📖 About this Domain
This domain covers the end-to-end process of migrating existing SAP landscapes to the Azure platform. You will learn to select appropriate migration strategies and tools like Database Migration Option (DMO) and Azure Migrate. The focus is on the technical execution of migrating databases and application servers, followed by post-migration validation.
🎓 What You Will Learn
- Learn to determine the correct migration strategy, such as lift and shift or a new implementation, based on source environment specifics.
- Understand how to select and use migration tools like Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM), Database Migration Option (DMO), and Azure Migrate for SAP workloads.
- Learn the technical steps to migrate SAP databases using methods like backup/restore and application servers using tools like Robocopy or rsync.
- Learn to perform post-migration verification, configure high availability using Pacemaker clusters, and set up Azure Backup for SAP HANA.
🛠️ Skills You Will Build
- You will build skills to assess on-premises SAP environments and design a comprehensive migration plan to Azure.
- You will build the ability to implement and operate migration tools like SWPM and DMO for heterogeneous and homogeneous system copies.
- You will build hands-on skills to execute the migration of SAP Central Services (ASCS/ERS), application servers, and databases to Azure IaaS.
- You will build skills to validate the migrated SAP system, configure Azure Backup, and implement disaster recovery solutions.
💡 Top Tips to Prepare
- Focus on the use cases for DMO with System Move versus classic migration tools like SWPM for system copies.
- Deeply understand networking requirements for migration, including ExpressRoute connectivity and storage configurations for migration targets.
- Know the exact steps for post-migration validation, including running SAP transaction SICK and configuring transport management systems (TMS).
- Revisit how to configure high availability for migrated SAP Central Services (ASCS) and HANA databases using Azure Load Balancers and Pacemaker clusters.
📖 About this Domain
This domain covers the design and implementation of core Azure infrastructure for SAP workloads. You will focus on compute, storage, and networking components to meet SAP performance and availability requirements.
🎓 What You Will Learn
- Design Azure compute for SAP, including selecting certified VM SKUs and configuring Proximity Placement Groups for low latency.
- Configure Azure networking for SAP by designing VNet and subnet layouts and implementing NSGs for traffic segmentation.
- Implement Azure storage for SAP, choosing between Azure Premium Storage, Ultra Disk, and Azure NetApp Files for specific SAP directories.
- Establish High Availability and Disaster Recovery by configuring Availability Sets, Availability Zones, and using Azure Site Recovery.
🛠️ Skills You Will Build
- Deploying SAP-certified Azure VMs and configuring them for optimal performance and supportability.
- Architecting secure network topologies using VNets, subnets, NSGs, and ASGs for multi-tier SAP landscapes.
- Provisioning and managing high-performance storage solutions like ANF for SAP HANA shared filesystems.
- Implementing HA clusters using Pacemaker with STONITH devices and configuring DR replication with Azure Site Recovery.
💡 Top Tips to Prepare
- Memorize the specific SAP-certified M-series and E-series VM families and their primary use cases.
- Practice designing VNet layouts with multiple subnets for application, database, and management tiers.
- Understand the performance tiers and IOPS/throughput capabilities of Azure Premium Storage and ANF for SAP sizing.
- Master the differences between Availability Sets and Availability Zones for SAP HA architecture design.
📖 About this Domain
This domain covers the architecture and implementation of business continuity solutions for SAP workloads on Azure. It focuses on configuring high availability within an Azure region and disaster recovery across Azure regions. You will learn to mitigate downtime and data loss for critical SAP systems.
🎓 What You Will Learn
- You will learn to design and implement HA for SAP NetWeaver and S/4HANA using Azure Load Balancer and Pacemaker clusters.
- You will learn to configure SAP HANA high availability using HANA System Replication (HSR) and STONITH mechanisms.
- You will learn to implement a DR strategy for SAP landscapes by replicating VMs to a secondary region with Azure Site Recovery (ASR).
- You will learn to configure and manage data protection for SAP workloads using Azure Backup for SAP HANA and virtual machines.
🛠️ Skills You Will Build
- You will build skills to configure Pacemaker clusters on SLES/RHEL for SAP Central Services (ASCS/ERS) automatic failover.
- You will build skills to deploy and manage HANA System Replication (HSR) for database-level high availability and disaster recovery.
- You will build skills to orchestrate DR failover and failback for multi-tier SAP applications using Azure Site Recovery plans.
- You will build skills to perform backup and restore operations for SAP HANA databases using the Azure Backup service.
💡 Top Tips to Prepare
- Master the configuration of STONITH devices, specifically the Azure Fence Agent, for Pacemaker clusters to prevent split-brain scenarios.
- Understand the different HANA System Replication modes and their impact on Recovery Point Objective (RPO) and Recovery Time Objective (RTO).
- Gain hands-on experience with Azure Site Recovery by performing test failovers for a multi-tier SAP application.
- Focus on the prerequisites and configuration steps for the Azure Backup for SAP HANA on Azure VM solution, including the pre-registration script.
📖 About this Domain
This domain covers key concepts related to 1: Plan and administer a Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads solution (25–30%).
🎓 What You Will Learn
- Core concepts of 1: Plan and administer a Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads solution (25–30%)
- Best practices and implementation
- Real-world application scenarios
🛠️ Skills You Will Build
- Technical proficiency in 1: Plan and administer a Microsoft Azure for SAP Workloads solution (25–30%)
- Problem-solving abilities
- Practical implementation skills
💡 Top Tips to Prepare
- Review official documentation and study guides
- Practice with hands-on exercises
- Focus on understanding core principles
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