Operations Bridge Manager 2022.x Advanced (OBM200-202205)

Module 1: Course Overview

• Identify the contents and objectives of the course
• Define the class schedule and class logistics
• Discuss the lab environment
• Identify the additional course information

Module 2: Event Pipeline

• Describe event processing in 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: CI Resolution

• Explain CI resolution processing
• Recommend appropriate hints to be provided by event sources
• Configure the CI resolution cache

Module 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: Stream-Based Event Correlation

• Configure the Stream Based Event Correlation (SBEC) feature of OBM

Module 8: 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 9: RTSM Modeling

• Identify the purpose of Modeling Studio
• Define a model
• Create a view
• Define a TQL query
• Use the Modeling Studio to create a:
• Instance-Based Model
• Pattern-Based Model
• Perspective-Based View
• Pattern View
• Template and Templated-Based View

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: 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 12: 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)

Module 13: Measurement Threshold Policy Templates

• Create and assign a Measurement Threshold policy template

Module 14: REST Web Service Policy Templates

• Create a REST Web Service policy template
• Assign REST web Service policy template
• Test the REST web Service policy template

Module 15: Database Policy Templates

• Create a Database policy template
• Assign a Database policy template
• Test a Database policy template

Module 16: Structured Log File Policy Templates

• Create a Structured Log File policy template
• Assign Structured Log File policy template
• Test the Structured Log File policy template

Module 17: OPTIC Data Lake (OPTIC DL)*

• 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 OPTIC DL Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) BVD Reports
• Configure metric streaming aspect for target nodes

Module 18: OpsCx Overview and Topology Policies

• Describe the features and capabilities of OpsCx
• Describe how OpsCx provides events, metrics, and topology to OBM
• Describe the OpsCx policy types
• Access the OpsCx policy management user interface
• Create OpsCx policies and deploy on OpsCx to deliver topology to the RTSM
• Verify that topology is delivered successfully to the RTSM
• Troubleshoot topology delivery issues
• Use OpsCx administration tools
• Locate primary OpsCx log files

Module 19: OpsCx Metric Policies

• Create OpsCx metric log file policies
• Assign the policy on OpsCx
• Verify Data in the OA Metric Store
• Verify Data in OBM Performance Dashboard

Appendix: OBM MOM Configuration*

• Provide an overview of OBM MOM configuration
• Configure Lightweight Single Sign-On (LW-SSO) on all OBM servers
• Establish a trust relationship between all OBM servers
• Configure all OBM servers that communicate with each other as connected servers
• Configure topology forwarding using Data Flow Management
• Configure event forwarding