At a glance
Course description
NOTE: THIS IS AN ONLINE SELF-PACED COURSE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THIS COURSE.
IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) manages the IT infrastructure including operating systems, databases and servers across distributed and host environments through a single customizable workspace portal.
In this course, you learn the ITM architecture, how to navigate the Tivoli Enterprise Portal, dispatch alerts, access situation events, and investigate Tivoli Enterprise Console and Netcool/OMNIbus events.
THIS IS A SELF-PACED VIRTUAL CLASS. ONCE YOU REGISTER, YOU HAVE 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE. Online Enrollment: Before you enroll, review the machine requirements listed below to ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements for this course. Within 48 hours after you submit the online form, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing your online link, your ID and password, and additional instructions for starting the course. You may start the course at any time. Once you start the course, you have 60 days to complete it. You are billed for the course when you submit the enrollment form. ONCE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL YOUR ENROLLMENT.
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Describe the IBM Tivoli Monitoring (ITM) architecture.
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Use and navigate the Tivoli Enterprise Portal (TEP) to monitor and manage an enterprise monitoring solution built with IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2.
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Access situation events, situation event details, and status changes.
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Manage events effectively using facilities provided with IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
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Within Tivoli Enterprise Portal, manage events from other event systems using the Common Event Console view and the Tivoli Enterprise Console view.
Course outline
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Introduction and Overview
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Lesson 1: Purpose and Positioning
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Lesson 2: Architecture and Components
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Using and Navigating Tivoli Enterprise Portal
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Lesson 1: Launching the Tivoli Enterprise Portal
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Lesson 2: Describing Components of the Application Window
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Lesson 3: Understanding Navigators
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Lesson 4: Navigating Workspaces
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Lesson 5: Managing Views
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Situation Event Notification
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Lesson 1: Situation Events
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Lesson 2: Situation Event Notification
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Lesson 3: Working with Situation Events
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Managing Situation Events
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Lesson 1: Situation Event Management Facilities
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Lesson 2: Managing Situation Events Effectively
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Lesson 3: Closing Situation Events
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Managing Events from Other Event Systems
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Lesson 1: Introduction to ITM 6.2 Integration with Other Event Systems
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Lesson 2: Managing Events in the Common Event Console
- Lesson 3: Managing Tivoli Enterprise Console Events in the Tivoli Enterprise Console View
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Who will benefit from this course
Primary audience is the operator tasked with monitoring a distributed environment. Administrators and Deployment specialists will also benefit from this course.
Required skills/knowledge
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Ability to navigate through Windows applications
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Working knowledge of an Internet browser
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Experience with event management
To participate in both the lectures and labs for this course, student workstation must meet the following hardware requirements:
- Minimum of 256 MB of memory
- Windows 98 or higher
- Headset with microphone, or separate microphone and speakers
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
- 128-bit encryption (Versions of Internet Explorer prior to version 6.0 and Windows 98, NT 4.0, and 2000 must have the High Encryption Packs installed)
- Citrix ICA Client (Installed when you access e-lab during class)
- High speed internet (56K bps or higher)
NOTE: The Citrix application (web client or full package) requires access to port 443 (https). Please ensure personal and corporate firewalls have this port open.
