Building Server Infrastructure Virtualization Strategy

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Building Server Infrastructure Virtualization Strategy 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 Plan, design, and implement a server infrastructure virtualization strategy for 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. Write a proposal in which you: Design and implement delegation of virtualization environment (including hosts, services, and VMs), multi-host libraries including equivalent objects, and host resource optimization. Share your plan for incorporating thirdparty virtualization platforms. Design and implement virtualization networking to include the following items: Virtual Machine Manager logical network. IP address and MAC address setting across multiple Hyper-V hosts, including IP virtualization. Virtual network optimization. Develop a strategy for Hyper-V host storage, including stand-alone and clustered setup using SMB 2.2 and CSV.

This strategy should show Hyper-V guest storage, including virtual Fibre Channel, SCSI, and pass-through disks. Define your server virtualization infrastructure to reflect the following: Dynamic optimization and resource optimization. Operations manager integration using PRO Tips. Software and service updates automation process. Describe appropriate concepts and activities presented in the virtual labs that support your server infrastructure monitoring strategy document.