This course is a combination of the traditional “Installation” and “Administration” courses (TN025 and TN035). It is designed for IBM Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 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. You use this environment to explore relevant administration topics and deploy advanced features. Note that product installation is not part of the labs in this class, however all important elements of the course “Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1 Installation and Configuration (TN025G)” are covered. In turn, some less important elements of the course TN035G are shortened.
 
Audience
This intermediate-level course is for anyone responsible for the administration of IBM Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1.

Prerequisites
You should have the following skills:

•     Practical knowledge of UNIX and typical UNIX-based tools
•     Practical knowledge of Network Fault Management
•     Basic understanding of database concepts, including language constructs, database versus table versus column, triggers
•     Some initial experience in using Netcool OMNIbus is helpful.

Course Outline 

Introduction
•    Netcool/Omnibus components and concepts
•    Installation (Brief Overview)

Introduction to Netcool/OMNIbus administration
•    Overview
•    Stopping and starting components
•    Process Control
•    Backing up and restoring
•    Applying maintenance
•    Modifying behavior

ObjectServer administration
•    Netcool/OMNIbus directory structure
•    ObjectServer structure
•    Modifying the ObjectServer structure
•    Creating ObjectServers

Probes
•    Common probes
•    Optional probe features
•    MIB Manager
•    Probe high availability

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
•    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, Event Archiving

Web GUI high availability
•    Concepts and possibilities

Security
•    Concepts and possibilities

Multitiered architectures
•    Overview