Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to System Center 2012 Operations ManagerLessons
- 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
- Setting up the Initial Lab Environment
- Introducing System Center 2012
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
Module 2: Plan for Service MonitoringLessons
- Introducing ITIL® and MOF
- Designing the Service Monitoring Process
- Documenting the Service Monitoring Process
Lab : Plan for Service Monitoring
- Introducing Service Management
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Provide an overview of ITIL® and MOF
- Design and document a service monitoring plan
Module 3: Plan an Operations Manager 2012 DeploymentLessons
- 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
- Planning for Operations Manager 2012 Deployments
- Exploring Operations Manager 2012 SQL Database Objects
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
Module 4: Deploy Operations Manager 2012Lessons
- 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
- Installing Operations Manager 2012
- Configuring Active Directory Integration
- Configuring Role-Based Security
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
Module 5: Deploy the Operations Manager 2012 AgentLessons
- Reviewing the Operations Manger 2012 Agent
- Deploying the Operations Manager 2012 Agent
- Introducing Agent Failover
Lab : Deploy the Operations Manager 2012 Agent
- Deploying 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
Module 6: Deployment and Administration of Monitoring (Management) PacksLessons
- 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
- Creating Management Packs and Groups
- Installing Line of Business .NET Application
- Installing and Importing 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
Module 7: Tune Monitoring (Management) PacksLessons
- 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
- Tuning 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
Module 8: Monitor AdministrationLessons
- Exploring the Operations Console – Monitoring Pane
- Administering Alerts
- Exploring Agent-Based Monitoring
- Customizing the Monitoring Pane
Lab : Monitor Administration
- Working with Monitors and Alerts
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
Module 9: Advanced MonitoringLessons
- Monitoring Network Devices
- Monitoring UNIX/LINUX-Based Computers
- Monitoring .NET-Based Applications
- Expanding Operations Manager 2012 Monitoring
Lab : Advanced Monitoring
- Monitoring a Network Device
- Monitoring a .NET Application
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
Module 10: ReportsLessons
- Using Operations Manager 2012 Reporting
- Administering Reports
- Customizing Reports
Lab : Reports
- Reporting
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
Module 11: Notifications and Operations Manager 2012 MaintenanceLessons
- Introducing Alert Notifications
- Designing Maintenance and Disaster Recovery
Lab : Notifications and Operations Manager 2012 Maintenance
- Creating Subscriptions and Notifications
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
Module 12: System Center 2012 IntegrationLessons
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Lab : System Center 2012 Integration
- Setting up the Initial Lab Environment
- Creating an Orchestrator 2012 Runbook
- Working with Orchestrator System Center Runbooks
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Describe System Center 2012 Integration