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Fee £1,545
Days 5
Code 50028
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Installing and Configuring System Centre Operations Manager 2007 R2

The Installing and Configuring System Centre Operations Manager 2007 R2 training course is available at our Cardiff training centre in Wales, which is also within easy reach of Newport, Bristol and South WalesMicrosoft Certified Gold Partner for Learning Solutions

Overview

This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage a Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group. This course is intended to develop the necessary skills to install and manage Operations Manager 2007 R2 management servers and supporting roles.

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students must have:

  • A+ certification or equivalent knowledge.
  • Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge.
  • Completed Course 2273, or have equivalent knowledge.
  • Completed Course 2277, or have equivalent knowledge.
  • Completed Course 2278, or have equivalent knowledge.
  • Completed Course 2279, or have equivalent knowledge.
  • Familiarity with Windows Server 2008.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
  • Familiarity with SQL Reporting Services.

Course Outline

Module 1: Installing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
This module explains how to plan and install the components for the Management Group.

Lessons
•Preparing for Operations Manager 2007 R2
•Using System Center Capacity Planner
•Security
•Installing System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
•Post Installation

 

Module 2: Using the Operations Console
This module explains how to use the Operations Console, create Operator Accounts, use the Web Console and create Views.

Lessons
•Reviewing the Workspaces
•Using the Web Console
•Working with Views
•Reviewing Security Roles

 

Module 3: Configuring Management Group and Agent Settings
This module explains how to define the default management group and agent settings, override the default settings for a management server and agents, and create notifications to be sent when alerts appear.

Lessons
•Global Settings
•Overriding Global Settings
•Creating Notifications

 

Module 4: Agent Installation
This module explains how to install and configure the agent used to monitor systems within the Management Group.

Lessons
•Configuring Active Directory
•Push Installation
•Manual Installation
•Managing Agents

 

Module 5: Management Packs
This module explains how to import, export and manage Management Packs used within the management group.

Lessons
•Management Pack Overview
•Importing and Exporting Management Packs
•Creating and Sealing Management Packs
Lab : Creating Monitors
•Creating Monitors
Lab : Creating Tasks
•Creating Tasks
Lab : Associating Run As Profiles with a Management Pack
•Associating Run As Profiles with a Management Pack

 

Module 6: Reporting
This module explains how configure the reporting components for the management group.

Lessons
•Installing and Configuring SQL Reporting Services
•Installing Operations Manager Reporting
•Creating and Viewing Reports

 

Module 7: Agentless Exception Monitoring
This module explains how to configure the settings and group policy options for Agentless Exception Monitoring.

Lessons
•Configuring Exception Monitoring
•Managing Clients

 

Module 8: Audit Collection Services
This module explains how to collect audit information from monitored systems and display the collected audit information using reports.

Lessons
•Audit Collection Services Overview
•Installing Audit Collection Services
•Configuring Forwarders and Collectors
•Importing ACS Reports
Lab : Configuring Forwarders
•Configuring Forwarders

 

Module 9: Synthetic Transactions
This module explains how to create transactions that mimic user actions and test functionality.

Lessons
•Synthetic Transactions

 

Module 10: Distributed Applications
This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array.

Lessons
•Distributed Applications

Lessons
•Tools for Monitoring Non-Microsoft Platforms
•Using the Cross-Platform Extensions

 

Module 12: Complex Environments
This module explains how to configure complex scenarios. The information covered includes multihoming an agent so that it reports monitoring data to more than one management group, configuring agents in untrusted domains to use certificate-based authentication, configuring a gateway server to support clients in untrusted domains, and configuring management groups in a hierarchy.

Lessons
•Multi-homing Agents
•Untrusted Environments
•Multi-Tiered Environments

 

Module 13: Backup and Recovery
This module explains how to safeguard the management group from failure by backing up the required systems and components.

Lessons
•Planning Backup and Restore
•Performing a Backup
•Planning Restore Strategies