System Center 2012 Orchestrator (M55007)

In this course, you will gain the knowledge necessary to design, deploy, and maintain Microsoft's System Center 2012 Orchestrator. You will be 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 to address various scenarios, which may be encountered in the business computing environment.

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 55007: System Center 2012 Orchestrator.

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Role of Orchestrator 2012 and the entire System Center suite
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

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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

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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

Technical knowledge in the following areas:

Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
Experience with PowerShell, SQL Server, Excel PivotTables, and Opalis Integration Server
Knowledge of the product(s) and function(s) that you plan to automate with Orchestrator 2012
Familiarity with administration of other System Center 2012 products

IT professionals who already have prerequisite technical knowledge of the systems they want to manage with Orchestrator 2012
IT professionals who need to understand the critical components of the systems that might require automation

Training Exclusives

This course comes with 12 months access to the following benefits:

Practice Labs
24x7 Mentoring
Indexed Class Recordings
Unlimited Retakes
Digital Courseware

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