Virtualization of IT systems

Module title:

Virtualization of IT systems

Module overview:

Students will learn how to implement principles such as:
• Create, administer and manage Hyper-V based environments
• Centralized management of Hyper-V based environment
• Network, storage and security configuration for Hyper-V based environment

The objectives of this module are for students to be able to implement and maintain Hyper-V based environment and correctly configure various aspects of virtualized storage and networking, necessary for virtual machines to get network access and access to data storage.

This module is important for students as it's their first module related to virtualization, one of the most fundamental aspects of IT today. Students will learn how to user Hyper-V to virtualize various workloads, based on supported guest operating systems.

Literature:

Essential reading:
1. Syrewicze, A., Siddaway, R. (2018) Pro Microsoft Hyper-V 2019, One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004-1562, Apress Media.

Recommended reading:
1. Graves, J., Stidley, J. (2017) Exam Ref 70-745 Implementing a Software-Defined DataCenter, [s.l.] Microsoft Press.

Further reading:
1. Lownds, P., Nemnom C., Carvalho, L. (2017) Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Cookbook, Livery Place, 35 Livery Street, Birmingham B3 2PB, UK, Packt Publishing.