Video 1
System Center Operations Manager 2007 Course Introduction
In this video I will outline the scenario we will be using throughout the course and 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
Video 2
Operations Manager Overview
In this video you will learn about the reasons for using System Center Operations Manager and 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
Video 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
Video 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
Video 5
Post-Installation Tasks, Discovery, 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
Video 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
Video 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
Video 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 gain an understanding of the different types of alerts while working 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
Video 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
Video 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
Video 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
Video 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
Video 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
Video 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