Course Description
This course teaches you the skills needed to install and configure IBM Tivoli NetView 7.1 for Windows. You will gain skills needed to model your enterprise network, configure polling for critical network resources, filter and forward events as needed, and collect network data for analysis. Demonstrations and interactive activities will allow the opportunity to practice the skills presented in this web-based course.

Objectives

This course enables you to build the necessary knowledge and skills to:

• Perform basic installation and configuration of the Tivoli NetView server, traditional client, web client, and Mid-Level Managers (MLMs)
• Modify the configuration of the Tivoli NetView environment, including the Tivoli NetView server and clients
• Administer the regular operations of the Tivoli NetView environment
• Administer SmartSets Administer the collection of SNMP data
• Use MIB tools within the Tivoli NetView environment
• Use IBM Tivoli Switch Analyzer product to isolate the root cause of a network problem

Who will benefit from this course
This course is intended for the Windows NetView Administrator. A Windows NetView Administrator is an individual who is responsible for assisting in planning, installing, implementing, configuring, transferring skills, and supporting IBM Tivoli NetView for Windows. This individual may also be responsible for network management services within the enterprise. It is expected that the Windows NetView Administrator will be able to perform these tasks with limited assistance from peers, product documentation, and vendor support services.

Required Skills Knowledge

The following skills and areas of knowledge are required:

• Operator-level knowledge of using the Tivoli NetView environment in relation to: SNMP & MIB Navigation via the GUI, Web application and Submap Explorer
• Identifying objects and symbols
• Viewing and interpreting events
• Locating/testing/querying nodes on a network
• Monitoring packets
• Working with events and filters
• Intermediate NT server administration.
• TCP/IP and SNMP advanced experience and debugging.
• General networking concepts including routing, bridging, switching and broadcast. IP Address to Name resolution.
• Client/server basic knowledge.
• Principles of networking hardware.
• IP routing knowledge.
• WEB browser skills

Prerequisites
None.

Course Outline

• Installation of Tivoli NetView in a standalone environment
• Installation of Tivoli NetView in a IBM Tivoli Framework environment
• Change IP address and hostname of Tivoli NetView server
• Manage the size, location, and aging of network logs
• Manage Tivoli NetView daemons and databases
• Customize the Tivoli NetView interface, including the display, symbol properties, submap layout, menu bar options, and custom objects
• Define custom event filters, configure traps, and customize event applications
• Customize discovery of the network and status polling of devices on the network
• Load new Management Information Bases (MIBs) and use the MIB Browser to configure SNMP on devices
• Create new SmartSets for objects providing a certain service or meeting specified criteria
• Use Data collections and identify threshold routines for collection of SNMP data