Self-Study: Basic Understanding of Operations Manager Management Packs
Thank you Channel 9. If you already have some familiarity with the basic functionality of Management Packs and would like to expand your Service Pack knowledge, this is the course for you! It drills down into the structure, implementation, and development of Management and Service Packs and their tools.
Module |
Title |
Description |
Link |
Minutes |
Module 01 |
Introduction to Management Packs |
Building on your familiarity with the basic functionality and services Management Packs provide, this module gives a detailed look into how Management Packs are structured and implemented. |
18m |
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Module 02 |
Introduction to Authoring Tools |
Explore the different options for creating a Management Pack, focusing on Visual Studio (the primary tool used for Management Pack development) authoring extensions. |
16m |
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Module 03 |
Creating a Management Pack Solution |
Using Visual Studio authoring extensions for our Management Pack, we create a solution with multiple projects. We then use this solution throughout the rest of the training to create the different Management Packs we will work with. |
24m |
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Module 04 |
Understanding Classes |
This is the first module in a set (of two) that covers everything about classes. We discuss basic concepts of classes to help you gain a solid understanding. |
33m |
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Module 05 |
Understanding Relationships |
The second in a two-part series about classes and relationships within Management Packs, this module teaches you to define the relationships between classes, design a set of classes for an application, and jump into Visual Studio to build the classes and relationships that you defined. |
11m |
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Module 06 |
Designing a Service Model |
We introduce sample application and then walk through the design of a set of classes and relationships to act as a model for it. This is the model that we will create and use as targets for monitoring workflows through later lessons. |
33m |
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Module 07 |
Building Classes and Relationships |
Using the solution that we created in lesson 3, we actually create the classes and relationships that we defined for our service model in lesson 6. |
74m |
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Module 08 |
Intro to Discoveries |
We define the basic concepts of discoveries and define the different kinds of discoveries that we will be discussing and creating in subsequent lessons. Includes a discussion of the concepts of targeting. |
16m |
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Module 09 |
Registry Discoveries |
This video will discuss the details on registry discoveries and walkthrough of multiple discoveries for sample application. Includes the basics of creating discoveries and working with templates in Visual Studio Authoring Extensions. |
72m |
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Module 10 |
WMI Discoveries |
This videos discusses the Details on WMI discoveries and walkthrough of a discovery for sample application. Includes the basics of creating a WMI query to use with discovery. |
24m |
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Module 11 |
Script Discoveries |
Details on script discoveries and walkthrough of a discovery for sample application. Includes the basic concepts and creation of discovery scripts. |
50m |
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Module 12 |
Testing and Troubleshooting Discoveries |
Instructions on using the MP Simulator to test discoveries and inspect their detailed operation followed by a brief discussion on methods for troubleshooting discoveries in production. |
37m |
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Module 13 |
Discovering Relationships |
Process for discovering containment relationships to populate groups and rollup classes. Creation of discoveries using Group Populator both with and without criteria and a discovery script for discovering relationships. |
33m |
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Module 14 |
Advanced Discovery |
Use of a discovery script using SCOM cmdlets to discover classes and relationships. |
31m |
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Module 15 |
Health Model Introduction |
Overview of the elements included in a health model and common concepts for monitors and rules. |
22m |
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Module 16 |
Designing a Health Model |
Concepts and process for designing a health model for an application. Define a simple monitoring plan for sample application that supports the actual monitoring elements implemented in subsequent lessons. |
14m |
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Module 17 |
Unit Monitors |
Overview of unit monitors and creation of several monitors for sample application. Includes monitors for service state, performance counters, and events. |
75m |
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Module 18 |
Rules |
Overview of rules with creation of several samples. Includes rules performance counter collection and alerts from events and log files. |
38m |
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Module 19 |
Health Rollup |
Aggregate and Dependency monitors that allow you to consolidate multiple unit monitors and rollup health between different classes. |
48m |
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Module 20 |
Monitoring Scripts |
Writing a script to support monitors and rules. Includes a PowerShell script for sample application. |
19m |
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Module 21 |
Modules and Workflows |
Concepts on modules and workflows which support custom monitoring scenarios. |
24m |
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Module 22 |
Building a Custom Workflow |
Walkthrough for creating custom modules, rule, monitor type, and monitor based on the monitoring script from Lesson 20 and the concepts from Lesson 21. |
99m |
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Module 23 |
Cookdown |
Cookdown is a feature of Operations Manager that increases the efficiency of workflows targeting multiple objects. This lesson covers the concept of cookdown and creates a set of modules and workflows using cookdown. |
58m |