What You Will Learn 1. Virtualization Basics - what it is - advantages and disadvantages of virtualization - hardware considerations - high availability - back-up strategies - ESX and Hyper-V - integrating virtualization and disaster recovery - potential hypervisor attacks
2. ESX Basics - ESX versions - ESX 3.5 and 3.5i, 4.0 and 4.0i - managing ESX hosts - ESX host security - patching ESX hosts
3. Hyper-V Basics - Windows Server 2008 R2 vs. Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core - Installing Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 R2 vs. Server Core R2 - System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Server Core and Hyper-V - Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V R2 - best practices for securing Hyper-V hosts
4. Developing an Audit Program for ESX/Hyper-V - hardware parameters - proper UPS configuration for hosts and guests - best practices for console access - log file configuration and review - firewall configuration - SNMP configuration - Scanning for servers for security holes/viruses/root kits - back-up strategy - patch management - VMotion/DRS security - virtual guest configuration - virtual server guest base images
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