Deploying a Virtual Migration Strategy

Description

Note: This assignment requires you to use Visio to create diagrams. If you do not have Visio installed on your computer, you can use it through the Toolwire Virtual Desktop. Preparation Note: Complete the MOAC Virtual Labs assignment in this unit before you complete this assignment. The virtual labs will help you prepare for this activity. Imagine that you have been hired as a senior IT consultant for CAP, Incorporated, a medium-sized, global IT company. This company has grown very rapidly and is experiencing challenging IT issues while trying to keep up with the latest technology trends (such as cloud, virtualization, storage, and security). The team handing the IT-related duties reports directly to you. Your job is to solve the company’s IT challenges and improve day-today business by implementing IT solutions to meet their application requirements and the demands of 5,000 users. To prepare for this assignment, do the following: Complete the required readings. Research the topic outlined below. You will need to include at least three references from authoritative articles, books, or Web sites to support your assignment. Instructions The scope of this project is to enhance the existing virtual environment and provide a migration strategy for the physical servers of this global company, using Visio as a diagramming tool. At each step in the development of your strategy (as outlined below), create a screenshot of your diagram. Then, write a proposal for virtual migration strategy in which you: Define a strategy to migrate existing physical Windows Servers 2012 R2 to the new Hyper-V virtual environment. Utilizing the new virtualized environment (VMM), list the steps for adding and setting up Service Manager to track tickets for all virtualized servers within the same environment. Design a backup plan for your virtual environment. The current environment has two sites, each with 85 Hyper-V hosts (the primary site and the data recovery site). VMM is used to deploy VMs. At the primary site, you created virtual hard disk, templates, and services that you use to deploy the VMs. Define your overall plan to make sure those components are available at the data  recovery site. Develop a diagram that displays the new virtual environment with the two sites (primary and backup). Describe appropriate concepts and activities presented in the virtual labs that support your server infrastructure monitoring strategy document