Virtualization and storage fundamentals

أساسيات الـ Virtualization والتخزين

What you will be able to do

• Explain hypervisors and how one physical server runs many virtual machines.
• Compare virtual machines and containers, and describe what an image is.
• Describe managed disks, block, file and object storage, and when to use each.
• Explain redundancy (LRS, ZRS, GRS) and why redundancy is not a backup.
• Define backup, replication, RPO and RTO and use them to judge a protection plan.

What is inside

• Hypervisors: many computers inside oneالـ Hypervisors: كمبيوترات كتير جوه كمبيوتر واحد
• Virtual machines, containers and imagesالـ Virtual machines والـ Containers والـ Images
• Managed disks: block storage for VMsالـ Managed disks: الـ Block storage بتاع الـ VMs
• Block, file and object storageالتخزين بأنواعه: Block و File و Object
• Redundancy: keeping copies aliveالـ Redundancy: إزاي النسخ تفضل عايشة
• Backup vs replication, RPO and RTOالـ Backup ضد الـ Replication، والـ RPO والـ RTO

It ends with a hands-on lab

• Foundation lab: Disks, snapshots and the three kinds of storage

Exam skills it covers

• Describe storage tiers
• Describe redundancy options