Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Course Overview
- Identify the contents and objectives of the course
- Define the class schedule and class logistics
- Discuss the lab environment
- Identify the additional course information
Module 2: Event Pipeline
- Describe event processing in OBM Gateway Component
- Describe event processing in OBM Data Processing Component
- Describe the effect of each event pipeline step on events
- Locate and tune parameters relevant to each stage of the Event Pipeline
- Locate log messages relevant to each stage of the Event Pipeline
- Use Performance Dashboard to View Event Pipeline Statistics
Module 3: CI Resolution
- Explain CI resolution processing
- Recommend appropriate hints to be provided by event sources
- Configure the CI resolution cache
Module 4: ETI Resolution
- Describe how Event Type Indicators (ETIs) enable sophisticated OBM processing
- Follow best practices to customize and use ETIs
- Describe how data collectors deliver ETI hints in events
- Resolve issues related to ETI resolution
- Locate log files containing ETI resolution entries
Module 5: Event Reduction Tuning
- Configure the Close Related Events feature of OBM
- Use the Duplicate Event Suppression feature of OBM
- Use the Event Suppression feature of OBM
- Configure the Event Storm Suppression feature of OBM
Module 6: Topology-Based Event Correlation
- Define Topology Based Event Correlation (TBEC)
- Identify the TBEC operation
- Use the Correlation Manager
- Correlate rule creation
- Automate cross-domain correlation
- Relate events manually
Module 7: Stream-Based Event Correlation
- Configure the Stream Based Event Correlation (SBEC) feature of OBM
Module 8: Event Automation and Forwarding
- Configure the Time-Based Event Automation (TBEA) feature of OBM
- Analyze OBM event forwarding capabilities
- Define the Event Processing Interface (EPI) script capabilities
- Identify custom actions
Module 9: RTSM Modeling
- Identify the purpose of Modeling Studio
- Define a model
- Create a view
- Define a TQL query
- Use the Modeling Studio to create a:
- Instance-Based Model
- Pattern-Based Model
- Perspective-Based View
- Pattern View
- Template and Templated-Based View
Module 10: Event Processing Interface
- Describe event processing interface entry points in the pipeline
- Describe EPI scripting use-cases
- Explain the required components of an EPI script
- Create an event processing customization based on an existing script
- Verify the successful operation of an event processing customization
- Access the Java documentation for OBM-related APIs
- Add logging to an EPI script
- Install and use the OBM Script Development Kit
- Use Groovy Console
Module 11: Custom Actions
- Explain the purpose and operation of custom actions
- Access and execute custom actions
- Analyze the results of custom actions executed
- Describe the primary areas of OBM that support customization using the Groovy script
- Create a custom action
- Verify the successful operation of a custom action
- Add logging to a custom action
Module 12: Service Health Customization
- Describe customizing Service Health to meet unique requirements
- Create Health Indicators (His)
- Create Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Create KPI assignments
- Describe the operation of KPI Enrichment Service (KES)
- Describe the operation of the Multi-process Architecture Business Logic Engine (MARBLE)
Module 13: Measurement Threshold Policy Templates
- Create and assign a Measurement Threshold policy template
Module 14: REST Web Service Policy Templates
- Create a REST Web Service policy template
- Assign REST web Service policy template
- Test the REST web Service policy template
Module 15: Database Policy Templates
- Create a Database policy template
- Assign a Database policy template
- Test a Database policy template
Module 16: Structured Log File Policy Templates
- Create a Structured Log File policy template
- Assign Structured Log File policy template
- Test the Structured Log File policy template
Module 17: OPTIC Data Lake (OPTIC DL)*
- Explain the Containerized OpsBridge Suite deployment architecture and its components
- Explain the concepts of OPTIC Data Lake (OPTIC DL)
- Describe OPTIC DL Data Collection
- Explain OPTIC DL Integrations
- Describe OPTIC DL Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) BVD Reports
- Configure metric streaming aspect for target nodes
Module 18: OpsCx Overview and Topology Policies
- Describe the features and capabilities of OpsCx
- Describe how OpsCx provides events, metrics, and topology to OBM
- Describe the OpsCx policy types
- Access the OpsCx policy management user interface
- Create OpsCx policies and deploy on OpsCx to deliver topology to the RTSM
- Verify that topology is delivered successfully to the RTSM
- Troubleshoot topology delivery issues
- Use OpsCx administration tools
- Locate primary OpsCx log files
Module 19: OpsCx Metric Policies
- Create OpsCx metric log file policies
- Assign the policy on OpsCx
- Verify Data in the OA Metric Store
- Verify Data in OBM Performance Dashboard
Appendix: OBM MOM Configuration*
- Provide an overview of OBM MOM configuration
- Configure Lightweight Single Sign-On (LW-SSO) on all OBM servers
- Establish a trust relationship between all OBM servers
- Configure all OBM servers that communicate with each other as connected servers
- Configure topology forwarding using Data Flow Management
- Configure event forwarding