TN325: IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition 4.2 Operations and Administration
DURATION: 5 days
SCHEDULED DATES: TBD – Contact Us for more Information
PURPOSE
This course covers the installation, configuration, use, customization, integration of Tivoli Network Manager 4.2 with Network Operations Insight, and network monitoring using the Network Manager pollers. The workshop includes approximately 40% lecture and 60% hands-on exercises. The workshop begins with a basic overview of product components and their associated functions. You configure Tivoli Network Manager and perform a full discovery of simulated networks. To further understand the intricacies of the discovery cycle, you customize discovery by changing the behavior of finders and agents. You also learn to create real-time MIB graphs, control polling behavior, connect isolated networks through manual map editing, and use the reporting functions of IBM Tivoli Network Manager. You also learn to use the Network Health Dashboard and create custom dashboards.
AUDIENCE
This course is for administrators, integrators, and users who are responsible for configuring and using Tivoli Network Manager or Network Operations Insight.
OBJECTIVES
After you complete this course, you can perform the following tasks:
Install IBM Tivoli Network Manager 4.2
Navigate the Network Manager interface
Describe discovery in the context of Tivoli Network Manager
Configure and run a network discovery
Schedule automatic full discoveries
Use the discovery collector
Build and use discovery filters
Troubleshoot discovery issues
Build network partition views
Use the Network Health Dashboard
Create custom dashboards
View device link status and capacity information
Manually instantiate undiscovered devices and connections.
Use the Hop View and Network Partition view
Create a network view with multiple domains
Configure and customize Network Manager polling behavior
Schedule event-based reports
View asset and discovery reports
Perform stitcher customizations to add custom data to a discovery
Configure adaptive polling
Configure database access
Configure a custom report
Schedule a report snapshot
