MOC 10964: Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Monitoring with System Center Operations Manager

Module 1: Overview and Architecture
This module introduces students to the components contained in an Operations Manager Management Group and describes the dependency and relationships between the various components. Students will be shown how to plan for and design an Operations Manager Management Group.
Lessons

• Overview of Operations Manager
• Overview of Key Features in Operations Manager
• Overview of Core Components and Topology
• Addressing Cloud and Datacenter Issues by Using Operations Manager
• Planning and Sizing System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

Lab : Using the System Center 2012 Operations Manager Sizing Helper Tool
Module 2: Deploying a new System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Management Group
Lessons

• Overview of Security Considerations
• Designing the Management Group
• Installing System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
• Configuring Operations Manager Default Settings
• Deploying the Operations Manager Agent
• Configuring Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM)
• Configuring Audit Collection Services

Lab : Installing System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager and Deploying Agents
Module 3: Upgrading Operations Manager
In this module we will cover the upgrade order that should be applied when you upgrade to System Center 2012 Operations Manager.
Lessons

• Overview of Migration and Upgrade Planning
• Upgrading to System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
• Migrating to System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

Lab : Upgrading to System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manage
Module 4: Configuring Fabric and Application Monitoring
Lessons

• Introduction to Management Packs
• Configuring Network Device Monitoring
• Configuring Fabric Monitoring
• Configuring Application Monitoring

Lab : Configuring Application and Fabric Monitoring
Module 5: Application Performance Monitoring
Lessons

• Application Performance Monitoring
• Using IntelliTrace
• Team Foundation Server Integration

Lab : Monitoring .NET Framework Applications
Module 6: End to End Service Monitoring
In this module you will learn how you can create synthetic transactions to measure end-user performance.
Lessons

• Management Pack Templates
• Distributed Application Models
• Global Service Monitor
• Real-time Visio Dashboards

Lab : Configuring End to End Service Monitoring
Module 7: Scorecards, Dashboards and Reporting
Lessons

• Configuring and Managing Reporting in Operations Manager
• Configuring Service Level Tracking
• Configuring the Operations Manager SharePoint WebPart
• Configuring Dashboards and Widgets
• Creating Custom Dashboards

Lab : Configuring Reporting, Dashboards and Service Level Tracking
Module 8: Configuring and Customizing the Console
This module describes how to configure these and send email alerts to key teams.
Lessons

• Security, Scoping and User Roles
• Creating Custom Views and Alert Resolution States
• Configuring Notification Subscriptions
• Creating Diagnostic and Recovery Tasks

Lab : Customizing the Operations Console
Module 9: Management Pack Authoring
Lessons

• Management Packs Authoring Concepts
• Authoring Management Packs by using the Operations Console
• Authoring Management Packs by using the Visual Studio Authoring Extensions

Lab : Authoring Management Packs
Module 10: Integrating Operations Manager with Other System Center Components
In this module, you will learn several key features of other System Center 2012 R2 components. This includes the benefits that are achieved when integrating Operations Manager with them.
Lessons

• Service Manager Integration
• Data Protection Manager Integration
• Orchestrator Integration

Lab : Configuring System Center Integration
Module 11: Troubleshooting, Tuning and Disaster Recovery
In this final module you will learn how to optimize, troubleshoot and perform disaster recovery in Operations Manager.
Lessons

• Troubleshooting Operations Manager Core Components
• Tuning Management Packs
• Configuring SQL AlwaysOn for Operations Manager
• Configuring Data Retention in Operations Manager
• Disaster Recovery in Operations Manager

Lab : Troubleshooting Operations Manager