS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration, el examen es el 70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring
El periodo de registración comenzó el pasado 2 de junio del  2008 y las fecha del periodo beta son desde 3 al 23 de junio.

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Los temas a evaluar dentro del examen serán:

Install Hyper-V (14%)

Select and configure hardware to meet Hyper-V prerequisites. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Evaluate existing environment
• · Disk/LUN (logical unit number)
• · Memory requirements
• · Right CPU/BIOS
• · Networking/NIC

Configure Windows Server 2008 for Hyper-V. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Identify requirements
• · Deploy Hyper-V w/VMM
• · Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool
• · Install on Full
• · Install on Core

Configure Hyper-V to be highly available. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Failover clustering
• · Disk structure (RAID, quorum, shared storage)
• · Network

Configure and Optimize Hyper-V (20%)

Manage and optimize Hyper-V server. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · VHD (virtual hard disk) location
• · Snapshot location
• · SCVMM vNext
• · Authorization Manager
• · Release Key
• · Performance monitoring of 2k8

Configure virtual networking. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Virtual Network Manager tool
• · SCVMM
• · Virtual switches
• · VLAN tagging
• · External/Private/Internal switches

Configure remote administration. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Install Hyper-V manager (Windows 2008 & Vista)
• · WMI
• · WinRM
• · Firewall settings
• · RDP

Deploy Virtual Machines (30%)

Migrate a computer to Hyper-V. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · From VS 2005
• · From third-party (Acronis)
• · From VPC (virtual PC)
• · From Hyper-V (import/export)
• · Intel to AMD virtual machine state
• · By using SCVMM vNext (P2V and V2V)
• · Integration Services/VM additions
• · Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool

Create or clone a virtual machine. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Prepare guest OS for duplication (sysprep)
• · Differencing disks
• · Copying VHD
• · SCVMM vNext
• · PXE Boot (legacy network adapter)
• · Manage the Self Service portal
• · WDS

Create a virtual disk. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Pass-through disks
• · Fixed vs. dynamic
• · Differencing disks
• · IDE vs SCSI
• · Virtual Hard Disk Wizard

Manage templates, profiles, and the image library by using SCVMM vNext. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · ISOs
• · VHDs
• · Deployment from library

Manage and Monitor Virtual Machines (36%)

Monitor and optimize virtual machines.This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Tool: Reliability and performance monitor
• · Tool: SCVMM vNext
• · Processor
• · Optimize memory
• · Network
• · Disks

Manage virtual machine settings. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · DVD/ISO
• · NIC
• · Integration Services
• · State of virtual machines
• · Hypercall adapter availability requirements
• · Reboot/start options
• · BIOS
• · Memory
• · Proc. (NT 4.0)

Manage snapshots and backups. This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Live backups of a VM using VSS (DPM)
• · Backup within a virtual machine
• · Snapshots

Configure a virtual machine for high availability.  This objective may include but is not limited to:

• · Quick migration
• · Storage redundancy
• · Perform a manual failover
• · Live migration if available
• · Networking redundancy