System Center Operations Manager 2007 Training

Our System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Training Teaches You: Client Monitoring, Operations Manager Security, Monitoring VMware Servers, Monitoring Non-Windows Devices and Much More. Plus, 70-400 Exam Coverage!

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Exam Coverage This course covers exam objectives required for you to pass:
- 70-400 - TS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring Exam

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System Center Operations Manager 2007 Training - Course Outline

Lesson 1 - System Center Operations Manager 2007 Course Introduction

In this video I will outline the scenario we will be using throughout the course and I will introduce you to how we will be working with System Center Operations Manager in this course.

Course Goals
High-Level Overview of SCOM 2007 R2?s Purpose
What?s New in SCOM 2007
What?s New in SCOM 2007 R2
Scenario
The Video Lab
Prerequisite Knowledge and Abilities
Hardware Needs if You Want to Follow Along
Full Course Overview

Lesson 2 - Operations Manager Overview

In this video you will learn about the reasons for using System Center Operations Manager and you will discover the various features and components of SCOM.

Why Use System Center Operations Manager?
System Center Operations Manager Components
System Center Operations Manager Features
Management Groups
SCOM/Active Directory Integration
The Role of Management Packs

Lesson 3 - Installing Operations Manager

In this video you will learn how to properly prepare for your Operations Manager installation. Plus, you will work hands-on to install SCOM in your own environment.

Software Prerequisites
Software Prerequisites Matrix
Recommended Hardware Specifications
Operations Manager Recommended Limits
Pre-Installation Steps
Lipton Legal SCOM Installation Assumptions
Lipton Legal SCOM Installation Process
Installing Operations Manager 2007 R2 Components on the Operations Database and Reporting Server
Installing Operations Manager 2007 R2 on Root Management Server
Double Checking the Installation

Lesson 4 - Introduction to the Management Console

In this video you will learn how to utilize the Management Console to monitor the health and performance of the servers and applications in your environment.

The Operations Manager Console
The Web Console
Console - Scoping
Console - Using Find and Search
Creating Additional Console Views
Using the Health Explorer
DNS and Domain Controller View
Management Group Diagram View
Performance Data View
Creating State Views

Lesson 5 - Post-Installation Tasks, Disovery and Agent Deployment

In this video you will learn how to deploy Operations Manager agents to servers. Plus, you will work hands-on to utilize these agents on servers managed within SCOM.

Post-Installation Recommendations
Management Group Diagram
Discovery Agent Installation
Using the Computer and Device Management Wizard to Deploy Agents
Installing the SCOM Agent Manually
Understanding Agents
Managing Agent Heartbeat Intervals
Managing Agent Missed Heartbeats
Agentless Monitoring
Enabling Agentless Monitoring

Lesson 6 - Understanding and Using Management Packs

Every network consists of several systems like Windows Machines, Linux Servers, Printers and Network switches, and many services such as DNS and File Services. In this video you will learn how to utilize management packs within Operations Manager to help you monitor these systems and services in your own Operations Manager environment.

System Monitoring for Yesterdyear
What are Management Packs?
Sealed vs. Unsealed MPs
Customizing Sealed Management Packs
The Default Management Pack
Management Pack Components
Management Packs Installed During Installation
Locating New Management Packs
Installing Management Packs
Importing Management Packs - Best Practices
Importing Management Packs
Importing DNS Server Management Pack using SCOM 2007 Catalog
Creating Overrides
Creating Management Packs for Overrides
Documenting Company Knowledge
Removing Management Packs

Lesson 7 - Groups, Rules, Tasks and Monitors

In this video you will work hands-on to create and use objects such as groups, rules, tasks and monitors to help ease the daily burden of monitoring the systems in your Operations Manager environment.

Managing Monitors
Creating a Self-Tuning Threshold Monitor
Monitoring iSCSI Client Service
Managing Groups
Managing Rules
Managing Tasks

Lesson 8 - Understanding Alerts, Notifications and Distributed Application Monitoring

A major reason behind using a service like SCOM is to make sure the administrators are notified when an alert is generated. In this video you will learn to understand the different types of alerts and you will work hands-on to respond to these alerts and create email based notifications for all critical alerts.

Alert Description and Disposition
The Relationship Between Alerts and Notifications
The Notification Framework
Configuring Notifications
Enabling E-Mail Notifications
Creating Notification Subscriptions
Maintenance Mode
Monitoring Distributed Applications
Replacing the Router Device with a Working Monitored Device

Lesson 9 - Monitoring Non-Windows Devices

In addition to Windows machines, many companies use network equipment, printers, and SUSE Linux Enterprise machines. In this video you will learn how to initiate up/down monitoring for all network devices and printers. Plus, you will work step-by-step to initiate full monitoring for the SUSE server.

