Queridos amigos,

Devido a alguns pedidos, preparo para você mais um estudo Chuck Norris para as certificações da Microsoft. Montei uma compilação de algumas excelentes fontes de estudo para quem deseja realizar a certificação 70-693, voltada para a área de virtualização no Windows Server 2008 R2. Para quem ainda não conhece o nosso estilo de estudo Chuck Norris, aqui vai uma pequena descrição… Você não poderá estudar por nenhum livro para ser aprovado na certificação, e somente poderá realizar consultas em documentações online, que em sua grande maioria estão disponíveis no Technet e no MSDN. Tem que ser na raça mesmo… Como dizia o Chuck Norris.. Chuck Norris não usa relógio. Ele decide que horas são. :)

Caso você não possua o Windows Server 2008 R2, você poderá instalar a versão trial disponibilizado no site da Microsoft, inclusive já em VHD, para quem desejar utilizá-lo em uma máquina virtual. Você poderá requisitá-lo através do seguinte link:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/2008-r2-trial.aspx

A descrição dos pontos que serão abordados no exame podem ser lozalizadas no link abaixo:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/exam.aspx?ID=70-693#tab2

Vamos lá ao material recomendado para estudo!

Designing a Virtualization Strategy

• APP-V
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/a…/bb676739.aspx
  Microsoft Application Virtualization Technical Overview
  Microsoft Application Virtualization – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Microsoft Application Virtualization 4.5 Documentation
• Med-V
  Microsoft Windows Enterprise: Improving Virtual PCs with Med-V
  https://partner.microsoft.com/40112059
• App-V Vs Med-V
  http://windowsitpro.com/article/arti…ion-med-v.html
• VDI
  Desktop Virtualization| Virtualized Desktop Products and Technology
  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ent…exibility.aspx
• MDOP
  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ent…p/default.aspx
• 10 Tips For Building a Virtualization ready Infrastructure
  http://www.virtual-strategy.com/Feat…structure.html
• Hyper-V R2 Resources
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv…hyperv-R2.aspx
• Licensing
  Microsoft Volume Licensing – Microsoft Licensing for Virtualization
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv…licensing.aspx
• Remote Desktop Services
  Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) Team Blog : Remote Desktop Connection 7 for Windows 7, Windows XP & Windows Vista
  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserv…duct-home.aspx

Designing the Physical and Virtual Infrastructure

• SLAT
  Second Level Address Translation Benefits in Hyper-V R2
  AMD-V Rapid Virtualization Indexing and Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V Second Level Address Translation – Doing IT Virtual
• CPU Core Parking
  The Lazy Admin : What?s New in 2008 R2 ? Core Parking
  How to enable and control CPU core parking
• LUN
  Logical Unit Number – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  LUN management at the heart of SAN configuration
• TCP Chimney
  Information about the TCP Chimney Offload, Receive Side Scaling, and Network Direct Memory Access features in Windows Server 2008
  Microsoft Enterprise Networking Team : The effect of TCP Chimney offload on viewing network traffic
• VM Queue
  http://windowsitpro.com/article/arti…yper-v-r2.html
  http://www.ravichaganti.com/blog/?p=379
  Virtual Machine Queue (VMQ)
• Virtual Network Types
  Understanding and Configuring Hyper-V Virtual Networks – Virtuatopia
• Jumbo Frames
  Jumbo frame – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  TechNotes! | VM Chimney and Jumbo Frames
• VHD Disks
  http://windowsitpro.com/article/arti…er-v-host.html
  http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/a…k-options.html
• Checkpoints
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l…/cc956044.aspx
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l…/dd277881.aspx
  http://www.systemcentercentral.com/B…7/Default.aspx

Designing a Highly Available Virtual Environment

• Cluster Shared Volumes
  Q. How do Cluster Shared Volumes work in Windows Server 2008 R2?
  The Lazy Admin : What?s New in 2008 R2 ? Cluster Shared Volumes
  Windows Server 2008: Deploying Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) in Failover Clustering
  http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/arc…9/9433146.aspx
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m…s.aspx?pr=blog
• Clustering Whitepapers
  Download details: Windows Server 2008 Clustering Documents
• NLB
  Network Load Balancing (NLB) in Windows Server 2008 | Media | TechNet Edge
  http://blogs.msdn.com/clustering/arc…9/9468109.aspx
• Migrations
  Hyper-V Live Migration vs. Quick Migration | Virtualization Team
  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d…displaylang=en
  http://edge.technet.com/Media/Demo-H…ive-Migration/

Designing a Deployment Strategy

• SCVMM
  System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (SCVMM) ? Virtualization
  Evaluate System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
  https://www.microsoftelearning.com/e…1&tab=overview
  Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: Top 10 Benefits of System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2
• VMM Self Service Portal
  Installing the VMM Self-Service Portal
  Deploying a VMM 2008 Self-Service Portal – Virtuatopia
  Installing and Configuring SCVMM 2008 Self-Service Portal
• Physical To Virtual Conversions
  Performing Physical to Virtual (P2V) Conversions using VMM 2008 – Virtuatopia
  Offline P2V Migrations using SCVMM 2008
• Bare Metal To Live Migration Ms Video
  http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/ed…r_2MB_edge.wmv
• VDI – Difference Between Static & Dynamic Deployments
  http://windowsitpro.com/article/arti…hitecture.html
• Managing Hyper-V with PowerShell Video
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/v…/cc952342.aspx
• Infrastructure Planning & Design
  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l…/cc196387.aspx

Designing a Management Strategy

• Operations Manager
  System Center Operations Manager 2007 (SCOM) ? Platform Monitoring
  Configuring Operations Manager Integration with VMM
  Microsoft System Center Operations Manager: Learning Resources
• Image Servicing
  Walkthrough: Servicing an Applied Windows Image Offline
  Walkthrough: Servicing an Applied Windows Image Offline
• Walkthrough: Servicing a Mounted Windows Image Offline
  Walkthrough: Servicing a Mounted Windows Image Offline
• DISM
  Prepare and Service Windows Images Using the New DISM Tool
  4sysops – Windows 7 DISM – how to mount, manage, and service WIM images
• Authorization Manager
  Authorization Manager How To…: Authorization Manager
  http://www.windowsecurity.com/articl…003-Part2.html
• Backing Up Virtual Machines
  http://blogs.technet.com/virtualizat…-machines.aspx

É isso pessoal! Espero ter ajudado mais uma vez todos vocês com ótimas fontes de estudo e de preparo para as certificações da Microsoft!

Um grande abraço!
- Átilla Arruda