SCVMM + SCOM Infrastructure Lab: Beginner
Understand the System Center components and operate a guided Hyper-V management topology.
Audience
- Self-paced technical learners
- Instructor-led cohorts
- Enterprise teams preparing staff for hands-on operations
Prerequisites
- Basic computer literacy
- Ability to follow browser-based lab instructions
Outcomes
- Provision an isolated scvmm + scom infrastructure lab lab from template metadata.
- Use snapshots, rollback, validation checks, and teardown safely.
- Explain how Microsoft, System Center, Hyper-V fit into an enterprise training environment.
- Produce evidence that an instructor or admin can review.
Modules and labs
Each module maps to provisioned lab work, validation evidence, reset/rollback policy, and instructor visibility.
Validation and reflection
Windows Server 2022 base
definedWindows Server 2022 evaluation or licensed ISO
TODO: Build golden image from valid Microsoft evaluation or customer-licensed media.
Domain Controller template
definedWindows Server 2022 base
TODO: Automate forest creation and safe random lab password rotation in lab-api worker.
SQL Server template
definedWindows Server 2022 plus SQL Server Developer/Evaluation media
TODO: Attach approved SQL Server media and create sysprepped image.
SCVMM template
blockedWindows Server 2022 plus System Center Virtual Machine Manager media
TODO: Blocked until valid System Center installation media and licensing/evaluation rights are supplied.
SCOM template
blockedWindows Server 2022 plus System Center Operations Manager media
TODO: Blocked until valid System Center installation media and licensing/evaluation rights are supplied.
Hyper-V nested host template
definedWindows Server 2022 Datacenter or evaluation ISO
TODO: Validate nested virtualization support on each production Proxmox node class before publishing.
Windows Admin Center template
definedWindows Server 2022 base plus Windows Admin Center installer
TODO: Create gateway certificate automation and student-friendly URL handoff.
AD DS and DNS healthy
Directory services, DNS, and LDAP checks pass inside the tenant network.
SQL reachable
The SQL endpoint accepts a least-privilege validation login.
SCVMM service running
SCVMMService is running and the VMM console endpoint responds.
SCVMM host added
The nested Hyper-V host is present, responding, and not in Needs Attention state.
SCOM agent reporting
Agent heartbeat is current and the computer object is monitored.
Nested virtualization available
A nested workload VM can power on and report guest tools status.
Snapshot created
A named checkpoint exists before the exercise stage.
Rollback tested
The instance returns to the expected baseline state.