Detailed Course Outline
Module 01: Course overview
- Identify the content and objectives of the course
- Define the class schedule and class logistics
- Identify the related courses
- Discuss lab environment details
Module 2: Event Pipeline
- Describe the data flow architecture
- Describe event processing in the OBM gateway component
- Describe event processing in OBM Data processing component
- Describe the effect of each event pipeline step on events
- Locate and tune parameters relevant to each stage of the Event Pipeline
- Locate log messages relevant to each stage of the Event Pipeline
- Use performance dashboard to view Event Pipeline statistics
Module 3: RTSM Overview
- Identify the features of the Run-Time Service Model (RTSM)
- Identify the role of the RTSM in an OBM implementation
- Define CIs
- Organize CIs and relationships in the class model
- Navigate the RTSM administrative UI
- Locate and analyze CIs and relationships in IT Universe Manager
Module 4: CI Resolution
- Explain CI resolution processing
- Recommend appropriate hints to be provided by event sources
- Configure the CI resolution cache
Module 5: ETI Resolution
- Describe how Event Type Indicators (ETIs) enable sophisticated OBM processing
- Follow best practices to customize and use ETIs
- Describe how data collectors deliver ETI hints in events
- Resolve issues related to ETI resolution
- Locate log files containing ETI resolution entries
Module 6: Event Reduction Tuning
- Configure the Close Related Events feature of OBM
- Use the Duplicate Event Suppression feature of OBM
- Use the Event Suppression feature of OBM
- Configure the Event Storm Suppression feature of OBM
Module 7: Stream-based Event Correlation
- Configure the Stream Based Event Correlation (SBEC) feature of OBM
Module 8: Topology-based Event Correlation
- Define Topology Based Event Correlation (TBEC)
- Identify the TBEC operation
- Use the Correlation Manager
- Correlate rule creation
- Automate cross-domain correlation
- Relate events manually
Module 9: Event Automation and Forwarding
- Configure the Time-Based Event Automation (TBEA) feature of OBM
- Analyze OBM event forwarding capabilities
- Define the Event Processing Interface (EPI) script capabilities
- Identify custom actions
Module 10: Event Processing Interface
- Describe event processing interface entry points in the pipeline
- Describe EPI scripting use-cases
- Explain the required components of an EPI script
- Create an event processing customization based on an existing script
- Verify the successful operation of an event processing customization
- Access the Java documentation for OBM-related APIs
- Add logging to an EPI script
- Install and use the OBM Script Development Kit
- Use Groovy Console
Module 11: Automated Event Correlation *
- Explain Event Forwarding to OPTIC DL
- Discuss high-level integration steps for OBM and OPTIC
- Explain the Containerized OpsBridge Suite deployment architecture and its components
- Explain the concepts of OPTIC Data Lake (OPTIC DL)
- Describe OPTIC DL Data Collection
- Explain OPTIC DL Integrations
- Describe AEC
- Understand how AEC works
- Understand AEC Architecture
- Configure Classic OBM for AEC
- Configure Containerized OBM for AEC
- Navigate User Interface (AEC)
- Understand benefits and best practices for AEC
- Troubleshoot AEC
Module 12: OBM Tools
- Report defects Access and use OBM tools
- Create OBM tools
- Define OBM tool authorization
Module 13: Custom Actions
- Explain the purpose and operation of custom actions
- Access and execute custom actions
- Analyze the results of custom actions executed
- Describe the primary areas of OBM that support customization using the Groovy script
- Create a custom action
- Verify the successful operation of a custom action
- Add logging to a custom action
Module 14: Run book Automation
- Verify the monitored nodes with Operations Agent
- Install Operations agent
- Verify the installed content packs in central and OO
- Create a flow for OBM
- Test and run the flow
Module 15: Service Health Customization
- Describe customizing Service Health to meet unique requirements
- Create Health Indicators (His)
- Create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Create KPI assignments
- Describe the operation of KPI Enrichment Service (KES)
- Describe the operation of the Multi-process Architecture Business Logic Engine (MARBLE)