Course Overview
This course teaches IT Professionals experienced in SAP solutions how to leverage Azure resources that include deployment and configuration of virtual machines, virtual networks, storage accounts, and Azure AD that includes implementing and managing hybrid identities. Students of 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. Your will receive guidance on subscriptions, create and scale virtual machines, implement storage solutions, configure virtual networking, back up and share data, connect Azure and on-premises sites, manage network traffic, implement Azure Active Directory, secure identities, and monitor your solution.
What you’ll learn
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discover common terms and meanings for SAP, Azure, and SAP deployments on Azure.
- Explore general prerequisites for SAP support in public cloud environments.
- Discover SAP certifications and configurations running on Microsoft Azure.
- Plan for implementing SAP solutions.
- Explore Azure virtual machines.
- Examine Azure virtual machine compute considerations.
- Implement and verify high availability SAP HANA on Azure virtual machines.
- Explore database support of Azure for SAP workloads.
- Explore storing database files directly on Azure Blob Storage.
- Explore Azure virtual machine and blob storage security.
- Examine SQL Server and Oracle recommendations.
Differentiate the responsibilities of the SAP RISE team, Azure support, and the customer.
- Connect to SAP RISE with Azure virtual private network (VPN) peering.
- Connect to SAP RISE with VNet-to-VNet.
- Connect SAP RISE with an on-premises network.
- Connect SAP RISE with the internet.
- Explore Azure Resource Manager and Azure Resource Manager templates.
- Examine role-based access control and Azure Policy.
- Explore security and compliance services.
- Examine multi-SID 3-tier SAP NetWeaver high availability AnyDB deployment.
- Set up a Windows Server failover cluster for an SAP ASCS-SCS instance.
- Examine Installation of SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition for the SAP ASCS-SCS cluster shared disk.
Requirements
- Before taking this training, students should complete the Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) exam, and SAP HANA or NetWeaver training.
Target audiences
- This course is for Azure Administrators who migrate and manage SAP solutions on Azure. Azure Administrators manage the cloud services that span storage, networking, and compute cloud capabilities, with a deep understanding of each service across the full IT lifecycle. They take end-user requests for new cloud applications and make recommendations on services to use for optimal performance and scale, as well as provision, size, monitor and adjust as appropriate. This role requires communicating and coordinating with vendors. Azure Administrators use the Azure Portal and as they become more proficient they use PowerShell and the Command Line Interface.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 19 Lessons
- 3 Days
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- 1.1Explore Azure for SAP workloads Explore Azure for SAP workloads Introduction Discover the SAP and Microsoft partnership Explore your options with SAP on Azure Evaluate Microsoft components Knowledge check
- 1.2Discover common terms and meanings for SAP on Azure Introduction Discover common terms and meanings – SAP Discover common terms and meanings – SAP deployments on Azure Discover common terms and meanings – Azure Knowledge check
- 1.3Identify SAP-certified configurations Introduction Explore general prerequisites for SAP support in public cloud environments Identify deployment options for SAP solutions on Azure Discover supported Azure Virtual Machines for SAP products on Windows and Linux Discover supported Azure Virtual Machines for SAP NetWeaver instances Discover SAP-certified operating systems for Azure Virtual Machines Discover SAP certifications and configurations running on Microsoft Azure Knowledge check
- 1.4Examine SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines Introduction Explore SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines Recognize architectural components Examine a sample functional workflow Knowledge check
- 1.5Examine SAP S/4HANA on Azure virtual machines Introduction Explore SAP S/4HANA on Azure Virtual Machines Recognize architectural components Examine a sample functional workflow Knowledge check
- 1.6Explore the foundations of IaaS for SAP on Azure Explore Azure for SAP compute Introduction Plan for implementing SAP solutions Explore Azure Virtual Machines Examine constrained vCPU capable virtual machine sizes Scale Azure Virtual Machines Examine Azure Virtual Machine scaling considerations Explore network bandwidth allocation Explore data flows Examine Azure Virtual Machine compute considerations Implement and verify high availability SAP HANA on Azure Virtual Machines Knowledge check
- 1.7Explore Azure for SAP networking Introduction Explore Azure virtual networks Consider IP addressing Explore name resolution Explore accelerated networking Explore Azure load balancer Examine Azure Virtual Machine networking considerations Examine load balancing considerations Explore Azure Traffic Manager Explore Azure Front Door Explore Azure Firewall Consider networking changes for Azure Virtual Machines Examine Azure routing configurations Explore virtual network connectivity Explore Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) protection options Examine the virtual datacenter Explore cross-premises connectivity Explore SAProuter Examine networking support of Azure for SAP workloads Knowledge check
- 1.8Explore Azure for SAP storage Introduction Explore Azure Storage types Explore Azure Files Examine Azure Virtual Machine disks Recognize virtual machine images and disks Explore managed and unmanaged disks Explore caching for virtual machines and data disks Explore Write Accelerator Examine general database sizing Examine Azure Virtual Machine storage considerations Examine SAP HANA Dynamic Tiering 2.0 Explore Azure Virtual Machine disks best practices Explore Azure Virtual Machine NFS storage Explore Azure Virtual Machine SMB storage Examine SAP HANA Azure Virtual Machine storage configurations Explore solutions with Premium Storage and Azure Write Accelerator for Azure M-Series virtual machines Explore Azure Ultra disk storage configuration for SAP HANA Explore NFS v4.1 volumes on Azure NetApp Files Examine sizing for SAP HANA databases on Azure NetApp Files Knowledge check
