M50028: Managing System Center Operations Manager 2007

Prerequisites:

In addition to the prerequisite courses, delegates are required to have:

- A+ Certification or equivalent knowledge
- Network+ Certification or equivalent knowledge

Course Description:

This 5 day instructor led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage a Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 management group. This course is intended to develop the necessary skills to install and manage an Operations Manager 2008 management server and supporting roles.

Course Objectives

- 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 Powershell to manage the management group
- Configure a management group hierarchy
- Migrate from Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 to System Center Operations Manager 2007

Who Should Attend

This course is aimed at 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.

This course includes the following modules:

Installing System Center Operations Manager

• Identifying & Installing Prerequisites
• Installing System Center Operations Manager 2007
• Post Installation

Using the Operations Console

• Overview of the Operations Console
• Creating Operator Accounts
• Using the Web Console
• Working with Views

Configuring Management Group & Agent Settings

• Global Settings
• Overriding Global Settings
• Creating Notifications

Agent Installation

• Configuring Active Directory
• Automatic Installation
• Manual Installation
• Managing Agents

Management Packs

• Overview of Management Packs
• Importing & Exporting Management Packs
• Creating & Sealing Management Packs

Reporting

• Installing & Configuring SQL Reporting Services
• Installing Operations Manager Reporting
• Creating and Viewing Reports

Agentless Exception Monitoring

• Configuring Exception Monitoring
• Managing Clients

Using Operations Manager 2007 Command Shell

• Command Shell Overview
• Using Command Shell with Operations Manager 2007

Complex Environments

• Multi-homing Agents
• Untrusted Environments
• Multi-tiered Environments

Migrating from MOM 2005 to Operations Manager 2007

• Migration overview
• Using the Migration ToolConverting Management packs