Hi All. In helping others prepare to take and pass the Exam 70-537 “Configuring and Operating a Hybrid Cloud with Microsoft Azure Stack” , I have taken the outline for the exam and created hyperlinks to all of the sub-topics to help you study and prepare faster. I hope this is useful for you and others. Good health to you 😉
Deploying and Integrating an Azure Stack Environment (20-25%)
Build test environments by using the Azure Stack Development Kit (ASDK)
Use PowerShell commands
Install PowerShell for Azure Stack
Azure Stack Tools from Github
Configure to connect as an Operator
Configure to connect as a User
Understand Useful Modules
Install updated ASDK
Troubleshoot failed installs
Post-deployment registration
Configure DNS for data center integration
Configure external DNS name resolution from within Azure Stack
Resolving external DNS names from Azure Stack
Configure Azure Stack DNS names from outside Azure Stack
Resolving Azure Stack DNS names from outside Azure Stack
Configure connectivity for data center integration
Manage firewall ports needed at the edge
Azure Stack firewall integration
Azure Stack datacenter integration – Publish Azure Stack Services
Configure connectivity to the data center
Modify specific settings on your Azure Stack switch configuration
Install and renew certificates for public endpoints
Azure Stack public key infrastructure certificate requirements
Azure Stack certificates signing request generation
Prepare Azure Stack PKI certificates for use in deployment or rotation
Validate Azure Stack PKI certificates
Remediate common issues for Azure Stack PKI certificates
Connect to and perform API-based administration on Azure Stack
Azure Stack Admin API reference
Connect to the stack by using PowerShell
See PowerShell commands above
Configure client certificates
See Certificate links above
Configure firewall to support remote administration
See links above
Establish RBAC roles for the Azure Stack fabric
Manage access to resources in Azure Stack with role-based access control
Create subscriptions for end users
Create subscriptions to offers in Azure Stack
Tutorial: Create and test a subscription in Azure Stack
Configuring PaaS and IaaS for an Azure Stack Environment (25-30%)
Configure and administer the App Service resource provider
Configure system
App Service on Azure Stack overview
Configure source control
Configure worker tiers
App Service on Azure Stack: Add more infrastructure or worker roles
Configure subscription quotas
Scale worker tiers and App Service infrastructure roles
App Service on Azure Stack: Add more infrastructure or worker roles
Add custom software
Not sure what is wanted here and no links on docs I can find
Configure Azure Stack networking security
Configure and administer database resource providers
Configure and administer the SQL adapter
Deploy the SQL Resource Provider on Azure Stack
Configure and administer the MySQL adapter
Use MySQL databases on Microsoft Azure Stack
Set up SKUs
Add hosting servers for the SQL resource provider
Set up additional hosting capacity
Add hosting servers for the SQL resource provider
Configure and administer IaaS services
Implement virtual machine images
Download marketplace items from Azure to Azure Stack
Prepare Linux and Windows images
Windows Server in Azure Stack marketplace FAQ
Add Linux images to Azure Stack
Prepare a custom image
Add a VM image to offer in Azure Stack
Upload an image
Add a VM image to offer in Azure Stack
Providing Services to and Enabling DevOps for Azure Stack Tenants (25-30%)
Create and manage quotas, plans, and offers
Create quotas
Configure plans
Configure offers
Create an offer in Azure Stack
Configure delegated offers
Delegate offers in Azure Stack
Create add-on plans
Manage tenants
Add new tenants
Add a new Azure Stack tenant account in Azure Active Directory
Add Azure Stack users in AD FS
Remove tenants
Manage authentication and authorization
Lots of possibilities but will add this to know
Use an app identity to access resources
Establish RBAC roles for the tenant space
Manage Role-Based Access Control
Assign a Role to a Service Principal
Manage the Azure Marketplace
Enable Azure Marketplace on Azure Stack
Register Azure Stack with Azure
Plan new packages
Just imagine the possibilities with solution templates!
