Course Description
IBM Tivoli Monitoring is an intelligent tool that provides IT administrators the capability to closely monitor the status and performance of mission-critical distributed applications and computing resources. This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to install, configure, operate, customize and troubleshoot IBM Tivoli Monitoring 5.

Class Length
2 days

Objectives

Operate, maintain and implement IBM Tivoli Monitoring, specifically, to:

• Describe the components of IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Configure, display and interpret Tivoli Resource Models
• Employ the IBM Tivoli Monitoring Reporting via the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Use Web Console to display monitored endpoints health
• Use Workbench to create and package a resource model
• Describe the use of Resource Models within the Active Directory PAC
• Troubleshoot IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Utilize the Compatibility Mode to use DM Classic Edition monitoring sources inside a resource model
• Install IBM Tivoli Monitoring via both Rapid deployment & via the Tivoli Desktop

Who will benefit from this course
This course is intended for System Administrators who will set up, configure, and/or use IBM Tivoli Monitoring.

Required Skills Knowledge

• Before attending this course, you should attend the Tivoli Management Framework course or possess equivalent knowledge or skill, as defined in the description for that course.
• Windows NT/2000 Administrator and Unix Administrator
• Experience with the Tivoli desktop
• Ability to populate an administrator’s desktop Working knowledge of policy regions
• Ability to create and use profiles and profile managers
• Ability to distribute profiles to subscribers
• Ability to create and use tasks, task libraries, and jobs
• Working knowledge of system administration and security issues with UNIX and/or NT
• Understanding of networks, network management fundamentals, and monitoring

Prerequisites
Tivoli Infrastructure

Course Outline

• Unit 1: Introduction to IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Unit 2: Installing IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Unit 3: Using IBM Tivoli Monitoring
• Unit 4: The Health Console and Heartbeat
• Unit 5: Creating New Resource Models Using Workbench
• Unit 6: Resource Models within the Active Directory PAC
• Unit 7: IBM Tivoli Monitoring Reporting via the IBM Tivoli Enterprise Data Warehouse
• Unit 8: Troubleshooting IBM Tivoli Monitoring