Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads (AZ-120T00)

Module 1: Explore Azure for SAP workloads

• Discover the SAP and Microsoft partnership.
• Explore your options with SAP on Azure.

Module 2: Discover common terms and meanings for SAP on Azure

• Discover common terms and meanings for SAP, Azure and SAP deployments on Azure.

Module 3: Identify SAP-certified configurations

• Explore general prerequisites for SAP support in public cloud environments.
• Discover SAP certifications and configurations running on Microsoft Azure.

Module 4: Examine SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines

• Explore SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines and learn to recognize the architecture's components.
• Examine a sample functional workflow.

Module 5: Examine SAP S/4HANA on Azure virtual machines

• Explore SAP S/4HANA on Azure virtual machines and learn to recognize the architecture's components.
• Examine a sample functional workflow.

Module 6: Explore Azure for SAP compute

• Plan for implementing SAP solutions.
• Explore Azure virtual machines.
• Examine Azure virtual machine compute considerations.
• Implement and verify high availability SAP HANA on Azure virtual machines.

Module 7: Explore Azure for SAP networking

• Explore Azure virtual networks.
• Examine Azure virtual machine networking considerations.
• Examine load balancing considerations.
• Explore virtual network connectivity.
• Explore cross-premises connectivity.

Module 8: Explore Azure for SAP storage

• Explore Azure Storage types.
• Examine general database sizing.
• Examine SAP HANA Azure virtual machine storage configurations.
• Explore solutions with Premium Storage and Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-Series virtual machines.
• Examine sizing for HANA databases on Azure NetApp Files.

Module 9: Explore Azure for SAP databases

• Explore database support of Azure for SAP workloads.
• Explore storing database files directly on Azure Blob Storage.
• Explore Azure virtual machine and blob storage security.
• Examine SQL Server and Oracle recommendations.

Module 10: Explore identity services for SAP on Azure

• Define Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Define Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
• Discuss Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)

Module 11: Explore remote management for SAP on Azure

• Consider remote management of Azure virtual machines.
• Set up the Azure connector for SAP Landscape Management.
• Explore access management.

Module 12: Explore governance and manageability for SAP on Azure

• Explore Azure Resource Manager and Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Examine role-based access control and Azure Policy.
• Explore security and compliance services.

Module 13: Deploy single-instance implementations of SAP on Azure (2-tier and 3-tier)

• Explore deployment methodologies.
• Deploy via Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Prepare Azure virtual machines for a manual installation of SAP HANA.
• Implement SAP HANA scale-out.

Module 14: Implement high availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines

• Examine single SID 3-tier SAP NetWeaver high availability AnyDB deployment.
• Examine multi-SID 3-tier SAP NetWeaver high availability AnyDB deployment.
• Set up a Windows Server failover cluster for an SAP ASCS-SCS instance.
• Examine Installation of SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition for the SAP ASCS-SCS cluster shared disk.

Module 15: Implement high availability for SAP workloads in Azure

• Explore high availability and disaster recovery support of Azure for SAP workloads.
• Examine principal architectures.
• Determine latency between Azure virtual machines across Availability Zones.

Module 16: Implement disaster recovery for SAP workloads in Azure

• Explore disaster recovery of SAP workloads.
• Combine availability within one region and across regions.
• Explore site recovery.
• Implement disaster recovery for SAP deployments across Azure regions with Azure Site Recovery.

Module 17: Perform backups and restores for SAP workloads on Azure

• Explore backup and restore of Azure virtual machines.
• Explore application backup.
• Explore SAP HANA backup.
• Explore Oracle backup.
• Explore SQL Server backups.

Module 18: Use the planning and deployment checklist for SAP workloads on Azure

• Examine the SAP workload planning and deployment checklist.
• Explore the phases from project preparation and planning, and through the Go Live and post production phases.

Module 19: Explore migration options for SAP on Azure

• Analyze strategies for migrating SAP systems to Microsoft Azure.
• Compare classical migration options.
• Explore downtime-optimized migration.

Module 20: Migrate very large databases (VLDB) to Azure for SAP

• Explore very large database migration.
• Learn best practices for optimizing the source system, network upload, and the target system.
• Examine very large database migration best practices.

Module 21: Explore monitoring requirements of Azure for SAP workloads

• Examine monitoring, logging, and alerting services.
• Explore Azure Monitor and Log Analytics.
• Explore operating system and workload updates for Azure virtual machines.

Module 22: Configure the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP

• Explore the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP.
• Configure the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP.

Module 23: Explore licensing, pricing, and support for SAP on Azure virtual machines

• Learn how to price Azure virtual machine-based solutions.
• Explore licensing, pricing, and support of Azure for SAP workloads.

Module 24: Identify SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) certified offerings

• Explore SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).
• Explore deployment options for SAP solutions on Azure.
• Review SAP-certified configurations.

Module 25: Examine SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) sample architecture

• Explore the high-level architecture of SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).
• Examine the architecture's components.
• Examine a sample functional workflow.

Module 26: Plan SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) deployments

• Explore SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) IaaS considerations.
• Examine SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) single and multiple SAP systems.
• Explore SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) supported scenarios.

Module 27: Plan SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) high availability and disaster recovery

• Explore SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) high availability and disaster recovery.
• Explore network considerations for disaster recovery with SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).
• Implement disaster recovery on HANA Large Instances.

Module 28: Examine backup security licensing and support considerations for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances)

• Explore backup considerations for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).
• Examine SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) security, licensing and support considerations.
• Explore the division of management responsibilities.

Module 29: Implement and deploy SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances)

• Examine deployment of SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) units.
• Implement a connection of Azure virtual machines to HANA Large Instances.
• Explore an ExpressRoute gateway.

Module 30: Manage SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances)

• Examine the Connection to Azure HANA on Azure (Large Instances) from Azure virtual machines and from on-premises locations.
• Manage Azure HANA on Azure (Large Instances) via the Azure portal.
• Configure networking changes for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).
• Scale SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).

Module 31: Monitor and troubleshoot SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances)

• Explore SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) monitoring.
• Explore diagnostic tools.
• Learn how to raise support requests for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).

Module 32: Implement business continuity, disaster recovery, and backup for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances)

• Explore HANA Large Instances snapshot strategies.
• Implement disaster recovery on HANA Large Instances.
• Backup and restore SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances).