Detailed Course Outline
Chapter 1: Course overview
- Identify the content and objectives of the course.
- Define the class schedule and class logistics.
- Identify the related courses and next steps.
- Discuss lab environment details.
Chapter 2: Introduction to NOM on OMT
- Describe the concept of Network Operations Management (NOM)
- Explain the operation of OPTIC data lake (ODL) and its role in NOM
- Describe the concept of the Optic Management Toolkit and its role in the deployment of ODL and NOM
- Explain the high-level architecture of NOM and its deployment modes
- Describe how NOM can operate in the OpenText cloud
- Explain the reporting capabilities of NOM and ODL working together
- Describe the reporting technologies that can be used for dashboarding and reporting
Chapter 3: SNMP data collection
- Explain the concepts of :
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- IP Service Level Agreements (IP SLAs)
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- Describe the following NNMi intelligent Smart Plug-Ins (iSPIs):
- 3a. Quality Assurance (QA) iSPI and Intelligent Response Agent (iRA)
- 3b. Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) iSPI
- 3c. Traffic iSPI
- 3d. IP Telephony (IPT) iSPI
- 3e. Multicast iSPI
Chapter 4: Non-SNMP data collection
This chapter is comprised of the following sub-modules:
- 4a. Custom Poller
- Define a MIB expression
- Configure a collection policy
- Define a collection threshold
- Export collected data to a CSV file
- Define MIB expressions and collections using the CLI
- 4b. Open Data Ingestion (ODI)
- Describe the value proposition of ODI
- Explain the process inserting data using ODI
- Understand the concepts of Authentication, Data Set definition, and data insertion using the REST API
- Explain how raw, aggregation and forecast data sets are created
- Describe the licensing nuances of using ODI
- 4c. Webhook
- Explain the value of the Webhook mechanism and its purpose
- Discuss the principles of operation of Webhook
- Explain how Webhook works in an application failover or HA environment
- Use the Webhook CLI commands
- Understand the Webhook mapping rules
- 4d. Telemetry
- Explain the concept of telemetry
- Describe the differences between MIN and YANG model
- 4e. Deep Monitoring
- Discuss the concept of Deep Monitoring as defined by OpenText
- Explain the NNM use case for Wireless Deep Monitoring
- Explain the NNM use case for Firewall Deep Monitoring
- Discuss the licensing scheme for deep monitoring
Chapter 5: NOM and OPTIC Data Lake
- Describe the main feature of Optic reporting
- Enumerate the different types of reports and dashboards available in the NOM UI
- Navigate the NOM UI
- Describe some of the available stakeholder dashboards
- Explain how to create a FLEX report
- Describe how to navigate the Performance Troubleshooting console
- Use the Performance Maps
Chapter 6: Overlay support
- Explain the concept of an overlay
- Describe the Cisco ACI overlay
- Explain the Firewall virtual system overlay
- Describe the SDWAN overlay support
Chapter 7: Application failover
- Summarize the NNMi application failover functionality
- Configure application failover
- Use cluster administration commands
Chapter 8: NNM Global Network Management
- List the functions and features of Global Network Management (GNM)
- List the two main components of GNM
- Analyze use case scenarios for GNM
- Outline different deployment scenarios for GNM
- List prerequisites for GNM deployment
- Analyze GNM-iSPI relations
- Identify high-level GNM architecture
- Plan and configure GNM for NNM
Chapter 9: Network Edge Observer
- Explain the value proposition and purpose of the Network Edge Observer (NEO)
- Describe the configuration of NEO with NNM
- Explain the similarities and differences between NEO, RNM and GNM
Chapter 10: Security and certificates
- Explain the importance of secure communications
- Discuss the basics of secure communications such as encryption, certificates, certificate authority (CA)
- Explain what secure communications adds to NOM
- Discuss where secure communications are used in NOM
Chapter 11: Integrating NNM, LDAP and NA
- Describe the products that integrate with NNM
- Discuss the integration of NNM with Network Automation (NA)
- Integrate NNM with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Chapter 12: NOM REST API
- Explain the APIs available with NNM
- Describe the concept of a REST API
- Explain the benefits of a REST API
- Describe the flow of a REST API
- Explain the details of a REST API request
- Describe the NNM data model
Chapter 13: Managing virtualization
- Identify the hypervisor (ESXi Server) hosting a Virtual Machine (VM)
- Use a loom map to identify the hosting hypervisor's Network Interface Card (NIC) that the VM is connected
- Use a wheel map to identify the hosting hypervisor's NIC to whom the VM is connected
Chapter 14: NNM licensing
- Describe the NOM license structure across different capabilities
Chapter 15: Advanced protocols
This module is comprised of the following sub-modules:
- 15a. IPv6
- Specify the types of IPv6 addresses
- Identify the notation used in writing IPv6 addresses
- Describe how NNMi supports IPv6
- Locate and manage IPv6 and IPv4 devices
- List the prerequisites for deploying IPv6
- 15b SNMPv3
- List the components and architecture of SNMPv3
- Analyze how SNMPv3 security works
- List the general steps for configuring a network device for SNMPv3
- Identify the main design goals for SNMPv3
- Configure NNM to manage SNMPv3-enabled devices
Chapter 16: Advanced incident configuration
- Define a node and interface group specific to trap handling
- Use the following event correlation features:
- Dampening
- Payload filtering
- Pairwise
- Rate
- Deduplication
- Custom correlation
- Causal rules
Chapter 17: Pseudo objects
- Explain the concept of a pseudo object
- Create pseudo nodes
- Create pseudo interfaces
- Create pseudo connections
- Display a Layer 2 connectivity diagram with pseudo-objects
Chapter 18: Custom attributes
- Add custom attributes to nodes
- Add custom attributes to interfaces
- Populate custom attributes from the CLI
Chapter 19: User interface customization
- Create a menu
- Create a menu item
- Create a launch action
- Create a line graph action