Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows Administration
Course Overview
The Parallels Virtuozzo Containers for Windows Administration course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge of Virtuozzo for Windows, including its purpose, features, functionality, installation procedure, configuration, maintenance and support. The course contains extensive hands-on lab training. Participants will learn how to install and configure Virtuozzo, explore different operating modes, and perform various tasks.
Course Content
The course is divided into several modules accompanied with appropriate lab training. Most modules contain topics with subject descriptions followed by on-screen demonstrations. At the end of topics, participants will be evaluated on the subjects learned.
Product Overview
Introduction to Virtuozzo. Purpose, main features. Typical range of applications. Usage scenarios. Virtualization concept.Installation
Hardware and System requirements. Installation procedure. Virtuozzo and Windows update. Getting familiar with Parallels Management Console. Product licensing. Windows operating system licensing in virtualization environment.Basic Operations
Getting-started like module describing creation of Containers and basic operations with Containers. The topic is useful for system administrators who are not familiar with Virtuozzo yet.Web based Management Tools
Using Parallels Infrastructure Manager to manage Hardware Nodes, Containers and enterprise information infrastructure based on virtualization. Using Parallels Power Panel to manage individual Containers.Template management
Template management in Virtuozzo. Installation of a template-based application into Containers. Creating and updating templates.Resource management
Managing resources used by different Containers. QoS parameters.Network Configuration
Routed and bridged modes. VLAN technology in Virtuozzo. Using GUI and command line to setup different network modes.Advanced Administration
Number of advanced Virtuozzo topics, not covered by previous chapters. Providing access for Containers to Host files. Getting access to Host devices. Microsoft network browsing. Cluster technology.
Lab Exercises
- Installation
- Pre-Installation
- Installation Procedure
- Initial Configuration
- Basic Operations
- Creating Containers
- Starting and stopping Containers
- Accessing Containers
- Mounting private area
- Deleting Containers
- Migrating Containers
- Cloning and moving Containers
- Container backup and restore
- Web based Management Tools
- Using Parallels Infrastructure Manager to manage Hardware Nodes, Containers, and enterprise information infrastructure based on virtualization
- Using Parallels Power Panel to manage individual Containers
- Template Management
- Creating templates using Template Creation Wizard
- Installing templates on Hardware Nodes
- Adding templates to Containers
- Resource Management
- Adjusting resource management parameters using GUI tools and command line
- Network Configuration
- Setting routed and bridged modes
Prerequisites
The attendees should be familiar with the following subjects.
- Principles of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 administration
- Basic command line utilities
- Principles of Windows Networking technologies
Who will benefit from this course
System administrators who are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of servers running Virtuozzo.