Description
This 5-day instructor led course focuses on the essential administrative tasks for Operations Manager on UNIX or Linux. You will learn how to effectively monitor, manage, and report on the health and performance of systems and applications in a heterogeneous IT environment using Operations Manager on UNIX or Linux. The course is delivered using the Linux platform, but applies to all three UNIX platforms where Operations Manager can be installed. The course reinforces concepts with extensive hands-on lab exercises. These hands-on exercises use version 9.10 of the software.
This course is designed for administrators of the Operations Manager 9.x on UNIX/Linux product.
Delegates will learn how to
- Create and modify user (operator) accounts for HP Operations Manager
- Configure system and application monitoring through policies
- Configure automatic responses to system or application problems
- Perform basic HP Operations Manager agent installation
- Configure nodes, node groups, message groups, tools, policies, policy groups, and other essential elements for use by both administrators and operators
- Use the Java Operator GUI to perform day-to-day tasks on messages
- Configure policies, messages, and commands for use in dealing with enterprise activities
- Choose appropriate techniques for managing devices using policies
- Use the Administrator UI to perform all common administrative functions
- Administer and maintain HP Operations Manager, its database and users, including backups of the environment
- Perform needed tasks to manage messages and message content
Outline
Module 1: Introduction to OMU/OML Administration
Module 2: Essential OMU/OML Architecture
Module 3: The OMU/OML Users
Module 4: Working with the Java GUI
Module 5: Using the OMU/OML Admin UI
Module 6: Adding OMU/OML Users
Module 7: Managing Nodes in OMU/OML
Module 8: From Event to Message Browser
Module 9: Managing Policies
Module 10: Pattern Matching
Module 11: Policy Conditions
Module 12: Configuring Message Actions
Module 13: More Policy Options
Module 14: Logfile Entry Policies
Module 15: Open Message Interface Policies
Module 16: SNMP Trap Policies
Module 17: Measurement Threshold Policies
Module 18: Performance Collection Component
Module 19: Scheduled Task Policies
Module 20: WMI Policies
Module 21: Service and Process Monitor Policies
Module 22: Basic Message Reduction
Module 23: Managing Tools
Module 24: Using Service Navigator
Module 25: Other Administrative Tasks
Prerequisites
Fundamentals and administration of a UNIX or Linux operating system
Basic elements of ITIL and ITSM, and common protocols
POSIX, UNIX shell, or Perl scripting