SNMP in a Nutshell
SNMP Terminology
Up/Down Monitoring for Network Devices
Adding Network Devices for Up/Down Monitoring
Personalizing Network Device State View
Creating a Rule that Captures Uptime for a Network Device
Cross Platform (Xplat) Monitoring Notes
Monitoring SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 – Pre-Deployment Tasks
Discovering and Deploying SCOM Agent to SLES

Lesson 10 - Client Monitoring

Keeping track of your client’s software crashes, hardware failures, systems quality and compliance is critical to making sure your end users maximize productivity. In this video you will work hands-on to implement the different client monitoring capabilities included in Operations Manager that will allow you to make sure your client systems remain operating at a high level.

Agentless Exception Monitoring
Configuring Client Monitoring
Importing the Administrative Template
Configuring Policies
Looking at Gathered Information
Agent-Based Client Monitoring
Collective Health Monitoring
Business-Critical Client Monitoring
Client Operating System Management Packs
Information Worker Management Packs
Deploying Client Operating System and Business Critical Monitoring Management Packs
Enabling Business Critical Monitoring on a Client
Installation of Worker Management Pack

Lesson 11 - Deploying Operations Manager Reporting and Data Warehouse

In this video you will learn how to utilize warehousing and reporting to obtain historical performance information to allow for future expansion considerations. Plus, you will work hands-on to install the data warehouse and reporting components.

About the Warehouse and Reporting Options
Accounts Used By the Data Warehouse Component
Installing the Data Warehouse and Reporting Components
Using Reports
Setting Up a Report Schedule

Lesson 12 - Operations Manager Security

Security is a constant point of emphasis in any network environment. In this video you will learn how to utilize Operations Manager security to make sure operators only see what they need to see. Plus, you will work hands-on to develop and implement a security plan for future security considerations.

Users Roles in Operations Manager
Adding Users to an Existing Role
Creating New User Roles
Run As Accounts and Profiles
R2: “Run As” Account Distribution and Targeting
Security “Shortcuts” in the Course
Operations Manager Communications Diagram
Other Communications Ports
Web Console Recommendations
Full Security Guide from Microsoft

Lesson 13 - Monitoring VMware Servers

VMware has become an integral part of many IT operating environments. In this video you will learn how to monitor your VMware servers in Operations Manager. Plus, you will work hands-on to install and utilize Veeam’s Management Pack for VMware for Operations Manager.

Veeam nworks MP for VMware for SCOM 2007
Product Components
System Requirements
Other Requirements
Installation Process
Installing the Management Center Server and UI
Installing the Virtual Infrastructure Collector
Importing nworks Management Pack
Adding Servers to be Monitored
Monitoring Results
Full Installation Documentation

Lesson 14 - Using the Service Level Dashboard

In this video you will learn how to properly utilize the Service Level Dashboard, which summarizes service level information into "at-a-glance" monitors. Plus, you will work hands-on to deploy and use the Service Level Dashboard.

What is the Service Level Dashboard?
How the Dashboard Works
Service Level Dashboard Requirements
Installation Process
Importing the Service Level Dashboard Management Pack
Building a SharePoint Server
Installing the Service Level Dashboard Component to Your SharePoint Server
Running the SQL Query
Using the Dashboard
Creating a Service Level Tracking Object
Adding Service Level Tracking Object to the Dashboard
The Good and the Ugly

Certified Instruction

Scott Lowe (MCSE, CNA)

Scott is the Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri where he puts his 16 years of Information Technology experience to work serving the needs of the campus community. By night (and sometimes weekends, lunch, and everything in between!) Scott writes technical articles for CNet's TechRepublic, TechTarget and TechGenix and creates training courses for Train Signal.

For TechRepublic, for whom he has written hundreds of articles, Scott writes weekly in the Servers & Storage area, monthly in the IT Leadership area and in other areas on an ad hoc basis. Scott also writes for TechTarget's SearchCIO-Midmarket site and is the lead author for TechGenix's virtualizationadmin.com site. Scott is the author of O'Reilly's Home Networking: The Missing Manual and a coauthor of Microsoft Press' Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Administrator's Companion and the MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-653): Configuring Windows Small Business Server 2008 book.

Scott has also created a number of training courses for Train Signal, the leading producer of premium quality computer training videos. Scott's videos include Windows 7 Administration, System Center Configuration Manager, System Center Operations Manager, Exchange Server 2007 Powershell, Windows Home Server and Microsoft Outlook 2007.

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FAQ

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Training - FAQ

Am I qualified to take this course?: YES! If you have a basic knowledge of Windows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008, and you are working with or plan to work with a large or enterprise sized network, you’ll benefit from this in-depth course!
Do I need any special equipment to complete this training course?: NO! All you need is a computer with Internet Explorer and a media player; however, working hands-on with SCOM may enhance your training experience.
Is this course part of any Microsoft certification track?: YES! This course will help you prepare for the 70-400 Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuring exam.

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