MANAGING YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE USING MICROSOFT OPERATIONS 2005 This three day instructor led course is specialised Microsoft training for those wanting to manage their infrastructure more adequately by using Microsoft Operations Manager 2005. Prerequisites Before attending this course, students must have: A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge. Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge. MCSA certification, or equivalent knowledge. Microsoft Certified Professional Exams • No Microsoft Certified Professional exams are associated with this course currently. Course Outline Module 1: Plan a MOM Infrastructure • This module explains how to plan for business requirements, determine the appropriate number of MOM servers, and determine the server locations. Lessons Determine the business requirements for a MOM deployment Collect information about the current infrastructure Determine what services need to be monitored Determine the number of managed servers Determine the number of agent-less managed servers Determine the number of required management servers Determine the number of management groups. Determine the location of management servers Determine the location for the SQL database Determine which management server will be the reporting server. After completing this module, students will be able to: Identify what needs to be monitored Determine how collected information will be used Determine server location Plan for server availability Module 2: Install MOM This module explains how to create the needed accounts and run the MOM installation wizard. Lessons Create necessary user accounts Run the MOM 2005 Setup Wizard to install MOM Verify MOM Installation After completing this module, students will be able to: Create the MOM Action account Create the DAS account Assign necessary user rights Select the MOM options to be installed Specify the MOM database location Specify the management group name Specify the user accounts Verify Active Directory environment (Active Directory domains that trust each other) Confirm participation in Microsoft’s MOM error reporting program Verify installed and running services Verify group accounts Verify folder structure Verify the setup log (?) Verify connectivity to the MOM database (by opening the Administrator Console) Module 3: Configure the MOM Management Group This module explains how to plan and create the MOM management group. Lessons Configure the management server Configure agents Import management packs Create additional computer groups (if necessary) Create computer attributes After completing this module, students will be able to: Configure discovery Configure agent install Configure responses Configure temporary storage Configure rule change polling Configure heartbeat checking Configure automatic management Configure agent heartbeat Configure responses Configure temporary storage Configure service monitoring Configure security Configure buffering Configure communications Configure event collection Module 4: Install Agents This module explains how to install and use MOM agents to monitor various services. Lessons Discover computers Configure computer discovery rules Determine whether a discovered computer will be managed or unmanaged Create managed servers Install agents Designate a server as agentless After completing this module, students will be able to: Configure MOM agents Configure managed servers Create agent-less servers Module 5: Manage MOM Managed Servers This module explains how to manage rules, alerts, and resolve configuration issues. Lessons View computer states Take action on events Take action on alerts Take action on performance data Managing rules Troubleshoot and resolve configuration issues. Determine which management server will be the reporting server. After completing this module, students will be able to: View events Modify existing rules Create new rules View alerts Resolve alerts Set the alert resolution state Modify existing rules Create new rules Create a rule group Use the Web console Module 6: Managing Collected Data This module explains how to manage collected data by using the reporting console, predefined reports, and the web console. Lessons Install the Reporting console Generate predefined reports Use the Reporting console to view reports Use the Web console to view reports Analyze reports to identify specific problems. After completing this module, students will be able to: Identify necessary hardware requirements Identify necessary software requirements Identify the available predefined reports View reports Provide access to reports through a Web interface. Module 7: Configure Multiple Management Servers This module explains how to configure multiple management servers to scale your management solution across the organization. Lessons Install additional MOM management servers Configure MOM for a multiple domain environment Maintain a MOM database Back up and restore a database After completing this module, students will be able to: Install multi-homed agents Configure alert forwarding Implement load balancing and redundancy Groom a database Inclusive to the overall costs of this Microsoft training course is equipment, training material, lunch and refreshments.