Course Description

This course teaches IT professionals experienced 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 the migration and operation of an SAP solution on Azure. You will receive instructions on subscriptions, create and scale virtual machines, deploy storage solutions, configure virtual networks, back up and share data, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, deploy Azure Active Directory, secure identities and will monitor the solution.

Audience profile

This course is intended for Azure administrators who migrate and manage SAP solutions on Azure. Azure administrators manage cloud services that span storage, networking, and cloud computing functions, with a deep understanding of each service across the 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 suppliers. Azure administrators use the Azure portal, and as they become more proficient, they use PowerShell and the command line interface.

Items in this collection

• Analysis of Azure Workloads for SAP (6 Units)
• Discover common terms and meanings for SAP on Azure (6 Units)
• Identification of configurations with SAP certification (9 Units)
• SAP NetWeaver Exam with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines (6 Units)
• SAP S/4HANA exam on Azure virtual machines (6 Units)
• Azure Exploration for SAP Process (12 Units)
• Azure for SAP networks (21 Units)
• Exploring Azure Storage for SAP (21 Units)
• Azure Database Exploration for SAP (14 Units)
• Analysis of identity services for SAP in 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 in Azure (2 and 3 levels) (10 Units)
• High availability implementation in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines (13 Units)
• High availability implementation 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 in Azure (10 Units)
• Migration of large databases (VLDB) to Azure for SAP (11 Units)
• Explore Azure Monitoring Requirements for SAP Workloads (11 Units)
• Configuring Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension for SAP (5 Units)
• Analysis of licenses, prices and technical support of SAP virtual machines in Azure (5 Units)
• Identification of certified SAP HANA offerings on Azure (large instances) (11 Units)
• SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) Example Architecture Exploration (6 Units)
• Planning SAP HANA deployments in Azure (large instances) (10 Units)
• High Availability and Disaster Recovery Planning for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) (9 Units)
• Examine Backup Security Licensing and Support Considerations for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) (10 Units)
• SAP HANA implementation in Azure (large instances) (8 Units)ç
• SAP HANA Administration on Azure (Large Instances) (9 Units)
• Monitoring and troubleshooting SAP HANA on Azure (large instances) (8 Units)
• Deploy 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 the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) foundation for SAP on Azure

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

Lab: Deploy Linux Clustering for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines

Lab: Deploy Windows Clustering for SAP on Azure virtual machines

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: SAP implementation on Azure

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

Lab: Deploy SAP architecture on Azure virtual machines running Windows

Lab: Deploy 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: Migrate 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 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, high availability and disaster recovery planning for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), "Backup, Security, Licensing, and Support" considerations for SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances), Deploying SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) large instances), managing SAP HANA on Azure (large instances), monitoring and troubleshooting SAP HANA on Azure (large instances), implementing business continuity, disaster recovery, and backup.

Previous requirements

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, files, disks)

• 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 (VPN), 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 SAP databases and 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

• English course

• Labs: English