Small and Medium Business Essentials for System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

Identify the System Requirements for 2012 R2 Operations Manager.

This module explains how Active Directory and SQL Server 2012 R2 integrate with and support System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. In addition this module allows students the opportunity to plan deployment of SCOM and do a SCOM install in a virtual environment which simulates what is often seen in today’s enterprises.Lesson

Active Directory Integration

SQL Server Configuration

Security Considerations

Upgrading and Migrating to 2012 R2

Installing System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

Navigating the Operations Manager Interface

Check requirements and install pre-requisites

Install Operations Manager

Create new user roles

Create and test Views and Rights for the new user roles

Create Active Directory objects required for Operations Manager.

Configure connectivity between SQL Server 2012 R2 and Operations Manager.

Create SQL databases required by Operations Manager.

Plan an Operations Manager Deployment.

Install Operations Manager.

Navigate the Operations Console.

Modify the views of the Operations Console based on job requirements.

Secure the Operations Console considering the ‘Principle of Least Privilege’.

Understand the changes to the Operations Manager Web Console.

This module covers the creation and value of Management Groups. In addition Resource Pools will be demonstrated as a way to provide for high availability. Applying Global Management Group settings and Management Server specific settings used to override Global settings can allow for more customized System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager deployments. Finally Notifications will be used to ensure that those information technology professionals tasked with maintaining the enterprise systems have real time access to anomalous conditions.Lesson

Configuring Global Management Group Settings

Overriding Global Management Group Settings

Notifications

Creating Subscription Notifications

Configure global management group settings.

Override the global management group settings.

Configure notifications and subscriptions.

Connect other management groups and access them from a single console.

This module explains how Management Packs can be used to more granularly monitor events throughout the organization. Learning to import, export and author of Management Packs will improve the student’s ability to fully utilize the capabilities of System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.Lesson

Management Pack Overview

Using Pre-Installed Management Packs

Importing and Exporting Management Packs

Gather a list of management packs

Export the Management Packs and simulate complete loss

Understand the parts of a Management Pack and how Operations Manager uses each part.

Know the management packs that come with Operations Manager and their purposes.

Import management packs from third party sources and export management packs to other management groups.

Create management packs for internal use.

This module introduces the concept of Management Pack Templates to create complete monitoring solutions. Using these methods monitoring moves outside the realm of agents installed on systems to external confirmation of access and performance.Lesson

Introduction to Management Pack Templates

Monitoring Scenarios Using Management Pack Templates

Enable Remote Desktop on SQL and Create the Run As account

Create the Synthetic Transactions

Simulate Failure of Connectivity to the SQL Server Remote Desktop Connection

Understand the types of Management Pack Templates included with Operations Manager.

Create monitoring solutions which mimic actual user activities.

This module explains how to use the power of Distributed Applications to monitor not just a system, but rather all of the infrastructure components necessary for Line of Business applications to function reliably. Students will see a big picture view of how applications, systems and network devices work together to insure consistent behavior.Lesson

Distributed Applications Concepts and Components

Design and Creation of Distributed Applications

Convert SQL to Agent Managed

Create a Distributed Application

View and Test the Distributed Application

View and manage the parts of a distributed application.

Create and navigate the components a distributed application.