M50028: Installing and Configuring System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Version: D Length: 5 Days Published: March 05, 2010 Language(s): English Audience(s): IT Professionals Level: 200 Technology: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Type: Course Delivery Method: Instructor-led (classroom) About this Course This five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage a Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group. This course is intended to develop the necessary skills to install and manage Operations Manager 2007 R2 management servers and supporting roles. Audience Profile 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: oInstall and configure a management group. oConfigure management group and agent settings. oIdentify the components of Management Packs. oInstall and configure reporting. oManage Agentless Exception Monitoring. oManage Audit Collection Services. oCreate Synthetic Transactions. oCreate Distributed Applications. oMonitor system in untrusted domains and workgroups. oConfigure a management group hierarchy. Before attending this course, students must have: oA+ certification or equivalent knowledge. oNetwork+ certification or equivalent knowledge. oCompleted Course 2273, or have equivalent knowledge. oCompleted Course 2277, or have equivalent knowledge. oCompleted Course 2278, or have equivalent knowledge. oCompleted Course 2279, or have equivalent knowledge. oFamiliarity with Windows Server 2008. oFamiliarity with Microsoft SQL Server 2005. oFamiliarity with SQL Reporting Services. Course Outline Module 1: Installing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 This module explains how to plan and install the components for the Management Group. Lessons oPreparing for Operations Manager 2007 R2 oUsing System Center Capacity Planner oSecurity oInstalling System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 oPost Installation Lab : Installing System Center Operations Manager oInstalling System Center Operations Manager After completing this module, students will be able to: oInstall 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 oReviewing the Workspaces oUsing the Web Console oWorking with Views oReviewing Security Roles Lab : Creating Operator Accounts and Views oCreating Operator Accounts and Views After completing this module, students will be able to: oInstall the Operations Console on another system. oUnderstand the workspaces and views. oInstall and use the Web Console. oCreate Operators. 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 oGlobal Settings oOverriding Global Settings oCreating Notifications Lab : Configuring Notification Settings oConfiguring Notification Settings After completing this module, students will be able to: oConfigure default management group settings. oOverride the default management group setting. oConfigure notification settings and define who will receive the notifications. Module 4: Agent Installation This module explains how to install and configure the agent used to monitor systems within the Management Group. Lessons oConfiguring Active Directory oPush Installation oManual Installation oManaging Agents Lab : Agent Installation oAgent Installation After completing this module, students will be able to: oCreate an Active Directory container for automatic agent assignment. oConfigure automatic installation settings. oManually install and approve an agent. Module 5: Management Packs This module explains how to import, export and manage Management Packs used within the management group. Lessons oManagement Pack Overview oImporting and Exporting Management Packs oCreating and Sealing Management Packs Lab : Creating Monitors oCreating Monitors Lab : Creating Tasks oCreating Tasks Lab : Associating Run As Profiles with a Management Pack oAssociating Run As Profiles with a Management Pack Lab : Configuring Overrides oConfiguring Overrides After completing this module, students will be able to: oDefine the components that make up a management pack. oCreate a new management pack. oExport and import management packs. oSeal a management pack. Module 6: Reporting This module explains how configure the reporting components for the management group. Lessons oInstalling and Configuring SQL Reporting Services oInstalling Operations Manager Reporting oCreating and Viewing Reports Lab : Creating Reports oCreating Reports After completing this module, students will be able to: oInstall and configure SQL Reporting Services. oInstall and configure Operations Manager Reporting. oView reports. oCreate 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 oConfiguring Exception Monitoring oManaging Clients Lab : Configuring Agentless Exception Monitoring oConfiguring Agentless Exception Monitoring After completing this module, students will be able to: oConfigure a management server as an Agentless Exception Monitoring collector. oConfigure clients to generate error reports and send them to the management server. Module 8: Audit Collection Services This module explains how to collect audit information from monitored systems and display the collected audit information using reports. Lessons oAudit Collection Services Overview oInstalling Audit Collection Services oConfiguring Forwarders and Collectors oImporting ACS Reports Lab : Configuring Forwarders oConfiguring Forwarders Lab : Importing ACS Reports oImporting ACS Reports After completing this module, students will be able to: oInstall and configure Audit Collection Services. oOptimize auditing. oImport Auditing reports. Module 9: Synthetic Transactions This module explains how to create transactions that mimic user actions and test functionality. Lessons oSynthetic Transactions Lab : Creating Synthetic Transactions oCreating Synthetic Transactions After completing this module, students will be able to: oIdentify the components of a Synthetic Transaction. oCreate a Synthetic Transaction using the wizard. Module 10: Distributed Applications This module explains how to name, declare, assign values to, and use variables. It also describes how to store data in an array. Lessons oDistributed Applications Lab : Creating a Distributed Application Model oCreating a Distributed Application Model After completing this module, students will be able to: oUse the Distributed Application wizard. oIdentify the components of a Distributed Application. Module 11: Monitoring Non-Microsoft Platforms This module explains how to monitor non-Microsoft operating systems and devices. Lessons oTools for Monitoring Non-Microsoft Platforms oUsing the Cross-Platform Extensions Lab : Installing the Cross-Platform Client oInstalling the Cross-Platform Client After completing this module, students will be able to: oUnderstand the requirements for monitoring Linux and Unix systems. oConfigure agent installation for Linux and Unix systems. oMonitor Linux and Unix systems. Module 12: Complex Environments This module explains how to configure complex scenarios. The information covered includes multihoming an agent so that it reports monitoring data to more than one management group, configuring agents in untrusted domains to use certificate-based authentication, configuring a gateway server to support clients in untrusted domains, and configuring management groups in a hierarchy. Lessons oMulti-homing Agents oUntrusted Environments oMulti-Tiered Environments Lab : Connecting Management Groups oConnecting Management Groups After completing this module, students will be able to: oMultihome an agent. oCreate a connector to another management group. oCreate a connector subscription to a third-party management product. oConfigure Certificate-based authentication. oConfigure a Gateway Server. Module 13: Backup and Recovery This module explains how to safeguard the management group from failure by backing up the required systems and components. Lessons oPlanning Backup and Restore oPerforming a Backup oPlanning Restore Strategies Lab : Promoting a Management Server oPromoting a Management Server After completing this module, students will be able to: oIdentify the components to backup. oBackup the required components. oIdentify Restore requirements.