Managing System Center Operations Manager 2007

This course is intended for both novice and experienced network engineers who have a minimum basic Active Directory and network services experience.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Install Operations Manager 2007 Root Management Server.
• Install the Root Management Server in a highly available configuration.
• Navigate the Operations Console and the Web Console.
• Manage the Management Group using the Command Shell.
• Perform agent installation on managed systems.
• Import and export management packs.
• Configure Rules, Events, Monitors and Tasks.
• Configure Reporting and create reports.
• Monitor workstations and servers using Agentless Exception Monitoring.
• Configure and manage Audit Collection Services.
• Create Synthetic Transactions.
• Create Distributed Applications.
• Multi-home an agent.
• Configure a Gateway server for monitoring untrusted domains.
• Configure communication between two management groups.
• Migrate from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to 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:

• Identifying and Installing Prerequisites
• Installing System Center Operations Manager 2007
• Post Installation

Lab A: Installing System Center Operations Manager

• Installing the Operations Manager Components

Lab B: Installing a Clustered RMS

• Creating Cluster Resources
• Installing the Operational Database
• Installing the RMS Node
• Installing the Secondary Management Server
• Creating the Services
• Creating the RMS Cluster Virtual Server

MODULE 2: Using the Operations Console

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

Lessons:

• Overview of the Operations Console
• Creating Operator Accounts
• Using the Web Console
• Working with View

Lab: Creating Operator Accounts and Views

• Creating User Roles
• Monitoring with a Remote Console

MODULE 3: Using Operations Manager 2007 Command Shell

This module explains how to use the PowerShell commands that are available within Operations Manager 2007.

Lessons

• Command Shell Overview
• Using Command Shell Operations Manager 2007

Lab: Using the Command Shell

• Running Individual Commands
• Scripting Commands

MODULE 4: 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

• Setting Management Group Notification Options
• Creating Notification Recipients
• Creating Notification Subscriptions
• Testing Notification Subscriptions

MODULE 5: Agent Installation

This module explains how to deploy the Operations Manager agent within the

management group.

Lessons

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

Lab: Agent Installation

• Manually Installing the Agent
• Approving the Manually Installed Agent

MODULE 6: Management Packs

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

Lessons

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

Lab A: Creating Monitors

• Creating a Self-Tuning Threshold
• Creating a Correlated Windows Event Unit Monitor

Lab B: Creating Tasks

• Creating a Task
• Testing a Task

Lab C: Associating Run As Profiles with a Management Pack

• Creating a Run As Profile
• Testing a Task

Lab D: Configuring Overrides

• Create and Verify the Override

MODULE7: 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 A: Creating Reports

• Creating a Model
• Creating a Report

MODULE8: 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

• Configuring Client Monitoring
• Configuring Group Policy
• Testing Client Monitoring

MODULE9: Audit Collection Services

This module explains how to install and configure Audit Collection Services, how to enable forwarders and how to manage collectors and forwarders using the Command Shell.

Lessons

• Audit Collection Services Overview
• Installing Audit Collection Services
• Configuring Forwarders and Collectors

Lab A: Configuring Forwarders

• Enabling Forwarders

Lab B: Configuring ACS Reports

• Import ACS Reports

MODULE 10: Synthetic Transactions and Distributed Applications

This module explains how to create a synthetic transaction to proactively monitor components. It also explains how to create and use distributed applications to provide end-to-end service monitoring

Lessons

• Synthetic Transactions
• Distributed Applications

Lab A: Creating Synthetic Transactions

• Building the Synthetic Transaction
• Testing the Synthetic Transaction

Lab B: Creating a Distributed Application

• Building the Model
• Testing the Distributed Application

MODULE11: Complex Environments

This module explains how to configure agents to send monitoring data to multiple management servers in multiple management groups. It also explains how to install and configure a Gateway server for clients in untrusted domains and how to configure multiple management groups to interoperate.

Lessons

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

Lab: Connecting Management Groups

• Configuring Subscriptions
• Configuring Operator Accounts

MODULE12: Migrating from MOM 2005 to Operations Manager 2007

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

Lessons

• Migration Overview
• Using the Migration Tool
• Converting Management Packs

Lab: Converting Management Packs

• Using the Migration Tool