Learn System Center 2016: Operations Manager

Learn how to deploy System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and use it to manage Microsoft applications and infrastructure. Explore configuration, installation, and implementation.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. Introduction to System Center Operations Manager

• History and evolution of System Center
• System Center product suite
• System Center licensing
• System Center Operations Manager purpose and function

2. Plan for Service Monitoring

• Introducing ITIL and MOF
• Designing the service monitoring process
• Designing and planning SCOM deployment

3. Plan Operations Manager Deployment

• Defining the Operations Manager core components
• Designing for high availability
• Defining core hardware and software requirements
• Designing network device monitoring
• Designing Unix/Linux monitoring requirements
• Designing Windows-based monitoring requirements

4. Deployment Operations Manager

• Reviewing environmental prerequisites
• Installing Operations Manager
• Operations Manager web configuration
• Creating and using Run As accounts
• Deploying the Operations Manager agent
• Designing and implementing role-based administration
• Implementing Active Directory integration

5. Deployment and Administration of Monitoring Packs and Tuning Packs

• Introducing monitoring (canagement) packs
• Modifying and expanding monitoring (management) packs: Overrides
• Monitoring (management) pack administration: Best practices
• Tuning a management monitoring pack
• Introducing alerts
• Using Operations Manager monitors and rules

6. Monitor Administration

• Customizing the task status pane
• Administering alerts through subscriptions
• Exploring agent-based installation
• Customizing the monitoring pane
• SCOM Windows computer tasks
• Adding Linux or Unix computers into SCOM
• SCOM computer navigation

7. Monitor Administration

• Managing default Operations Manager reports
• Designing for disaster recovery
• Using maintenance mode suspension

Conclusion

• Next steps