Course Description
IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance is a comprehensive transaction performance-monitoring tool that provides a true end-to-end view of an IT Centre’s performance. It enables organizations to monitor the performance and availability of their transactions to ensure a positive customer experience and provides proactive management of potential problems. In this course you will learn about IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance and it’s place in the IBM Tivoli performance and availability suite of products; you will learn to use IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance features; you will learn how to configure and view IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance reports; you will learn to install IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance components; and you will learn to administer the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance system.

Class Length
4 days

Objectives

• This course will build the knowledge and skills needed for you to:
• Understand the solution in general terms that IBM Tivoli performance and availability products provide.
• Present the features of IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance solution.
• Diagram the system architecture for an IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance deployment.
• Install IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance components.
• Work with your management agent machines.
• Deploy and Configure the J2EE Monitoring Component.
• Deploy and Configure the Quality of Service Monitoring Component.
• Deploy and Configure the Synthetic Transaction Investigator Component.
• Create and view real time reports.
• Enable historical reporting and view historical reports.
• View events and configure event details.
• Create users and configure user settings.
• View system log files.

Who will benefit from this course
Anyone who needs to know how to install, use, or administer IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance should attend this training.

Required Skills Knowledge

You should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Working knowledge of UNIX or Microsoft Windows
• Basic networking and Internet concepts

Basic database administration experience

Prerequisites
Tivoli Framework

Course Outline

• Features and Benefits of Monitoring Solutions
• Introduction to IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance
• Installable Components and Architecture
• Installing IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance
• Working with Agents
• Using the Quality of Service Monitor
• Using Synthetic Transaction Investigator
• Using Generic Windows Synthetic Transactions
• Real Time Reporting
• Configuring Event Details and Viewing System Events Managing Data
• Creating Users and Configuring User Settings Viewing Log Files