Course Details
In this course, you will learn how to use VMware vRealize Operations Manager as a forensic and predictive tool. The course is based on VMware ESXi 5.x, VMware vCenter Server 5.x, and vRealize Operations Manager 6.0 and includes instruction on advanced capabilities including customization and management.
Course Prerequisites
System administration experience with vSphere deployments or completion of the following courses
Course Agenda
1. Introduction to vRealize Operations Manager
- Describe how vRealize Operations Manager is used to manage the software-defined data center
- Describe the features and benefits of vRealize Operations Manager
2. vRealize Operations Manager User Interface
- Navigate the main areas of the user interface
- Explain the importance of inventory trees
- View widgets and dashboards on the Home page
- View inventory trees and objects on the Environment page
3. vRealize Operations Manager Concepts
- Use views to gather information about the environment
- Create reports about the environment
- Explain how data is collected and analyzed by vRealize Operations Manager
- Discuss the importance of alerts, symptoms, and badges
4. Troubleshooting System Health Issues
- Discuss the process for troubleshooting system health issues with vRealize Operations Manager
- Monitor alerts and troubleshoot system health issues
- Use heat maps to monitor system health
5. Capacity Planning
- Discuss capacity planning models
- Assess capacity risk in the environment
- Troubleshoot risk and efficiency issues
- Identify ways to optimize resource utilization in the environment
- Use projects to perform what-if scenarios
6. Tags, Applications, and Object Groups
- Use tags and applications to group objects
- Create custom object groups in the environment
7. Policies
- List guidelines for customizing vRealize Operations Manager content
- Create policies for different types of workloads
- Explain how policy inheritance works
8. Custom Alert Definitions
- Create symptom definitions
- Create recommendations and use actions
- Create notifications
- Create alert definitions
9. Custom Views
- Describe the different types of views
- Create views
10. Custom Dashboards
- Create custom dashboards
- Configure widgets and widget interactions
- Configure dashboard navigation
- Manage dashboards
11. Super Metrics
- Create super metrics
- Enable super metrics in policies
12. User Access Control
- Create local users and user groups
- Assign roles to local users and user groups
- Import users and user groups from an LDAP source
13. Management Packs
- Describe management packs that are available to the environment
- Install and configure a management pack
14. Architecture, Scalability, and Availability
- Describe the components of a vRealize Operations Manager node
- Describe the different roles in a vRealize Operations Manager cluster
- Explain how a node’s components interact to achieve scalability and availability
15. Deploying vRealize Operations Manager
- Determine how to size a vRealize Operations Manager cluster
- Install and configure a vRealize Operations Manager cluster
- Monitor and manage a vRealize Operations Manager cluster