his five-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to manage a Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 management group. This course is intended to develop the necessary skills to install and manage Operations Manager 2007 R2 management servers and supporting roles.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for Windows Server 2003 or later administrators who have experience working within a Windows Active Directory domain environment and have a good understanding of Windows Server based network services. Familiarity with a support ticketing system is helpful.

Module 1: Installing Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

• Preparing for Operations Manager 2007 R2
• Using System Center Capacity Planner
• Security
• Installing System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
• Post Installation

Module 2: Using the Operations Console

• Reviewing the Workspaces
• Using the Web Console
• Working with Views
• Reviewing Security Roles

Module 3: Configuring Management Group and Agent Settings

• Global Settings
• Overriding Global Settings
• Creating Notifications

Module 4: Agent Installation

• Configuring Active Directory
• Push Installation
• Manual Installation
• Managing Agents

Module 5: Management Packs

• Management Pack Overview
• Importing and Exporting Management Packs
• Creating and Sealing Management Packs

Module 6: Reporting

• Installing and Configuring SQL Reporting Services
• Installing Operations Manager Reporting
• Creating and Viewing Reports

Module 7: Agentless Exception Monitoring

• Configuring Exception Monitoring
• Managing Clients

Module 8: Audit Collection Services

• Audit Collection Services Overview
• Installing Audit Collection Services
• Configuring Forwarders and Collectors
• Importing ACS Reports

Module 9: Synthetic Transactions

• Synthetic Transactions

Module 10: Distributed Applications

• Distributed Applications

Module 11: Monitoring Non-Microsoft Platforms

• Tools for Monitoring Non-Microsoft Platforms
• Using the Cross-Platform Extensions

Module 12: Complex Environments

• Multi-homing Agents
• Untrusted Environments
• Multi-Tiered Environments

Module 13: Backup and Recovery

• Planning Backup and Restore
• Performing a Backup
• Planning Restore Strategies

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A+ certification or equivalent knowledge.
• Network+ certification or equivalent knowledge.
• Completed Course 2273, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Completed Course 2277, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Completed Course 2278, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Completed Course 2279, or have equivalent knowledge.
• Familiarity with Windows Server 2008.
• Familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
• Familiarity with SQL Reporting Services.

his five-day, instructor-led course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to plan, deploy, and manage Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. This course requires that students have a base-level understanding of Systems Management Server 2003 or Configuration Manager 2007. It also requires that students have a system administrator-level working knowledge of deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers, as well as a working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, Microsoft SQL Server, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) or Active Directory directory service, and basic Public Key Infrastructure concepts. This course focuses on planning and deploying sites and clients, configuring software distribution, deploying operating systems, and managing software updates. It also focuses on remote tools and managing mobile devices.

Audience Profile

This course is intended for systems engineers with one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Microsoft Windows Server in medium to large enterprise organizations, and who have a need to plan a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 deployment. This course may also be taken by Configuration Manager 2007 Administrators who are responsible for configuring and managing one or more Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 or Configuration Manager 2007 sites, and all supporting systems. Administrators have one to three years of experience supporting multiple desktop and server computers running Windows Server in medium to large enterprise organizations.

Module 1: Overview of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

• Introduction to System Center Configuration Manager 2007
• Configuration Manager Features
• Configuration Manager Deployment Scenarios
• Overview of the Configuration Manager Client

Module 2: Planning and Deploying a Single-Site Architecture

• Planning a Configuration Manager 2007 Site Deployment
• Preparing to Deploy a Configuration Manager 2007 Site
• Installing a Configuration Manager 2007 Site Server
• Performing Post-Setup Configuration Tasks
• Discovering Resources
• Tools for Monitoring and Troubleshooting Configuration Manager 2007

Module 3: Planning for and Completing Client Deployment

• Client Deployment Methods
• Deploying Clients
• Managing Configuration Manager 2007 Clients
• Using Configuration Manager Reporting with Client Installation

Module 4: Inventory Collection, Software Metering, and Asset Intelligence

• Overview of Inventory Collection
• Collecting Hardware Inventory
• Collecting Software Inventory
• Managing and Troubleshooting Inventory
• Asset Intelligence
• Metering Software Usage

Module 5: Querying and Reporting Data

• Introduction to Data and Status Message Queries
• Managing Queries
• Configuring and Deploying a Reporting Point
• SQL Reporting Services in Configuration Manager 2007 R2
• Client Status Reporting in Configuration Manager 2007

Module 6: Distributing Software Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

• Overview of the Software Distribution Process
• Preparing for Software Distribution
• Overview of Distribution Points
• Creating and Populating Collections
• Configuring Collection Settings
• Creating and Configuring Packages and Programs
• Distributing Packages
• Advertising Programs
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Distribution

Module 7: Deploying Virtual Applications Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

• Configuring the Infrastructure to Support Application Virtualization
• Deploying and Managing Application Virtualization Packages
• Using Virtual Application Programs

Module 8: Deploying and Managing Software Updates

• Overview of Software Updates
• Preparing the Configuration Manager 2007 Site for Software Updates
• Managing Software Updates
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Software Updates

Module 9: Deploying Operating Systems Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

• Overview of Operating System Deployment
• Preparing for Operating System Deployment
• Task Sequences in Operating System Deployment
• Capturing Operating System Images
• Managing User Data
• Deploying an Operating System

Module 10: Working with Desired Configuration Management

• Overview of Desired Configuration Management
• Configuring Desired Configuration Management
• Viewing and Troubleshooting Compliance Results

Module 11: Configuring Wake On LAN, Power Management, and Remote Tools

• Overview of Wake On LAN
• Overview of Power Management
• Overview of Configuration Manager 2007 Remote Tools
• Configuring the Remote Tools Client Agent

Module 12: Planning and Configuring a Multiple Site Hierarchy

• Introduction to the Configuration Manager 2007 Site Hierarchy
• Configuring Configuration Manager 2007 Site Communications
• Installing a Secondary Site Server
• Roaming in Multiple Site Hierarchies
• Decommissioning Sites and Hierarchies

Module 13: Maintaining and Monitoring Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007

• Configuration Manager 2007 Maintenance Tasks
• Backup and Recovery of Configuration Manager 2007
• Using Windows Performance Monitor to Monitor Configuration Manager 2007

Module 14: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Native Mode and Internet-Based Client Management

• Introduction to the Configuration Manager 2007 Native Mode
• The Public Key Infrastructure Required for Native Mode
• Configuring Sites for Native Mode
• Internet-Based Client Management

Before attending this course, students must have:

• A base-level understanding of Systems Management Server 2003 or Configurations Manager 2007.
• A system administrator–level working knowledge of:
• Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting for Windows-based personal computers
• TCP/IP networking
• SQL Server
• Active Directory
• Basic Public Key Infrastructure concepts

This three-day instructor-led course teaches students how to implement a Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager V2 solution in an organization. The course also discusses how to install, configure, and deploy VMM.

Audience Profile

The audience for this class would be Consultants or Integrators planning on doing Enterprise VMM implementations and advanced VMM administrators.

Module 1: Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager

• Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager Server Components
• Installing the VMM Administrator Console
• Installing the VMM Self-Service Portal

Module 2: Configuring VM Hardware, Hosts, and User Roles

• Adding Hosts to VMM
• Configuring Hardware
• Configuring VMM Settings
• Managing VMM Security

Module 3: Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal and Library

• Configuring the VMM Self-Service Portal
• Maintaining a VMM Library
• Managing Library Files

Module 4: Deploying and Managing VMs

• Deploying VMs
• Moving VMs Between Hosts

Module 5: Converting from Physical or Virtual Platforms

• Converting Physical Computers to Virtual Machines
• Migrating Virtual Machines to Hyper-V

Module 6: Deploying Highly Available VMs

• Introducing Virtual Machine High Availability
• Deploying Host Clustering
• Deploying Guest Clustering

Module 7: Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints and Updates

• Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints
• Managing Virtual Machine Updates

Module 8: Implementing Monitoring and Reporting

• Integrating System Center Operations Manager
• Performance and Resource Optimization
• Planning and Managing Hyper-V

Module 9: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Jobs

• Monitoring Jobs
• Troubleshooting and Repairing Jobs

Before attending this course, students must have technical knowledge and skills in the following areas:

• Windows Server 2000/2003 System Administration
• Basic understanding of System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) (optional)
• Server Virtualization using Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC, or VMWare
• Operating knowledge of System Center Operations Manager 2007