Create and publish new packages
Create and publish a Marketplace item
Download Azure Marketplace items
Download marketplace items from Azure to Azure Stack
Enable DevOps for tenants
Enable version control for tenants
Azure Resource Manager templates
Azure Resource Manager template best practices
Manage ARM templates
Develop templates for Azure Stack with Azure Resource Manager
Use Azure Resource Manager templates in Azure Stack
Deploy ARM templates
Deploy a template using the portal in Azure Stack
Deploy a template using Powershell in Azure Stack
Deploy a template with the command line in Azure Stack
Deploy templates in Azure Stack using Visual Studio
Debug ARM templates
Debugging ARM template deployments
Use Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services to connect to Azure Stack
Setup CI/CD pipeline with VSTS & Azure Stack
Use continuous integration and continuous deployment to automate a pipeline that targets Azure Stack
Azure Stack for Developers Part 4 – Building a Hybrid CI/CD Pipeline
Deploy apps to Azure and Azure Stack
Maintaining and Monitoring an Azure Stack Environment (20-25%)
Plan and implement a backup-recovery and a disaster-recovery solution
Back up Azure Stack infrastructure services
Backup and data recovery for Azure Stack with the Infrastructure Backup Service
Infrastructure Backup Service best practices
Perform cloud recovery of Azure Stack
This was on the futures, but no doc I can find
Replicate and fail over IaaS virtual machines to Azure
Replicate Azure Stack VMs to Azure
Back up and restore PaaS resource data
Back up App Service on Azure Stack
App Service recovery on Azure Stack
Back up and restore backup and restore of user IaaS virtual machine guest-OS, disks, volumes, and apps
Back up files and applications on Azure Stack
Manage and monitor capacity, performance, updates, and alerts
Manage storage
Manage storage capacity for Azure Stack
Monitor available storage
Integrate existing monitoring services
Integrate external monitoring solution with Azure Stack
Manage public IP address ranges
Monitor infrastructure component health
Region management in Azure Stack
Monitor health and alerts in Azure Stack
Monitor Azure Stack memory
Manage physical memory capacity for Azure Stack
Public IP addresses, and storage tenant consumption
See IP Above
Apply updates
Manage updates in Azure Stack overview
Update system firmware
This is to the OEM
Review and react to alerts
Monitor health and alerts in Azure Stack
Manage Usage Reporting
Provide access to the usage database
Report Azure Stack usage data to Azure
Test usage by using the ASDK
Same as on an integrated system
Collect the usage data by using the Provider Usage API and the Tenant Usage API
Frequently asked questions in Azure Stack usage API
Investigate the usage time versus the reported time
Deploying and Integrating an Azure Stack Environment (20-25%)
Build test environments by using the Azure Stack Development Kit (ASDK)
Use PowerShell commands
Install PowerShell for Azure Stack
Azure Stack Tools from Github
Configure to connect as an Operator
Configure to connect as a User
Understand Useful Modules
Install updated ASDK
Troubleshoot failed installs
Post-deployment registration
Configure DNS for data center integration
Configure external DNS name resolution from within Azure Stack
Resolving external DNS names from Azure Stack
Configure Azure Stack DNS names from outside Azure Stack
Resolving Azure Stack DNS names from outside Azure Stack
Configure connectivity for data center integration
Manage firewall ports needed at the edge
Azure Stack firewall integration
Azure Stack datacenter integration – Publish Azure Stack Services
Configure connectivity to the data center
Modify specific settings on your Azure Stack switch configuration
Install and renew certificates for public endpoints
Azure Stack public key infrastructure certificate requirements
Azure Stack certificates signing request generation
Prepare Azure Stack PKI certificates for use in deployment or rotation
Validate Azure Stack PKI certificates
Remediate common issues for Azure Stack PKI certificates
Connect to and perform API-based administration on Azure Stack
Azure Stack Admin API reference
Connect to the stack by using PowerShell
See PowerShell commands above
Configure client certificates
See Certificate links above
Configure firewall to support remote administration
See links above
Esstablish RBAC roles for the Azure Stack fabric
Manage access to resources in Azure Stack with role-based access control
create subscriptions for end users
Create subscriptions to offers in Azure Stack
Tutorial: Create and test a subscription in Azure Stack
Configuring PaaS and IaaS for an Azure Stack Environment (25-30%)
Configure and administer the App Service resource provider
Configure system
App Service on Azure Stack overview
Configure source control
Configure worker tiers
