Installing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007

This module explains how to install System Center Configuration Manager 2007 in a single Root Management Server configuration and a clustered highly available Root Management Server configuration.

Lessons

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

Lab : Installing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Identify the requirements for installing System Center Operations Manager 2007.
• Install System Center Operations Manager 2007 and verify a successful installation.

Using the Operations Console

This module explains how to use the Operations Console and how to perform configuration tasks.

Lessons

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

Lab : Creating Operator Accounts and Views

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Install the Operations Console on another system.
• Understand the workspaces and views.
• Work with the Actions available for a given object.

Configuring Management Group and Agent Settings

This module explains how to configure the global management group settings and the individual agent settings within Operations Manager 2007.

Lessons

• Global Settings
• Overriding Global Settings
• Creating Notifications

Lab : Configuring Notification Settings

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure default management group settings.
• Override the default management group setting.

Configure notification settings and define who will receive the notifications.

Agent Installation

This module explains how to deploy the Operations Manager agent within the management group.

Lessons

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

Lab : Agent Installation

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Create an Active Directory container for automatic agent assignment.
• Configure automatic installation settings.
• Manually install and approve an agent.

Management Packs

This module explains how to import, export and manage the objects within a management pack.

Lessons

• Management Pack Overview
• Importing and Exporting Management Packs
• Creating and Sealing Management Packs

Lab : Creating Monitors

Lab : Creating Tasks

Lab : Associating Run As Profiles with a Management Pack

Lab : Configuring Overrides

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Define the components that make up a management pack.
• Create a new management pack.
• Export and import management packs.
• Seal a management pack.

Reporting

This module explains how to install and configure SQL Reporting Services and then install Operations Manager Reporting and create reports.

Lessons

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

Lab : Creating Reports

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Install and configure SQL Reporting Services.
• Install and configure Operations Manager Reporting.
• View reports.
• Create reports using Report Builder.

Agentless Exception Monitoring

This module explains how to configure Agentless Exception Monitoring to monitor for application faults and then monitor the client systems.

Lessons

• Configuring Exception Monitoring
• Managing Clients

Lab : Configuring Agentless Exception Monitoring

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Configure a management server as an Agentless Exception Monitoring collector.

Configure clients to generate error reports and send them to the management server