AZ-120: Planning and Administering Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads

Course Description

This course teaches IT professionals with experience in SAP solutions how to leverage Azure resources including deploying and configuring virtual machines, virtual networks, storage accounts, and Azure AD including deploying and managing hybrid identities. Students in this course will learn through concepts, scenarios, procedures, and hands-on labs how to best plan and implement migration and operation of an SAP solution on Azure. You will be instructed on subscriptions, creating and scaling virtual machines, deploying storage solutions, configuring virtual networks, backing up and sharing data, connecting Azure and on-premises sites, managing network traffic, deploying Azure Active Directory, securing identities, and monitoring the solution.

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Audience profile

This course is intended for Azure administrators who migrate and manage SAP solutions on Azure. Azure administrators manage cloud services spanning storage, networking, and cloud computing capabilities, with deep knowledge of each service across the entire IT lifecycle. They take end-user requests for new cloud applications and make recommendations on which services to use for optimal performance and scale, as well as provision, resize, monitor, and tune as appropriate. This role requires communicating and coordinating with vendors. Azure administrators use the Azure portal and, as they become more proficient, use PowerShell and the command-line interface.

Items in this collection

• Azure Workload Analysis for SAP (6 Units)
• Discover common terms and meanings for SAP on Azure (6 Units)
• SAP Certified Configuration Identification (9 Units)
• SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines Exam (6 Units)
• SAP S/4HANA on Azure Virtual Machines Exam (6 Units)
• Exploring Azure for SAP Process (12 Units)
• Azure for SAP networks (21 Units)
• Exploring Azure Storage for SAP (21 Units)
• Exploring Azure Databases for SAP (14 Units)
• Analyzing Identity Services for SAP on Azure (15 Units)
• Exploring Remote Administration for SAP on Azure (8 Units)
• Governance and Manageability Analysis for SAP on Azure (12 Units)
• SAP Single Instance Deployments on Azure (2 and 3 Tiers) (10 Units)
• Implementing High Availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure VMs (13 Units)
• Implementing High Availability for SAP Workloads on Azure (21 Units)
• Implementing Disaster Recovery for SAP Workloads on Azure (11 Units)
• Backing up and restoring SAP workloads to Azure (16 Units)
• Using the SAP Workload Planning and Deployment Checklist on Azure (10 Units)
• Analysis of migration options for SAP on Azure (10 Units)
• Migrating Large Databases (VLDB) to Azure for SAP (11 Units)
• Exploring Azure Monitoring Requirements for SAP Workloads (11 Units)
• Configuring Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP (5 Units)
• SAP Virtual Machines on Azure Licensing, Pricing, and Support Analysis (5 Units)
• Identifying Certified SAP HANA Offerings on Azure (Large Instances) (11 Units)
• Exploring SAP HANA Sample Architecture on Azure (Large Instances) (6 Units)
• Planning SAP HANA Deployments on Azure (Large Instances) (10 Units)
• Planning for High Availability and Disaster Recovery for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) (9 Units)
• Backup Licensing Review and Compatibility Considerations for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) (10 Units)
• SAP HANA Implementation on Azure (Large Instances) (8 Units)
• SAP HANA Administration on Azure (Large Instances) (9 Units)
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) (8 Units)
• Implementing SAP HANA Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Backup on Azure (Large Instances) (7 Units)

Course outline

Module 1: Exploring Azure for SAP Workloads

Contains lessons covering Azure on SAP workloads, common SAP and Azure terms and definitions, SAP-certified configurations, and architectures for SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB and SAP S4 HANA on Azure virtual machines.

Module 2: Exploring Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Foundations for SAP on Azure

Contains lessons on Azure compute, Azure storage, Azure networking, and Azure databases.

Lab: Implementing Linux Clustering for SAP on Azure VMs

Lab: Implementing Windows Clustering for SAP on Azure VMs

Module 3: Identity and Governance Fundamentals for SAP on Azure

Contains lessons on identity services, Azure remote management and manageability, and governance in Azure.

Module 4: Deploying SAP on Azure

Contains lessons on implementing single instance deployments (2- and 3-tier) and implementing high availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines.

Lab: Deploying SAP Architecture on Azure Virtual Machines Running Windows

Lab: Deploying SAP Architecture on Azure Virtual Machines Running Linux

Module 5: Ensuring business continuity and implementing disaster recovery for SAP solutions on Azure

Contains lessons on implementing high availability for SAP workloads on Azure, disaster recovery for SAP workloads on Azure, and backups and restores.

Module 6: Migrating SAP Workloads to Azure

Contains lessons on using the SAP Workload Planning and Deployment Checklist, migration options including the Database Migration Option (DMO) methodology and cloud migration options, and how to migrate very large databases (VLDB) to Azure.

Module 7: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Azure for SAP Workloads

Contains lessons on Azure monitoring requirements for SAP workloads, configuring the Azure Enhanced Monitoring extension for SAP, and Azure virtual machine licensing, pricing, and support.

Module 8: Exploring SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances)

Contains lessons on SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) certified offerings, SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) sample architecture, SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) planning considerations, SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) high availability and disaster recovery planning, "Backup, Security, Licensing, and Support" considerations for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), Deploying SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), Administering SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), Monitoring and Troubleshooting SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), Implementing Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Backup.

Prerequisites

Before participating in this course, students must have the following:

• Hands-on experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions such as virtual machines, virtual networks, load balancers, storage (blob, file, disk)

• Knowledge of on-premises and cloud virtualization technologies, including virtual machines, virtual networks, and virtual hard drives

• Knowledge of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies

• Knowledge of Active Directory concepts

• Experience with Linux/Unix environments

• Solid knowledge of SAP applications, SAP HANA, S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver, SAP BW, operating system servers for databases and SAP applications

• Knowledge of SAP HANA implementation and configuration

• Hands-on experience with SAP HANA administration

Prerequisite courses (or equivalent knowledge and practical experience):

• AZ-104 Azure Administrator
• Knowledge of SAP products such as SAP HANA or SAP NetWeaver

Language

• Course: English

• Labs: English