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IBM

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Proviso 4.4.3 Admin & Maintenance

Information

Length: 4 Days
Course code: TN122GB
Price £1,980 before tax

Session dates

On request. Please contact us.
This training is also available as onsite training.
Please contact us on
0870 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk
for more information.

Description

Learn how to perform IBM Tivoli Netcool/Proviso administrative tasks. Gain the skills necessary to perform periodic maintenance tasks such as database operations and management, user administration, and environment monitoring through hands-on exercises. Learn to interpret log files from all Netcool/Proviso components and correlate log events to report data. Further your knowledge of Netcool/Proviso troubleshooting skills by reviewing common environment troubleshooting scenarios.

Objectives

•    Configure an inventory profile
•    Manage report users
•    Verify data flow
•    Manage Netcool/Proviso components
•    Manage Netcool/Proviso users and groups
•    Verify Netcool/Proviso version information
•    Describe data types in the Netcool/Proviso database
•    Monitor database disk usage
•    Configure database threshold alarms and threshold notifications
•    Change database disk usage directories
•    Purge metric data from the database
•    Modify data retention intervals
•    Re-index metadata
•    Describe the inventory process and supporting file structure
•    List metric data directories in the DataLoad and DataChannel components
•    Explain metric data directory concepts, such as quota, File System Low Limit (FSLL), and flow control
•    Use the Topology Editor tool to make configuration changes in the topology design file
•    Use the Deployer tool to update the Netcool/Proviso environment with design changes
•    Change DataLoad collector properties
•    Change DataChannel component properties
•    Interpret Netcool/Proviso module log files
•    Monitor Netcool/Proviso performance
•    Configure Web user diagnostic reporting
•    Troubleshoot metric data flow

Participants

This intermediate-level course is for business and implementation partners as well as customers who need to deploy and administer advanced reporting features of Netcool/Proviso. Users, administrators, business partners, and deployment professionals will also benefit from this course.

Prerequisite(s)

This course requires basic knowledge of system administration concepts and strong UNIX administration skills.
You should also complete the following courses:
•    IBM Tivoli Netcool/Proviso 4.4.1 or 4.4.3 Fundamentals (course TN091 or TO046)
•    IBM Tivoli Netcool/Proviso 4.4.1 or 4.4.3 Installation (course TN111 or TN112)

Options

•    Unit 1: Minimum Netcool/Proviso Configuration
•    Unit 2: System Management
•    Unit 3: Database Operations
•    Unit 4: Netcool/Proviso Data Flow
•    Unit 5: Channel Configuration
•    Unit 6: Netcool/Proviso Logs
•    Unit 7: System Load and Disk Usage
•    Unit 8: Report Troubleshooting