IT Camps are semi-structured, no-fluff events exclusively designed to serve IT professionals. They are a free, in-person learning event for anyone seeking professional development as it applies to IT Professionals.
The agenda is intended to deliver a technical overview and hands-on experience that is less formal or structured than traditional instructor-led training. Participants will have a chance to perform hands on activities / exercises individually or as a team. At the end of the day, we encourage everyone to share their thoughts and experiences with the rest of the group. Come prepared to have fun, be excited, and interact in a group.
Please visit Harold Wong’s and Chris Avis’ blog today to start making topic suggestions for the upcoming event in your city.
- Harold Wong: visit Harold’s blog here
- Chris Avis: visit Chris’ blog here
To participate in the afternoon session, you will need to bring your own computer (laptop preferred) with the following minimum configuration:
- 4GB RAM (8 GB preferred)
- At least 20GB of free disk space (75 GB preferred)
- x64 compatible processor with Intel VT or AMD-V technology
Recommended downloads prior to IT camp:
- System Center 2012 Suite – click here to download
- WS 2008 R2 w SP1 –click here to download
- Microsoft Virtual Academy – click here to download
Agenda and Abstracts of Sessions
8:00 – 8:30 AM Check-In and Welcome
8:30 – 9:30 AM Get out of Dodge: Migrating to Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Is your infrastructure still clinging to the 2003 x86 server architecture? But with every day that goes by, you worry more and more that the other shoe will drop. You know you have to bite the bullet and get these critical services over to more modern hardware paired with the current supported revisions of the server platform. These are the services that keep the lights on, the servers running and most importantly: the users happy! This demo-intensive session covers how to migrate essential services like DHCP, DNS, File/Print, Certificate Services and more.
9:30 – 10:30 AM Veeam Presentation
Discover how System Center 2012 can be leveraged to manage coexisting private cloud technologies from the metal to the app! This session will focus on the following System Center 2012 components: Virtual Machine Manager, Orchestrator and Operations Manager and how each technology can manage both Hyper-V and VMware Hypervisor platforms.
10:45 – 12:00 PM Open Topics
12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 PM Open Topics
2:45 – 4:00 PM Hands-On-Lab: Configure Windows Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (Free version)
There are many IT Pros who have expressed interest in using the free version of Hyper-V Server. In this hands-on-session, we will demystify the configuration steps necessary to get Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 up and running so you can start using the free tool. As most folks know how to install an OS, we will not bore you with a 35 minute install; instead we will provide a VHD file with the product pre-installed, but not configured. We will help everyone configure their machines to boot to VHD and complete the configuration steps.
Following the configuration of Hyper-V Server 2008 R2, you will import the System Center 2012 RC VMs provided by Veeam so you can also get guided hands-on-experience with their management product.
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DATE/TIME:
Thursday, March 15, 2012 8:30 AM-4:30PM
LOCATION:
Microsoft Los Angeles Office
Room: MPR 1
333 S Grand Ave – Floor 33
Los Angeles California 90071
REGISTRATION:
- Register by Web: https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032506625&Culture=en-US
- Register by Phone: 1-877-MSEVENT (9AM-7PM EST M-F) Event ID: 1032506625
PARKING:
Parking for this event will not be hosted, but is available at the World Trade Center, entrance located at 335 S. Flower Street. Rates are $8.00/day if you arrive before 10 AM, and $15/day after.
Product(s): Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Microsoft System Center and Microsoft technologies.
Audience(s): Architect, IT Decision Maker, IT Generalist, IT Implementer and IT Manager.
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