MS-50216 - System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2: Advanced Configuration and Administration
Course
MS-50216
Price:
$1,795.00
Software Assurance Value:
3
Duration:
3 Days
MS-50216 System Center Operations Manager 2007: Advanced Configuration and Administration
Table of Contents
Who Should Attend
Introduction
At Course Completion
Course Format
Prerequisites
Course Outline
This course is intended for Operations Manager 2007 Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more Operations Manager 2007 management groups and all supporting roles.
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This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to configure and administer a complex environment with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. Coverage includes Architecture and Troubleshooting, Management Packs, Reporting, and Connectors.
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After completing this course students will be able to:
- Troubleshoot Operations Manager 2007.
- Understand Operations Manager 2007 architecture.
- Troubleshoot and tune management packs.
- Work with connectors.
- Author management pack.
- Author custom reports.
- Perform day-to-day tasks with command shell.
- Use Scripts in Operations Manager 2007.
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This course is 50 percent lecture, 50 percent lab
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Before attending this course, students must have:
A+ Certification or equivalent knowledge
Network+ Certification or equivalent knowledge
Visual Basic Script knowledge.
Completed Course MS-2274 or have equivalent knowledge
Completed Course MS-2275 or have equivalent knowledge
Completed Course MS-2277 or have equivalent knowledge
Completed Course MS-2278 or have equivalent knowledge
Completed Course MS-2279 or have equivalent knowledge
Completed Course MS-50028, Managing System Center Operations 2007, or equivalent knowledge.
The course materials, lectures, and lab exercises are in English. To benefit fully from our instruction, students need an understanding of the English language and completion of the prerequisites.
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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 scenario's
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 Windows PowerShell
This module will explain how to build and work with Operations Manager scripting and Windows PowerShell.
Lessons
Operations Manager and Windows PowerShell functionality
Operations Manager and Visual Basic Scripts functionality
Lab : Using Powershell For Day-To-Day Tasks
Using Windows PowerShell for ACS tasks
Using Windows PowerShell to retrieve and export information
Using Windows PowerShell to update information
Using Windows PowerShell for User Roles and Notification tasks
Using Windows 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 Windows PowerShell for day-to-day Operations Manager tasks
Use Visual Basic Scripts to create custom 'monitors', 'rules' and 'discoveries'
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