- 1.9Explore Azure for SAP databases Introduction Explore database support of Azure for SAP workloads Explore SQL Server Consider database compression Store database files directly on Azure Blob Storage Explore Azure Virtual Machine security Consider security recommendations for Blob storage Apply SQL Server Transparent Data Encryption Explore the SQL Server 2014 Buffer Pool Extension Examine Oracle recommendations Lab – Implement Linux clustering for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines Lab – Implement Windows clustering for SAP on Azure Virtual Machines Knowledge check
- 1.10Explore Azure networking for SAP RISE Introduction Explore responsibilities during Azure integration with SAP RISE managed workloads Explore Azure virtual network peering with SAP RISE Explore Azure virtual private network connection to SAP RISE Connect on-premises to SAP RISE Connect SAP RISE with the internet Knowledge check
- 1.11Explore the foundations of identity and governance for SAP on Azure Explore identity services for SAP on Azure Introduction Explore Azure Virtual Machine authentication, authorization, and access control Explore Microsoft Entra ID Explore SAP Cloud Platform Identity authentication Integrate Microsoft Entra ID with SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication Integrate Microsoft Entra ID with SAP Fiori Integrate Microsoft Entra ID with SAP HANA Integrate Microsoft Entra ID with SAP NetWeaver Integrate Active Directory with SAP single sign-on (Kerberos-SPNEGO) Discover Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Explore primary scenarios using Active Directory Domain Services and Azure Virtual Machines Discover Microsoft Entra Domain Services Integrate Linux with Active Directory Domain Services Knowledge check
- 1.12Explore remote management for SAP on Azure Introduction Consider remote management of Azure Virtual Machines Set up the Azure connector for SAP Landscape Management Explore access management Explore Azure Bastion Examine just-in-time (JIT) virtual machine access Knowledge check
- 1.13Explore governance and manageability for SAP on Azure Introduction Explore Azure Resource Manager Examine Azure Resource Manager templates Explore the Azure Resource Manager template structure and schema Examine role-based access control (RBAC) Organize Azure resources with tags Explore Azure Policy Explore management groups Explore Azure Automation Explore security and compliance services Knowledge check
- 1.14Deploy SAP on Azure Deploy single-instance implementations of SAP on Azure (2-tier and 3-tier) Introduction Explore deployment methodologies Deploy via Azure Resource Manager templates Manually install single-instance SAP HANA on Azure Virtual Machines Prepare Azure Virtual Machines for a manual installation of SAP HANA Discover key steps for SAP HANA installation using SAP SWPM Discover key steps for SAP HANA installation using HDBLCM Implement SAP HANA scale-out Knowledge check
- 1.15Implement high availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure virtual machines Introduction Implement high availability in SAP NetWeaver with AnyDB on Azure Virtual Machines Examine single SID 3-tier SAP NetWeaver high availability AnyDB deployment Examine multi-SID 3-tier SAP NetWeaver high availability AnyDB deployment Set the required DNS IP addresses Add registry entries on both cluster nodes of the SAP ASCS-SCS instance Set up a Windows Server failover cluster for an SAP ASCS-SCS instance Install SIOS DataKeeper Cluster Edition for the SAP ASCS-SCS cluster shared disk Implement a highly available NFS share Lab – Implement SAP architecture on Azure Virtual Machines running Linux Lab – Implement SAP architecture on Azure Virtual Machines running Windows Knowledge check
- 1.16Explore Azure Center for SAP solutions Introduction Discover Azure Center for SAP solutions Examine prerequisites for Azure Center for SAP solutions Choose deployment options with Azure Center for SAP solutions Exercise – Deploy S/4HANA infrastructure with Azure Center for SAP solutions Exercise – Install the SAP software Register an existing SAP system Exercise – Use Azure Center for SAP solutions features Knowledge check
- 1.17Ensure business continuity and implement disaster recovery for SAP solutions on Azure Implement high availability for SAP workloads in Azure Introduction Explore high availability and disaster recovery support of Azure for SAP workloads Explore high availability of SAP workloads Examine failover clustering Explore deployment scenarios Explore high availability of SAP application servers Explore high availability of SAP ASCS-SCS instances Examine high availability of DBMS instances Explore SAP HANA availability Explore SQL Server high availability for SAP in Azure Explore Oracle high availability for SAP in Azure Examine high availability capabilities of Azure infrastructure Understand service-level agreements Explore availability zones Examine principal architectures Determine latency between Azure Virtual Machines across availability zones Explore the Active/Active deployment scenario Explore the Active/Passive deployment scenario Configure combined high availability and disaster recovery Knowledge check
- 1.18Implement disaster recovery for SAP workloads in Azure Introduction Explore disaster recovery of SAP workloads Explore simple availability between two Azure regions Combine availability within one region and across regions Explore site recovery Implement disaster recovery for SAP deployments across Azure regions with Azure Site Recovery Set up disaster recovery for a multi-tier SAP NetWeaver app deployment (in Azure) Replicate Azure Virtual Machines running in proximity placement groups to another region Set up disaster recovery for Active Directory and DNS Knowledge check
- 1.19Perform backups and restores for SAP workloads on Azure Introduction Explore backup and restore of Azure Virtual Machines Examine application-consistent backup of Azure Linux virtual machines Explore application backup Explore database backup Explore SAP HANA backup Implement SAP HANA backup scheduling strategy Explore SAP HANA file-level backups Create SAP HANA snapshot-based backups Explore SQL Server Backup to URL (Azure Storage) Explore SQL Server file-snapshot backups Explore Oracle backup Explore SQL Server backups Set up disaster recovery for SQL Server Knowledge check
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