Remotely assisted instructional learning (
RAIL)
Instructor-led training (
ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (OST)
Price
USD $3,450
CAD $3,600
Course overview
This 5-day course is for Computer System Administrators, and others, who already have some experience with the HP Operations Software for Windows product. Students will build on their existing knowledge of HP Operations Software for Windows and learn how to effectively utilize advanced HP Operations Software for Windows features. Students will also learn to configure HP Operations Software for Windows for interoperability and integration with other HP Software products, including NNM, Internet Services, Service Desk and MS Cluster. This course is 50% lecture and 50% hands-on labs.
Prerequisites
HP Operations for Windows I (Administration) (H6778S)
Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Administration and Security experience
Knowledge of TCP/IP, COM/DCOM, scripting and MCSE is desirable
Course objectives
Learn how to effectively utilize advanced HP Operations Software for Windows features such as:
Advanced policy management and scripting
Message forwarding to other applications
Flexible management capabilities
Interoperability with Operations-UX
Database management
Security and auditing
Using HP Operations Software for Windows in a cluster
Learn to use interoperation and integration capabilities to enable HP Operations Software for Windows to work with other HP Software products
Audience
HP Operations Software Customers: System or network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining HP Operations Software for Windows
HP Software Channel Partners: Consultants, system architects, integrators and planners
HP Software Engineers involved in pre-sales and post-sales
Ways to save
Save with the HP Care Pack education service offerings.
After attending this course, students will be able to:
Use advanced features of HP Operations Software for Windows, such as advanced policy management techniques, database management, security configuration, node configuration, and message forwarding
Configure HP Operations Software for Windows interoperability and integrations with HP Operations Software for Unix, NNM, OVIS, ServiceDesk, etc.
Create advanced policy rules using scripting
Install and use HP Operations Software for Windows in a Microsoft Cluster
Next steps
To learn more about HP Software products that can be integrated with HP Operations Software for Windows, students may take HP Operations Software for UNIX I (Administration) (H4356S), HP Network Node Manager Software on UNIX I / HP Network Node Manager Software I (UC340S), HP ServiceDesk Software (H7084S), and HP Internet Services Software Fundamentals (U8566S).
Course outline
Introduction
Introduction to HP Operations Software for Windows and basic concepts
Architecture
HP Operations Software for Windows processes
Data flow for messages, actions, policy deployment and performance data
WMI
Detailed architecture of WMI
Concepts and implementation of WMI policies in HP Operations Software for Windows
How to extend HP Operations Software for Windows functionality with WMI
Compare WMI in Threshold Monitors and WMI policies
Security
Accounts used in HP Operations Software for Windows
Security of tools and instrumentation
Applying security in various scenarios
Using auditing for added security
Message Forwarding
Learn to configure events: 1) to get messages to a 3rd party external application, and 2) for trouble-ticket or paging notification schemes
Intercepting HP Operations Software for Windows messages through WMI for integration with applications
Agent-based Flexible Manager Concepts
Scalability of HP Operations Software for Windows
Message flow between Agent and Manager: control and redirection
Backup servers, competence centers and follow-the-sun management schemes
Example of a Flexible Management Policy that uses Time Templates and Competence Center concepts
Server Based Flexible Management Concepts
Use HP Operations Software for Windows Servers to forward messages to each other, and to HP Operations Software/UX Servers
Forward selected messages to a single HP Operations Software/UX management server, and test out remote execution of Commands in the policy
Service Reporting
Creating relevant service views: advanced service configuration
How to ensure HP Operations Software for Windows can create reports on your custom Services
Creating a Service Logging Policy
Auto-deployment
How HP Operations Software for Windows uses auto-deployment with services and the Windows SPI
How Auto-deployment can be modified or disabled
Add nodes to a new Node Group with policies added for new services; deploy policies to systems
Node Information Policies
How to create managed node settings through the nodeinfo file
Control behavior of the HP Operations Software for Windows Agent
Turn on tracing
Enable special message requirements, modify buffering, etc.
Test out successive changes to the nodeinfo Policy
Database
Things you should know about the HP Operations Software for Windows OpenView SQL database
Upgrading the MSDE installation of HP Operations Software for Windows to full SQL database
Configuring a remote database
Using database utilities, such as osql
Advanced Policies and Scripting
Policy and message troubleshooting
Extending policies through scripting
Ensuring that policies do a good job of getting messages into the browser and what to do if they go missing
Using local logging
How to customize policies to give exactly the info you need, through scripting
Developing your scripting skills
Use of Microsoft scriptomatic tool
Integration
How to integrate HP Operations Software for Windows with other HP Software products, such as NNM and HP Internet Services Software
Service Management
What is ITIL and the best practices of Service Management?
How these infrastructure management tools lead to the next level of service management
Introduction to ServiceDesk, a tool to track service management
ServiceDesk Integration
HP Operations Software for Windows and ServiceDesk integration
Information about changes to the latest versions of HP Operations Software for Windows and ServiceDesk
HP Operations Software for Windows in a clustered environment
Introduction to MS Cluster
How HP Operations Software for Windows works in a cluster
Installing HP Operations Software for Windows on clustered systems
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