Exam 70-652: TS: Windows Server Virtualization, Configuring

Microsoft Hyper-V Exam

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-652

Skills Being Measured
This exam measures your ability to accomplish the technical tasks listed below.
The percentages indicate the relative weight of each major topic area on the exam.

Installing Hyper-V (14 percent)
Select and configure hardware to meet Hyper-V prerequisites.
This objective may include but is not limited to: evaluate the existing environment, disk/logical unit number (LUN), memory requirements, correct CPU/BIOS, networking/Network Interface Card (NIC)
Configure Windows Server 2008 for Hyper-V.

This objective may include but is not limited to: identify requirements, deploy Hyper-V with Virtual Machine Manager (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

Configuring and Optimizing Hyper-V (20 percent)
Manage and optimize the Hyper-V server.
This objective may include but is not limited to: VHD (virtual hard disk) location, snapshot location, Systems Center, Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), 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 on Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista; WMI, WinRM, firewall settings, RDP

Deploying Virtual Machines (30 percent)
Migrate a computer to Hyper-V.
This objective may include but is not limited to: from Virtual Server 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/Virtual Machine additions, Assessment and Planning tool
Create or clone a virtual machine.

This objective may include but is not limited to: prepare guest operating system for duplication (sysprep), differencing disks, copying Virtual Hard Drive (VHD), SCVMM vNext, PXE Boot (legacy network adapter), manage the Self Service portal, Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
Create a virtual disk.

This objective may include but is not limited to: pass-through disks, fixed versus dynamic, differencing disks, IDE versus 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

Managing and Monitoring Virtual Machines (36 percent)
Monitor and optimize virtual machines.
This objective may include but is not limited to: Tool: Reliability and performance monitor, Tool: SCVMM, 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, Processor (Windows NT 4.0)
Manage snapshots and backups.

This objective may include but is not limited to: live backups of a VM by using VSS Data Protection Manager (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

VCP4 Exam Blueprint

For existing VCP on VI3, link below is the exam blueprint to prepare for your VCP on VI4. If done before 31st Dec 2009 you will not need to attend a Vsphere Course; After the given date, you will be required to attend the course before you can get your VCP4. ( You can sit your exam but will not get credited unless you attend the course)
VCP4 Exam blueprint in PDF

Power CLI - Quick Migrate VM to another host ( not using Vmotion)

VMware Quick Migration Function


Author: Justin Grote
Credit: Inspired by Mike DiPetrillo's Quick Migration Script: http://www.mikedipetrillo.com/mikedvirtualization/2008/10/quick-migration-for-vmware-the-power-of-powershell.html

Version: 0.1
Description: Performs the fucntional equivalent of a Hyper-V Quick Migration by suspending a VM,
moving it to a new host, and resuming it. This does not require vMotion licensing.
it works by providing required VM objects via the pipeline or the second argument,
and specifying the Destination host in the first argument.
The commeand accepts both text strings and VMHost objects for the VMHost Parameter
Prerequisites:
Powershell v1
VMWare PowerCLI 4.0 (May work with earlier version but not tested)

Instructions to Install: Save this script and import into your session with, for example, . C:\temp\quickmigrate.ps1
You can also include it in your PowerCLI profile to have it automatically included.
Command Usage: get-vm MyTestVM
Quick-MigrateVM "MyTestHost2"

Original Link
http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-10441

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