Automation and High Availability Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Domain #1 of the 70-533 exam will test your ability to scale web apps to ensure Azure services are always available and perform optimally. Domain #2 focuses on virtual machine management including using a variety of automation methods.
Target Audience
IT professionals responsible for managing Microsoft Azure
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.7
Lesson Objectives Automation and High Availability
start the course
describe the need for automation in cloud environments
list tools used for Azure automation
use the portal to create an Azure automation account
define how runbooks are used to automate Azure administrative tasks
use the portal to create a runbook
describe how to standardize configurations using DSC
ensure the IIS web server role is installed in Azure Windows VMs
recognize how the Chef VM extension is used for configuration management
recognize how the Puppet VM extension is used for configuration management
describe the need for high availability and solutions
use the portal to resize an existing virtual machine
use the portal to create a virtual machine scale set
use the portal to configure a virtual machine scale set
identify when Azure Load Balancer should be used
describe the benefit on the load balancer when using direct server return
use Azure Load Balancer for VMs in the same region
identify when the Azure Traffic Manager should be used
use Traffic Manager for VMs in different regions
use DSC to ensure Windows VM configurations are consistent
Course Number: cl_imas_a07_it_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate