Microsoft Azure For SAP Workloads AZ-120 Certification Course - United States

Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads AZ120 Course Outline 

Module 1: Explore Azure for SAP Workloads

• Introduction to Azure for SAP Workloads
• Discover the SAP and Microsoft Partnership
• Explore Your Options with SAP on Azure
• Evaluate Microsoft Components

Module 2: Discover Common Terms and Meanings for SAP on Azure

• Introduction
• Discover Common Terms and Meanings: SAP
• Discover Common Terms and Meanings: SAP Deployments on Azure
• Discover Common Terms and Meanings: Azure

Module 3: Identify SAP-Certified Configurations

• Introduction
• Explore General Prerequisites for SAP Support in Public Cloud Environments
• Identify Deployment Options for SAP Solutions on Azure
• Discover Supported Azure Virtual Machines for SAP Products on Windows and Linux
• Discover Supported Azure Virtual Machines for SAP NetWeaver Instances
• Discover SAP-Certified Operating Systems for Azure Virtual Machines
• Discover SAP Certifications and Configurations Running on Microsoft Azure

Module 4: Examine SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines

• Introduction
• Explore SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines
• Recognise Architectural Components
• Examine a Sample Functional Workflow

Module 5: Examine SAP S/4HANA on Azure Virtual Machines

• Introduction
• Explore SAP S/4HANA on Azure Virtual Machines
• Recognise Architectural Components
• Examine a Sample Functional Workflow

Module 6: Explore Azure for SAP Compute

• Introduction
• Plan for Implementing SAP Solutions
• Explore Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)
• Examine Constrained vCPU Capable Virtual Machine Sizes
• Scale Azure Virtual Machines
• Examine Azure Virtual Machine Scaling Considerations
• Explore Network Bandwidth Allocation
• Explore Data Flows
• Examine Azure Virtual Machine Compute Considerations
• Implement and Verify High Availability SAP HANA on Azure Virtual Machines

Module 7: Explore Azure for SAP Networking

• Introduction
• Explore Azure Virtual Networks
• Consider IP Addressing
• Explore Name Resolution
• Explore Accelerated Networking
• Explore Azure Load Balancer
• Examine Azure Virtual Machine Networking Considerations
• Examine Load Balancing Considerations
• Explore Azure Traffic Manager
• Explore Azure Front Door
• Explore Azure Firewall
• Consider Networking Changes for Azure Virtual Machines
• Examine Azure Routing Configurations
• Explore Virtual Network Connectivity
• Explore Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection Options
• Examine the Virtual Datacenter
• Explore Cross-Premises Connectivity
• Explore SAProuter
• Examine Networking Support of Azure for SAP Workloads

Module 8: Explore Azure for SAP Storage

• Introduction
• Explore Azure Storage Types
• Explore Azure Files
• Examine Azure Virtual Machine Disks
• Recognise Virtual Machine Images and Disks
• Explore Managed and Unmanaged Disks
• Explore Caching for Virtual Machines and Data Disks
• Explore Write Accelerator
• Examine General Database Sizing
• Examine Azure Virtual Machine Storage Considerations
• Examine SAP HANA Dynamic Tiering 2.0
• Explore Azure Virtual Machine Disks Best Practices
• Explore Azure Virtual Machine NFS Storage
• Explore Azure Virtual Machine SMB Storage
• Examine SAP HANA Azure Virtual Machine Storage Configurations
• Explore Solutions with Premium Storage and Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-Series Virtual Machines
• Explore Azure Ultra Disk Storage Configuration for SAP HANA
• Explore NFS v4.1 Volumes on Azure NetApp Files
• Examine Sizing for HANA Databases on Azure NetApp Files

Module 9: Explore Azure for SAP Databases

• Introduction
• Explore Database Support of Azure for SAP Workloads
• Explore SQL Server
• Consider Database Compression
• Store Database Files Directly on Azure Blob Storage
• Explore Azure Virtual Machine Security
• Consider Security Recommendations for Blob Storage
• Apply SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption
• Explore the SQL Server 2014 Buffer Pool Extension
• Examine Oracle Recommendations
• Lab - Implement Linux Clustering for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines
• Lab - Implement Windows Clustering for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines

Module 10: Explore Identity Services for SAP on Azure

• Introduction
• Explore Azure Virtual Machine Authentication, Authorisation, and Access Control
• Explore Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)
• Explore SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication
• Integrate Azure Active Directory with SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication
• Integrate Azure Active Directory with SAP Fiori
• Integrate Azure Active Directory with SAP HANA
• Integrate Azure Active Directory with SAP NetWeaver
• Integrate Active Directory with SAP Single Sign-On (Kerberos-SPNEGO)
• Discover Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
• Explore Primary Scenarios Using Active Directory Domain Services and Azure Virtual Machines
• Discover Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS)
• Integrate Linux with Active Directory Domain Services

Module 11: Explore Remote Management for SAP on Azure

• Introduction
• Consider Remote Management of Azure Virtual Machines
• Set Up the Azure Connector for SAP Landscape Management
• Explore Access Management
• Explore Azure Bastion
• Examine Just-in-Time (JIT) Virtual Machine Access

Module 12: Explore Governance and Manageability for SAP on Azure

• Introduction
• Explore Azure Resource Manager
• Examine Azure Resource Manager Templates
• Explore the Azure Resource Manager Template Structure and Schema
• Examine Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Organise Azure Resources with Tags
• Explore Azure Policy
• Explore Management Groups
• Explore Azure Automation
• Explore Security and Compliance Services

Module 13: Deploy Single-Instance Implementations of SAP on Azure

• Introduction
• Explore Deployment Methodologies
• Deploy via Azure Resource Manager Templates
• Manually Install Single-Instance SAP HANA on Azure Virtual Machines
• Prepare Azure Virtual Machines for a Manual Installation of SAP HANA
• Discover Key Steps for SAP HANA Installation Using SAP SWPM
• Discover Key Steps for SAP HANA Installation Using HDBLCM
• Implement SAP HANA Scale-Out

Module 14: Implement High Availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines

• Introduction
• Implement High Availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines
• Examine Single SID 3-Tier SAP NetWeaver High Availability AnyDB Deployment
• Examine Multi-SID 3-Tier SAP NetWeaver High Availability AnyDB Deployment
• Set the Required DNS IP Addresses
• Add Registry Entries on Both Cluster Nodes of the SAP ASCS-SCS Instance
• Set Up a Windows Server Failover Cluster for an SAP ASCS-SCS Instance
• Install SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition for the SAP ASCS-SCS Cluster Shared Disk
• Implement a Highly Available NFS Share
• Lab - Implement SAP Architecture on Azure VMs Running Linux
• Lab - Implement SAP Architecture on Azure VMs Running Windows

Module 15: Implement High Availability for SAP Workloads in Azure

• Introduction
• Explore High Availability and Disaster Recovery Support of Azure for SAP Workloads
• Explore High Availability of SAP Workloads
• Examine Failover Clustering
• Explore Deployment Scenarios
• Explore High Availability of SAP Application Servers
• Explore High Availability of SAP ASCS-SCS Instances
• Examine High Availability of DBMS Instances
• Explore SAP HANA Availability
• Explore SQL Server High Availability for SAP in Azure
• Explore Oracle High Availability for SAP in Azure
• Examine High Availability Capabilities of Azure Infrastructure
• Understand Service-Level Agreements
• Explore Availability Zones
• Examine Principal Architectures
• Determine Latency Between Azure Virtual Machines Across Availability Zones
• Explore the Active/Active Deployment Scenario
• Explore the Active/Passive Deployment Scenario
• Configure Combined High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Module 16: Implement Disaster Recovery for SAP Workloads in Azure

• Introduction
• Explore Disaster Recovery of SAP Workloads
• Explore Simple Availability Between Two Azure Regions
• Combine Availability Within One Region and Across Regions
• Explore Site Recovery
• Implement Disaster Recovery for SAP Deployments Across Azure Regions with Azure Site Recovery
• Set Up Disaster Recovery for a Multi-Tier SAP NetWeaver App Deployment (in Azure)
• Replicate Azure Virtual Machines Running in Proximity Placement Groups to Another Region
• Set Up Disaster Recovery for Active Directory and DNS

Module 17: Perform Backups and Restores for SAP Workloads on Azure

• Introduction
• Explore Backup and Restore of Azure Virtual Machines
• Examine Application-Consistent Backup of Azure Linux Virtual Machines
• Explore Application Backup
• Explore Database Backup
• Explore SAP HANA Backup
• Implement SAP HANA Backup Scheduling Strategy
• Explore SAP HANA File-Level Backups
• Create SAP HANA Snapshot-Based Backups
• Explore SQL Server Backup to URL (Azure Storage)
• Explore SQL Server File-Snapshot Backups
• Explore Oracle Backup
• Explore SQL Server Backups
• Set Up Disaster Recovery for SQL Server

Module 18: Use the Planning and Deployment Checklist for SAP Workloads on Azure

• Introduction
• Examine the SAP Workload Planning and Deployment Checklist
• Explore the Project Preparation and Planning Phase
• Explore the Pilot Phase
• Explore the Non-Production Phase
• Explore the Production Preparation Phase
• Explore the Go-Live Phase
• Explore the Post-Production Phase

Module 19: Explore Migration Options for SAP on Azure

• Introduction
• Analyse Strategies for Migrating SAP Systems to Microsoft Azure
• Migrate to SAP S/4HANA from SAP Business Suite
• Compare Classical Migration with the SAP Database Migration Option (DMO)
• Analyse the SAP Database Migration Option Methodology
• Explore One-Step Migration - DMO with System Move Option
• Explore Two-Step Migration - Lift and Shift Followed by DMO
• Explore Downtime-Optimised DMO

Module 20: Migrate Very Large Databases (VLDB) to Azure for SAP

• Introduction
• Explore Very Large Database Migration
• Optimise the Source System
• Optimise the Source System - Advanced
• Optimise Network Upload
• Optimise the Target System
• Create Recommended Migration Project Documents
• Monitor the Migration
• Examine Very Large Database Migration Best Practices

Module 21: Explore Monitoring Requirements of Azure for SAP Workloads

• Introduction
• Explore the Monitoring Requirements of Azure for SAP Workloads
• Examine Monitoring, Logging, and Alerting Services
• Explore Azure Virtual Machine Monitoring Considerations
• Troubleshoot Azure Enhanced Monitoring for SAP
• Explore Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Explore SAP HANA Alerts
• Examine Diagnostic Tools
• Explore Operating System and Workload Updates for Azure Virtual Machines

Module 22: Configure the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP

• Introduction
• Explore the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP
• Configure the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP

Module 23: Explore Licensing, Pricing, and Support for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines

• Introduction
• Price Azure Virtual Machine-Based Solutions
• Explore Licensing, Pricing, and Support of Azure for SAP Workloads