AZ-120T00 Planning and Deploying SAP on Azure
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.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Design Azure Infrastructure for SAP: Plan and configure virtual machines, virtual networks, and storage tailored for SAP workloads.
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Deploy SAP Solutions: Implement single-instance and multi-tier SAP NetWeaver and HANA deployments on Azure.
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Implement High Availability and Disaster Recovery (HA/DR): Design and configure strategies for business continuity and disaster recovery.
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Plan and Execute Migration: Evaluate and apply migration strategies for SAP workloads, including very large databases (VLDBs).
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Manage Identity Services: Configure and integrate hybrid identities with Microsoft Entra for SAP workloads.
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Monitor and Manage SAP on Azure: Use tools such as the Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension to monitor performance and health.
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Secure SAP Deployments: Apply security best practices for protecting identities, data, and network access in SAP environments.
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.
- Hands-on experience with Azure IaaS and PaaS solutions, including VM, VNet, Load Balancers, Storage (Blob, Files, Disks). Understanding of on-premises and cloud virtualization technologies, including: VMs, virtual networking, and virtual hard disks. Understanding of network configuration, including TCP/IP, Domain Name System (DNS), virtual private networks (VPNs), firewalls, and encryption technologies. Understanding of Microsoft Entra concepts Experience with Linux/Unix environments.
- Solid knowledge of SAP Applications, SAP HANA, S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver, SAP BW, OS Servers for SAP Applications and Databases.
- Understanding of SAP HANA deployment and configuration. Hands-on experience with SAP HANA administration.
- Knowledge of SAP products such as SAP HANA or SAP NetWeaver
- SAP and Microsoft partnership
- Options for SAP on Azure
- Common terms for SAP, Azure, and SAP deployments
- Prerequisites for SAP support in the public cloud
- Supported Azure VMs, OS, and configurations
- SAP NetWeaver on AnyDB architecture and workflow
- SAP S/4HANA on Azure architecture and workflow
- Azure VM sizes, scaling, and constrained vCPUs
- Bandwidth and data flow considerations
- Compute planning for SAP workloads
- Implement and verify high availability for SAP HANA on Azure VMs
- Virtual networks, IP addressing, and DNS
- Load balancing (Azure LB, Traffic Manager, Front Door)
- Azure Firewall, routing, and DDoS protection
- Connectivity (VPN, peering, cross-premises, SAProuter, SAP RISE networking)
- Azure Storage types, disks, caching, and accelerators
- Storage best practices for SAP HANA on VMs and NetApp Files
- Database support: SQL Server, Oracle, AnyDB
- Security considerations and encryption for databases
- Microsoft Entra ID and SAP Cloud Platform Identity Authentication
- Integration with SAP Fiori, NetWeaver, and HANA
- Active Directory and Entra Domain Services scenarios
- Linux integration with AD DS
- Azure Resource Manager, templates, and RBAC
- Azure Policy, management groups, and automation
- Access and remote management (Azure Bastion, JIT access, SAP Landscape Management connector)
- Security and compliance services
- Single-instance 2-tier and 3-tier deployments
- Manual and automated HANA installations
- SAP HANA scale-out
- Azure Center for SAP Solutions
- HA for SAP NetWeaver, ASCS-SCS, and DBMS instances
- HA and DR architectures for SAP workloads
- Active/Active and Active/Passive deployments
- Azure infrastructure availability and SLAs
- Azure Site Recovery for SAP workloads
- Backup strategies for HANA, SQL Server, and Oracle
- Snapshot-based backups and DR setups
- Monitoring SAP on Azure workloads with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and SAP HANA alerts
- Configure Azure Enhanced Monitoring Extension
- Migration strategies for SAP systems (S/4HANA from Business Suite, DMO options)
- One-step and two-step migrations (lift and shift + DMO)
- Downtime-optimized migration options
- VLDB migration best practices
- Licensing models for SAP on Azure
- Pricing considerations for VM-based SAP solutions
- Microsoft and SAP support for Azure-hosted workloads