2287 - Managing Your Infrastructure Using Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005

This three-day instructor-led (Level 300) course will give students experience with Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and show them how to implement MOM 2005 efficiently and effectively.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the features of MOM 2005 that support operations management
• Identify a MOM deployment that provides a distributed operations management solution
• Perform a custom installation according to specified configurations and prerequisites
• Install and configure agents
• Use MOM groups to apply processing rules for events
• Create alert, event, and performance processing rules
• Plan and configure MOM for complex situations
• Use predefined reports to view collected data and provide access to reports through a Web interface

Module 1: Introduction to MOM 2005
This module explains how to plan for business requirements, determine the appropriate number of MOM servers, and determine the server locations.

Lessons
• Overview of Operations Management
• Overview of MOM 2005
• Overview of Implementing a MOM 2005 Infrastructure

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe how MOM 2005 meets the business needs for operations management.
• Describe how MOM 2005 works.
• Describe the MOM 2005 implementation process.

Module 2: Installing MOM 2005
This module describes the tasks that you should perform before installing MOM.

Lessons
• Performing Pre-installation Tasks and Installing MOM 2005
• Installing MOM 2005
• Performing Post-Installation Tasks

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Identify the hardware and software requirements for each MOM 2005 installation option.
• Identify the tasks that must be performed before installing MOM 2005.
• Install MOM 2005.
• Create the MOM Service accounts.
• Install and configure Microsoft SQL Server 2000.
• Verify the system configuration.
• Determine the MOM database requirements.
• Select a management group name.
• Describe what happens when MOM 2005 is installed.
• Verify a MOM 2005 installation.
• Identify common installation problems.

Module 3: Configuring the MOM Management Group
This module explains how to plan, create and configure a MOM management group.

Lessons
• Overview of the Configuration Process
• Modifying Global Settings
• Configuring a Management Server
• Importing Management Packs
• Discovering Computers
• Creating and Configuring Managed Computers

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the process of configuring a MOM management group.
• Modify global settings.
• Configure a Management Server.
• Import management packs.
• Discover computers.
• Create and configure managed computers.

Module 4: Monitoring Managed Services
This module explains monitoring events, performance, and alerts using the MOM Operator console.

Lessons
• Overview of Monitoring Services
• Event Monitoring
• Performance Monitoring
• Alert Monitoring
• Customizing the MOM Operator Console
• Using the MOM Web Console

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe how to monitor a managed service.
• Monitor events.
• Monitor performance.
• Monitor alerts.
• Customize the MOM Operator console.
• Use the MOM Web console.

Module 5: Administering Managed Computers
This module explains how an administrator can use MOM to administer the managed computers within an enterprise.

Lessons
• Working with Rule Groups and Computer Groups
• Creating Rules
• Configuring Notification Groups
• Managing Tasks
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe what rule groups and computer groups are.
• Create rules.
• Configure notification groups.
• Manage tasks.

Module 6: Using Predefined Reports
This module explains how to manage collected data by using the reporting console, predefined reports, and the web console.

Lessons
• Introduction to MOM 2005 Reporting
• Installing MOM 2005 Reporting
• Viewing and Exporting Reports
After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe how predefined reports are generated.
• Install MOM 2005 Reporting.
• View and export reports.

Module 7: Implementing a Complex MOM 2005 Infrastructure
This module explains how to configure multiple management servers to scale your management solution across the organization.

Lessons
• Overview of a Complex MOM 2005 Infrastructure
• Adding Management Servers to a Management Group
• Implementing Multi-homed Agents
• Implementing Multi-tiering
• Maintaining the MOM Database

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe complex MOM 2005 implementation scenarios.
• Add Management Servers to a management group.
• Implement multi-homed agents.
• Implement multi-tiering.
• Maintain the MOM database.

Module 8: Planning a MOM 2005 Infrastructure
This module explains how to create a plan to implement MOM 2005 in a reliable and scalable manner.

Lessons
• Introduction to Planning
• Planning the Configuration of a MOM 2005 Infrastructure
• Planning for Features
• Planning for Capacity
• Planning for Redundancy

After completing this module, students will be able to:
• Describe the planning process
• Plan the configuration of a MOM 2005 infrastructure
• Plan for features
• Plan for capacity
• Plan for redundancy

This course is intended for those who have installed or planning to install, Microsoft Operations Manager 2005, including those upgrading from earlier versions of Microsoft Operations Manager.

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A+ certification, or equivalent knowledge
• Network+ certification, or equivalent knowledge
• MCSA certification, or equivalent knowledge