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Class Outline*
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Monitoring Your Environment with System Center Operations Manager 2007
Duration:
3 Days
Overview:
This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement System Center Operations Manager 2007 management packs and customize them. The course focuses on understanding how management packs are implemented and the contents of specific management packs, including the Operations Manager 2007 management pack, the Windows Server management packs, Active Directory management packs, and Exchange 2007 management pack. It also introduces the tools available for cross-platform monitoring.
Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the various objects within a management pack.
- Identify requirements for implementing common management packs.
- Adjust settings provided by common management packs for more effective monitoring of their environment.
- Identify best practices associated with tuning management packs.
Audience:
This course is intended for system administrators who will be responsible for day-to-day monitoring using Operations Manager 2007 and will be required to adjust the settings of commonly available management packs to better monitor their environment.
Prerequisites:
Before attending this course, students must have:
- At least one year's experience in supporting a Windows Server 2003 environment.
- Exposure to Windows Server 2008.
- Experience in supporting and troubleshooting Active Directory Directory Services.
- Experience in supporting and troubleshooting Exchange 2007.
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Outline:
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Module 1: Overview of System Center Operations Manager 2007 |
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This module provides an overview of Operations Manager 2007's health-based monitoring environment. It will describe the features of Operations Manager, identify the core components used in the monitoring environment, and review the security aspects.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Traditional Monitoring Compared with Operations Manager 2007
- Lesson 2: Operations Manager Features
- Lesson 3: Management Groups
- Lesson 4: Security
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the concepts of state-based and health monitoring.
- Identify the features provided by Operations Manager 2007.
- Identify the roles within a management group
- Describe how user roles are leveraged within a management group
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Module 2: Using the Operations Console |
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This module familiarizes the participant with the operations console. It covers the various workspaces as well as how to customize the console.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Navigation
- Lesson 2: Views
- Lesson 3: Web Console
- Lesson 4: Understanding Alerts
- Lesson 5: Understanding Notifications
Lab: Customizing the Operations Console
- Adding views to My Workspace
- Personalizing Default Views
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Navigate the operations console.
- Leverage the Actions pane.
- Customize the operations console.
- View and resolve alerts.
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Module 3: Management Packs |
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This module explains management packs, the different types of management packs, and dependencies within management packs. It describes the objects within a management pack and how to effectively work with pre-defined management packs.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Types of Management Packs
- Lesson 2: Default Management Packs
- Lesson 3: Management Pack Objects
- Lesson 4: Working with Overrides
Lab: Working with Sealed Management Packs
- Identifying Default Management Packs and Dependencies
- Identifying Management Pack Object
- Creating Overrides
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the types of Management Packs.
- Identify management pack dependencies and versioning.
- Describe the purpose of various management pack objects.
- Create overrides to customize sealed management packs.
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Module 4: Leveraging Reports |
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This module introduces the reporting features of Operations Manager 2007. It reviews the default reports, how to generate and publish reports, and steps needed to create custom reports.
Lessons
- The Reporting Environment
- Pre-defined Reports
- Creating Custom Reports
Lab: Running Reports
- Running a pre-defined report
- Publishing a report
- Creating a simple custom report
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the requirements for reporting.
- Identify the standard reports provided with Operations Manager.
- Create a custom report.
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Module 5: Working with the Windows Server Management Pack |
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This module explains what is monitored with the Windows Server Management Pack. It identifies configuration requirements, objects you may need to tune for your environment, and related management packs.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Configuring the Windows Server Management Pack
- Lesson 2: Objects in the Windows Server Management Pack
- Lesson 3: Tuning the Windows Server Management Pack
- Lesson 4: Related Management Packs
Lab: Customizing the Windows Server Management Pack
- Configuring the management pack
- Setting RunAs accounts and profiles
- Creating overrides for enabled and disabled monitors
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the objects within the Windows Server Management Pack.
- Identify required and optional configuration.
- Create overrides to tune the management pack for their environment.
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Module 6: Working with the Active Directory Management Pack |
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This module explains what is monitored with the Active Directory Management Pack. It identifies configuration requirements, objects you may need to tune for your environment, and related management packs.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Configuring the Active Directory Management Pack
- Lesson 2: Objects in the Active Directory Management Pack
- Lesson 3: Tuning the Active Directory Management Pack
- Lesson 4: Related Management Packs
Lab: Customizing the Active Directory Management Pack
- Configuring the management pack
- Setting RunAs accounts and profiles
- Creating overrides for enabled and disabled monitors
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the objects within the Active Directory Management Pack.
- Identify required and optional configuration.
- Create overrides to tune the management pack for their environment.
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Module 7: Working with the Exchange 2007 Management Pack |
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This module explains what is monitored with the Windows Server Management Pack. It identifies configuration requirements, objects you may need to tune for your environment, and related management packs.
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Configuring the Exchange 2007 Management Pack
- Lesson 2: Objects in the Exchange 2007 Management Pack
- Lesson 3: Tuning the Exchange 2007 Management Pack
Lab: Customizing the Exchange 2007 Management Pack
- Configuring the management pack
- Setting RunAs accounts and profiles
- Creating overrides for enabled and disabled monitors
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe the objects within the Exchange 2007 Management Pack.
- Identify required and optional configuration.
- Create overrides to tune the management pack for their environment.
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Module 8: Using the Command Shell |
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This module introduces the participant to the command shell. It identifies the cmdlets available for Operations Manager 2007, navigating the Operations Manager 2007 environment, and provides several scenarios for leveraging the command shell when working with agents.
Lessons
- Working with the Command Shell Environment
- Common Agent Tasks for the Command Shell
Lab: Managing Agents with the Command Shell
- Navigating the command shell
- Setting maintenance mode from the command shell
- Listing Agents Not Responding
- Navigate the command shell.
- Retrieve a listing of cmdlets available for Operations Manager 2007.
- Use cmdlets to manage groups of agents.
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Module 9: Cross-Platform Monitoring |
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This module introduces the participant to the command shell. It identifies the cmdlets available for Operations Manager 2007, navigating the Operations Manager 2007 environment, and provides several scenarios for leveraging the command shell when working with agents.
Lessons
- Monitoring Network Devices
- Using the Cross-platform Extensions
- Connecting to other management tools
Lab: Monitoring Linux with Operations Manager
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Identify options for monitoring network devices with Operations Manager 2007.
- Describe the purpose of cross-platform extensions
- Identify interoperability options with other management tools.
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*Content, days, and times vary depending on your location. Please view the outline prior to purchase or contact the local center for more information.
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