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50028: Managing System Center Operations Manager 2007
Five-days Instructor-led
IntroductionElements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to managing a Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 management group. This course is intended to develop the necessary skills to install and manage Operations Manager 2007 management servers and supporting roles.
Audience
This course is intended for Windows Server 2003 or later administrators who have experience working within a Windows Active Directory domain environment and have a good understanding of Windows Server based network services. Familiarity with a support ticketing system is helpful.
At Course Completion
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Install and configure a management group. Install a clustered Root Management Server. Configure management group and agent settings. Install and configure reporting. Manage Agentless Exception Monitoring. Manage Audit Collection Services. Use Windows PowerShellฎ to manage the management group. Configure a management group hierarchy. Migrate from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to System Center Operations Manager 2007.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
A+ certification or equivalent knowledge. Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge. Completed Course 2274, or have equivalent knowledge. Completed Course 2275, or have equivalent knowledge. Completed Course 2277, or have equivalent knowledge. Completed Course 2278, or have equivalent knowledge. Completed Course 2279, or have equivalent knowledge Course Outline
Module 1: Installing System Center Operations Manager
This module explains how to install management servers and configure a clustered Root Management Server.
Lessons
Identifying and Installing Prerequisites Installing System Center Operations Manager 2007 Post Installation Lab A: Installing System Center Operations Manager
Installing the Operations Manager Components Lab B: Installing a Clustered RMS
Creating Cluster Resources Installing the Operational Database Installing the RMS Node Installing the Secondary Management Server Creating the Services Creating the RMS Cluster Virtual Server After completing this module, students will be able to: Identify the requirements for installing System Center Operations Manager 2007
Install System Center Operations Manager 2007 and verify a successful installation Module 2: Using the Operations Console
This module explains how to use the Operations Console, create Operator Accounts, use the Web Console and create Views.
Lessons
Overview of the Operations Console Creating Operator Accounts Using the Web Console Working with Views Lab: Creating Operator Accounts and Views
Creating User Roles Creating Views After completing this module, students will be able to:
Install the Operations Console on another system Understand the workspaces and views Work with the Actions available for a given object Module 3: Configuring Management Group and Agent Settings
This module explains how to define the default management group and agent settings, override the default settings for a management server and agents, and create notifications to be sent when alerts appear.
Lessons
Global Settings Overriding Global Settings Creating Notifications Lab: Creating Notification Settings
Setting Management Group Notification Options Creating Notification Recipients Creating Notification Subscriptions After completing this module, students will be able to:
Configure default management group settings. Override the default management group setting. Configure notification settings and define who will receive the notifications. Module 4: Agent Installation
This module explains how to install and configure the agent.
Lessons
Configuring Active Directory Automatic Installation Manual Installation Managing Agents Lab: Agent Installation
Manually Installing the Agent Approving the Manually Installed After completing this module, students will be able to:
Create an Active Directory container for automatic agent assignment. Configure automatic installation settings. Manually install and approve an agent. Module 5: Management Packs
This module explains how to import, export and manage management packs.
Lessons
Overview of Management Packs Importing and Exporting Management Packs Creating and Sealing Management Packs Lab: Creating Monitors
Creating a Self-Tuning Threshold Monitor Creating a Correlated Windows Event Unit Monitor After completing this module, students will be able to:
Define the components that make up a management pack. Create a new management pack. Export and import management packs. Seal a management pack. Module 6: Reporting
This module explains how to install and configure Reporting Services and build the appropriate models for Operations Manager monitoring.
Lessons
Installing and Configuring SQL Reporting Services Installing Operations Manager Reporting Creating and Viewing Reports Lab: Creating Reports
Creating a Model Creating a Report After completing this module, students will be able to:
Install and configure SQL Reporting Services. Install and configure Operations Manager Reporting. View reports. Create reports using Report Builder. Module 7: Agentless Exception Monitoring
This module explains how to configure the settings and group policy options for Agentless Exception Monitoring.
Lessons
Configuring Exception Monitoring Managing Clients Lab: Configuring Agentless Exception Monitoring
Configuring Client Monitoring Configuring Group Policy After completing this module, students will be able to:
Configure a management server as an Agentless Exception Monitoring collector. Configure clients to generate error reports and send them to the management server. Module 8: Audit Collection Services
This module explains how to configure Audit Collection Services so that security auditing can be centralized within the organization.
Lessons
Audit Collection Services Overview Installing Audit Collection Services Configuring Forwarders and Collectors Lab: Configuring ACS Reports
Configuring ACS Reporting After completing this module, students will be able to:
Install and configure Audit Collection Services. Optimize auditing. Create Auditing reports. Module 9: Using Operations Manager 2007 Command Shell
This module explains how to use the new Windows PowerShell-based commands to manage the management group.
Lessons
Command Shell Overview Using Command Shell with Operations Manager 2007 Lab: Using the Command Shell
Running Individual Commands Scripting Commands After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify how the command shell is used. Understand the cmdlets that are included with Operations Manager 2007. Module 10: Complex Environments
This module explains how to multi-home agents, work with agents in untrusted domains and configure a hierarchy of management groups.
Lessons
Multi-homing Agents Untrusted Environments Multi-tiered Environments Lab: Connecting Management Groups
Configure Subscriptions Configure Operator Accounts After completing this module, students will be able to:
Multihome an agent Create a connector to another management group Create a connector subscription to a third-party management product Module 11: Migrating from MOM 2005 to Operations Manager 2007
This module explains how to use the tools required to migrate the agents and setting from the MOM 2005 management group to the Operations Manager 2007 management group.
Lessons
Migration Overview Using the Migration Tool Converting Management Packs Lab: Converting Management Packs
Using the Migration Tool After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify the migration methods. Perform a migration to Operations Manager 2007. Convert management packs from MOM 2005 format to Operations Manager 2007 format. Identify changes in the management pack formats.
