Implementing Operations Management Suite
A Practical Guide to OMS, Azure Site Recovery, and Azure Backup

Authors: Peter De Tender



Covers new and mission-critical aspects of Microsoft Azure

Includes a dozen full step-by-step hands on labs to take readers through all the key procedures they need to follow

Written by Microsoft MVP and experienced Azure trainer

Learn how to protect, back up, recover, and monitor your data and infrastructure in the cloud with Microsoft's Operations Management Suite (OMS), Azure Backup, and Azure Site Recovery.

Implementing Operations Management Suite starts with an overview of the Operations Management Suite, followed by an introduction to Azure virtual machines and virtual networks. Chapters cover Azure Backup and how to configure it, followed by deep dives into aspects of Azure Site Recovery (ASR): how it works, how to configure it, how to streamline your disaster recovery failover from on-premises to Azure, and so on. Learn about protection groups, how to perform planned and unplanned failover, and more.

Windows IT pro consultant, trainer and MVP Peter De Tender takes you through the necessary theory and background on each topic along with hands-on step-by-step lab guides to help you implement and configure each feature for yourself. You’ll also find out how to estimate your platform costs when using Azure infrastructure components, making this book your one-stop guide to the latest disaster recovery services in Microsoft Azure.

What You'll Learn

• Understand current concepts and challenges in IT disaster recovery
• Get introduced to Microsoft Azure, Azure virtual networks and Azure virtual machines
• How to protect your data in the cloud with Azure Backup, and the configuration options available
• Understand how to protect, recover, and monitor your environment with Azure Site Recovery Manager, and the configuration options available
• How to extend Azure Site Recovery Manager to non-Hyper-V workloads

Table of contents

Front Matter
Pages i-xix

Introduction to OMS
Pages 1-17

Deploying OMS: Monitoring in the Cloud
Pages 19-50

Deploying and Configuring Azure Backup
Pages 51-74

Deploying and Configuring Azure Backup Server
Pages 75-99

Deploying and Configuring Azure Virtual Machine Backup
Pages 101-120

Understanding Azure Site Recovery
Pages 121-138

Configuring ASR for an On-Premises Hyper-V Infrastructure
Pages 139-163

Configuring ASR for Non-Hyper-V Infrastructures
Pages 165-196

Azure Site Recovery: Recovery Plans and Advanced Configurations
Pages 197-236

Back Matter
Pages 237-240