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Data Center Automation with ZENworks Orchestrator (Advanced Technical Training) [Course 9051]
Course Overview
This Data Center Automation with ZENworks Orchestrator course introduces you to the basic concepts behind Novell's push into the automated data-center arena covering the concepts, terminology and relationship to the ITIL process framework. You will get many hands-on opportunities to delve deep into the ZENworks Orchestrator suite of products. This course also introduces you to the XEN virtualization technology in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and covers the Virtual Machine Lifecycle process.
Training Level: 4 - Advanced
Duration: 3 Days
Key Objectives
During this course, you learn the following:
- Introduction to Data Center Automation
- Introduction to the ZENworks Orchestrator Suite
- Installation and Configuration of ZENworks Orchestrator
- ZENworks Orchestrator Walkthrough with the extraNET Demonstration System
- Management of the Orchestrated Environment
- Introduction to Xen Virtualization in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- ZENworks Orchestrator Virtual Machine Management
Audience Summary
This course is designed for network and Data Center administrators who are responsible for managing, optimizing and automating Data Center operations in a heterogeneous Linux, Windows, and Unix environment, and particularly those who are investigating or planning for the deployment of virtualization technologies into their current environment and face the complexity of managing this virtualized environment.
Course Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have a strong foundational understanding on SUSE Linux Enterprise (or an equivalent Enterprise Class Linux Distribution). We recommend that you have a basic working knowledge of virtualization (paravirtualization and full virtualization) and basic Linux-centric storage technologies such as NFS and iSCSI.
Course Outline
SECTION 1 - Virtual Platform Overview
- Configuring shared storage (SAN)
- Xen Configuration
- Xen VM Migration
SECTION 2 - ZOS Technical Overview (Architecture/Features)
- ZOC GUI Walkthrough
- ZOS Installation and Configuration
- Host and VM Discovery
- VM Provisioning
- Administering Jobs with the web portal
- Installing and using the extraNet demonstration system
SECTION 3 - Virtual Machine Lifecycle Management
- VMM Installation and Configuration
- VM creation with vm-builder
- VM Templates and Clones
- VM Warehousing
- Monitoring
SECTION 4 - Data Center Extensibility
- Python Primer
- JDL Primer
Course Testing Information
There is no test associated with this course.