App Service on Azure Stack: Add more infrastructure or worker roles
Configure subscription quotas
Scale worker tiers and App Service infrastructure roles
App Service on Azure Stack: Add more infrastructure or worker roles
Add custom software
Not sure what is wanted here and no links on docs I can find
Configure Azure Stack networking security
Configure and administer database resource providers
Configure and administer the SQL adapter
Deploy the SQL Resource Provider on Azure Stack
Configure and administer the MySQL adapter
Use MySQL databases on Microsoft Azure Stack
Set up SKUs
Add hosting servers for the SQL resource provider
Set up additional hosting capacity
Add hosting servers for the SQL resource provider
Configure and administer IaaS services
Implement virtual machine images
Download marketplace items from Azure to Azure Stack
Prepare Linux and Windows images
Windows Server in Azure Stack marketplace FAQ
Add Linux images to Azure Stack
Prepare a custom image
Add a VM image to offer in Azure Stack
Upload an image
Add a VM image to offer in Azure Stack
Providing Services to and Enabling DevOps for Azure Stack Tenants (25-30%)
Create and manage quotas, plans, and offers
Create quotas
Configure plans
Configure offers
Create an offer in Azure Stack
Configure delegated offers
Delegate offers in Azure Stack
Create add-on plans
Manage tenants
Add new tenants
Add a new Azure Stack tenant account in Azure Active Directory
Add Azure Stack users in AD FS
Remove tenants
Manage authentication and authorization
Lots of possibilities but will add this to know
Use an app identity to access resources
Establish RBAC roles for the tenant space
Manage Role-Based Access Control
Assign a Role to a Service Principal
Manage the Azure Marketplace
Enable Azure Marketplace on Azure Stack
Register Azure Stack with Azure
Plan new packages
Just imagine the possibilities with solution templates!
Create and publish new packages
Create and publish a Marketplace item
Download Azure Marketplace items
Download marketplace items from Azure to Azure Stack
Enable DevOps for tenants
Enable version control for tenants
Azure Resource Manager templates
Azure Resource Manager template best practices
Manage ARM templates
Develop templates for Azure Stack with Azure Resource Manager
Use Azure Resource Manager templates in Azure Stack
Deploy ARM templates
Deploy a template using the portal in Azure Stack
Deploy a template using Powershell in Azure Stack
Deploy a template with the command line in Azure Stack
Deploy templates in Azure Stack using Visual Studio
Debug ARM templates
Debugging ARM template deployments
Use Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services to connect to Azure Stack
Setup CI/CD pipeline with VSTS & Azure Stack
Use continuous integration and continuous deployment to automate a pipeline that targets Azure Stack
Azure Stack for Developers Part 4 – Building a Hybrid CI/CD Pipeline
Deploy apps to Azure and Azure Stack
Maintaining and Monitoring an Azure Stack Environment (20-25%)
Plan and implement a backup-recovery and a disaster-recovery solution
Back up Azure Stack infrastructure services
Backup and data recovery for Azure Stack with the Infrastructure Backup Service
Infrastructure Backup Service best practices
Perform cloud recovery of Azure Stack
This was on the futures, but no doc I can find
Replicate and fail over IaaS virtual machines to Azure
Replicate Azure Stack VMs to Azure
Back up and restore PaaS resource data
Back up App Service on Azure Stack
App Service recovery on Azure Stack
Back up and restore backup and restore of user IaaS virtual machine guest-OS, disks, volumes, and apps
Back up files and applications on Azure Stack
Manage and monitor capacity, performance, updates, and alerts
Manage storage
Manage storage capacity for Azure Stack
Monitor available storage
Integrate existing monitoring services
Integrate external monitoring solution with Azure Stack
Manage public IP address ranges
Monitor infrastructure component health
Region management in Azure Stack
Monitor health and alerts in Azure Stack
Monitor Azure Stack memory
Manage physical memory capacity for Azure Stack
Public IP addresses, and storage tenant consumption
See IP Above
Apply updates
Manage updates in Azure Stack overview
Update system firmware
This is to the OEM
Review and react to alerts
Monitor health and alerts in Azure Stack
Manage Usage Reporting
Provide access to the usage database
Report Azure Stack usage data to Azure
Test usage by using the ASDK
Same as on an integrated system
Collect the usage data by using the Provider Usage API and the Tenant Usage API
Frequently asked questions in Azure Stack usage API
Investigate the usage time versus the reported time
What is the difference between usage time and reported time?
What is the difference between usage time and reported time?
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