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IBM Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 Training

7.1 Implementation

This course is designed for IBM Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 advanced users and administrators. It includes hands-on lab exercises that are based on a distributed deployment of Netcool/OMNIbus. You start with two images with Netcool/OMNIbus installed and deployed in a high-availability configuration. 

Objectives

• Perform the major functions of the Netcool/OMNIbus Administrator utility
• Use both basic and advanced SQL
• Configure and run probe integrations
• Configure and use advanced probe functions
• Configure and implement Web GUI load balancing
• Customize Tivoli Common Reporting portal reports
• Configure core components and standard integration for SSL and FIPS 140-2 compliance
• Implement and examine the ESF-based, multi-tiered architecture

Audience

This intermediate course is for Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 administrators and advanced users

Prerequisites

• Linux operating system skills
• Basic SQL knowledge
• Knowledge of LDAP is beneficial

IBM Netcool Course

Introduction to Netcool/OMNIbus administration

• Overview
• Stopping and starting components
• Backing up and restoring
• Applying maintenance
• Modifying behavior

ObjectServer administration

• ObjectServer structure
• Modifying the ObjectServer structure
• Creating ObjectServers

Probes

• MIB Manager
• Probe high availability
• Remote probe administration

Automations

• Basic SQL
• ObjectServer automations
• SQL code blocks
• Database triggers
• Temporal triggers
• Signal triggers
• ObjectServer procedures

Web GUI administration

• Filters, view, and event grouping
• Tools, prompts, and menus
• Maps
• Gauges
• Basic dashboard creation
• Web GUI administrative API

User administration

• User administration overview
• ObjectServer user administration
• Web GUI user administration
• Creating Web GUI startup pages

Customizing Tivoli Common Reporting reports

• Overview
• Framework Manager
• Modifying the data model

Web GUI high availability

• Dashboard Application Services Hub
• Web GUI
• Setting up a load balanced cluster
• Cluster administration

Security

• Netcool/OMNIbus security elements
• Using SSL for client and server communications
• Encryption and FIPS compliance

Multitiered architectures

• Overview
• Deploying the architecture