Instructor-led training
Advanced
5 days
English
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the necessary knowledge to successfully design and deploy Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager. In this course, students are introduced to the basic theory of service monitoring. They will also learn about configuration, deployment, monitoring, and operation of Operations Manager 2012.
After completing this course, students will have the skills necessary to manage Operations Manager for maximum business benefit. This course incorporates case studies and hands-on learning opportunities so students can practice applying business solutions to real-world scenarios.
Before attending this course, students must have:
Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system
Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
Experience with PowerShell and SQL Server and SQL Server Reporting Services
Familiarity with data center management processes
Previous work with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
Previous work with Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
Knowledge of previous versions of Operations Manager
Knowledge of the product(s) that you plan to monitor
This course is for IT Professionals who already have some prerequisite technical knowledge and want to learn the skills necessary to implement a comprehensive service monitoring system for their production environment. This course is also for IT Professionals who want to learn how to communicate relevant business information about the operational status of the IT environment.
A 360-degree learning approach that you can adapt to your learning style
Engage and learn more with these live and highly-interactive classes alongside your peers
24/7 Teaching Assistance Keep engaged with integrated teaching
Projects provide you with sample work to show prospective employers.
Real-world projects relevant to what you’re learning throughout the program
A support team focused on helping you succeed alongside a peer community
Introduction to System Center 2012 Operations Manager
History and Evolution of System Center
System Center 2012 Product Suite
System Center 2012 Licensing
System Center 2012 Operations Manager
Lab : Introduction to System Center 2012 Operations Manager
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the history and evolution of System Center
Differentiate between each of the System Center 2012 products
Describe System Center 2012 licensing
Identify the purpose and function of Operations Manager 2012
Plan for Service Monitoring
Introducing ITIL and MOF
Designing the Service Monitoring Process
Documenting the Service Monitoring Process
Lab : Plan for Service Monitoring
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Provide an overview of ITIL and MOF
Design and document a service monitoring plan
Plan an Operations Manager 2012 Deployment
Defining the Operations Manager 2012 Core Components
Designing for High Availability
Defining Core Hardware and Software Requirements
Designing Network Device Monitoring Requirements
Designing UNIX/LINUX Monitoring Requirements
Designing Windows-Based Monitoring Requirements
Lab : Plan an Operations Manager 2012 Deployment
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define what a management group and its components are
Design a highly available System Center 2012 Operations Manager environment
Plan and design the necessary hardware and software components
Describe the necessary components for network device monitoring
Describe the necessary components for UNIX/LINUX-based server monitoring
Implement Windows-based server monitoring
Deploy Operations Manager 2012
Reviewing Environmental Prerequisites
Installing Operations Manager 2012
Verifying Operations Manager 2012 Installation and Additional Configuration
Creating and Using Run As Accounts
Implementing Active Directory Integration
Designing and Implementing Role-Based Administration
Lab : Deploy Operations Manager 2012
After completing this module, students will be able to:
List the environmental prerequisites needed to install Operations Manager 2012 and Active Directory accounts
Describe how to install and configure a management group and its components
Verify the successful implementation of basic management group components
Create and use Run As accounts
Design a role-based administrative model
Explain what Active Directory Integration is
Deploy the Operations Manager 2012 Agent
Reviewing the Operations Manger 2012 Agent
Deploying the Operations Manager 2012 Agent
Introducing Agent Failover
Lab : Deploy the Operations Manager 2012 Agent
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the agent architecture
Explain agent deployment methods
Describe what Active Directory auto assignment is
Describe how the agent will handle a primary management server failure
Deployment and Administration of Monitoring (Management) Packs
Introducing Monitoring (Management) Packs
Understanding Most Commonly Used Monitoring (Management) Packs
Modifying and Expanding Monitoring (Management) Packs: Overrides
Monitoring (Management) Pack Administration Best Practices
Lab : Deployment and Administration of Monitoring (Management) Packs
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain what a monitoring (management) pack is
Describe the components of a monitoring (management) pack
Explain how to obtain a monitoring (management) pack
Deploy monitoring (management) pack
Explain the difference between sealed and unsealed monitoring (management) packs
Override a monitoring (management) pack
Describe best practices for monitoring (management) pack administration
Tune Monitoring (Management) Packs
Introducing Alerts
Tuning a Monitoring (Management) Pack
Using Operations Manager Baseline Monitors and Rules
Documenting Changes to Monitoring (Management) Packs
Lab : Tune Monitoring (Management) Packs
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe alerts
Describe the monitoring (management) pack tuning process
Describe baseline monitors and rules
Document overrides
Monitor Administration
Exploring the Operations Console – Monitoring Pane
Administering Alerts
Exploring Agent-Based Monitoring
Customizing the Monitoring Pane
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Navigate the monitoring pane in the Operations console
Investigate an alert
Use Health Explorer
Explain maintenance mode
Describe and create Views
Advanced Monitoring
Monitoring Network Devices
Monitoring UNIX/LINUX-Based Computers
Monitoring .NET-Based Applications
Expanding Operations Manager 2012 Monitoring
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Monitor network devices
Monitor UNIX/LINUX-based computers
Monitor .NET-based applications
Monitor distributed applications
Expand monitoring by using monitoring (management) pack templates
Reports
Using Operations Manager 2012 Reporting
Administering Reports
Customizing Reports
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Understand how Operations Manager 2012 Reporting and SQL Server Reporting Services work together
Manage default Operations Manager 2012 reports
Create customized reports
Notifications and Operations Manager 2012 Maintenance
Introducing Alert Notifications
Designing Maintenance and Disaster Recovery
Lab : Notifications and Operations Manager 2012 Maintenance
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe and configure Operations Manager 2012 notifications
Plan and perform routine maintenance
Create a disaster recovery plan
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