System Center 2012 Orchestrator (M55007)

1. System Center 2012 Orchestrator

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

2. Design and Deployment Considerations for Orchestrator 2012

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

3. Runbook Configuration Basics

• 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

4. Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities

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

5. PowerPivot Reporting

• PowerPivot for Excel
• Enabling PowerPivot for Reporting

6. Administration, Management, and Extensibility

• 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

7. System Center 2012 Integration

Lab 1a: System Center 2012

Lab 1b: Service Management

Lab 2: Tour the Orchestrator 2012 Console and Initial Lab Environment Setup

Lab 3: Create Basic Runbooks

Lab 4: Create Advanced Runbooks and Complex Activities

Lab 5: Report with Excel PowerPivot

Lab 6a: Complete a Push Install of Runbook Designer and Runbook Server

Lab 6b: Prepare for Backup and Restore

Lab 7a: Set Up the Initial Lab Environment

Lab 7b: Create an Orchestrator 2012 Runbook

Lab 7c: Work with Orchestrator System Center Runbooks