50216 System Center Operations Manager 2007: Advanced Configuration and Administration Training and Courseware

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and administrate a complex Operations Manager 2007 environment. The information included in this class will give students a better understanding of their Operations Manager 2007 infrastructure.

Course Outline

Module 1: Architecture and Troubleshooting

This module will explain how the ‘internals’ of Operations Manager work and how to troubleshoot.

Lessons

• Architecture
• Operations Manager "Health Engine"
• Troubleshooting

Lab : Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting discoveries and monitors
• Troubleshooting health state changes
• Troubleshooting the Operations Manager agent

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the Operations Manager architecture
• Troubleshoot Operations Manager

Module 2: Management Packs

This module will explain management pack architecture and how to author a management pack.

Lessons

• Architecture
• OpsMgr Console vs Authoring console
• Targeting
• Override and thresholds
• PRO Tips

Lab : Import and tune management packs

• Using overrides
• Targeting based on different scenarios

Lab : Author a management pack

• Author a management pack

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the management pack architecture
• Target a new monitor or rule to suitable collection of objects
• Author a management pack

Module 3: Reporting

This module will explain how to develop custom reports.

Lessons

• The data warehouse database
• SQL Reporting and reporting items

Lab : Author custom reports

• Author a performance report

Lab : Author custom reports

• Author an event report

Lab : Author custom reports

• Author a health report

Lab : Author custom reports

• Author an ACS report

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the reporting and data warehouse architecture
• Work with Report Models
• Author custom reports on the Data Warehouse
• Author custom reports on the ACS database
• Author custom reports on the Operation database

Module 4: Connectors

This module will explain how to connect Operations Manager to remote systems, like a ticketing system.

Lessons

• Connector Architecture
• Using the Universal Connector
• Deploy, configure and use the Universal Connector

Lab : Install the Universal Connector

• Deploy and configure the Universal Connector

Lab : Use the Universal Connector

• Use the Universal Connector to forward alerts from Operations Manager

Lab : Use the Universal Connector

• Use the Universal Connector to import information from Remote Systems

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Understand the Connector architecture
• Export information from Operations Manager with the universal connector
• Import information into Operations Manager with the universal connector

Module 5: Advanced Scripting and PowerShell

This module will explain how to build and work with Operations Manager scripting and PowerShell.

Lessons

• Operations Manager and PowerShell functionality
• Operations Manager and Visual Basic Scripts functionality

Lab : Using PowerShell for day-to-day tasks

• Using PowerShell for ACS tasks
• Using PowerShell to retrieve and export information
• Using PowerShell to update information
• Using PowerShell for User Roles and Notification tasks
• Using PowerShell to troubleshoot the SCOM environment

Lab : Operations Manager scripting

• Creating visual basic scripts for 2- and 3-state "monitors"
• Creating visual basic scripts for "rules"
• Creating visual basic scripts for "discoveries"

After completing this module, students will be able to:

• Use PowerShell for day-to-day Operations Manager tasks
• Use Visual Basic Scripts to create custom ‘monitors’, ‘rules’, and ‘discoveries’

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