Course Details
Course Outline
1 - Course Introduction
Introductions and course logisticsCourse objectives
2 - User Interface Enhancements
Describe how to use vRealize Operations to manage the software-defined data centerIdentify features and benefits of vRealize Operations
3 - Deploying vRealize Operations
Design and size a vRealize Operations clusterInstall a vRealize Operations clusterConfigure a vRealize Operations cluster for high availabilityDescribe different vRealize Operations deployment scenariosDescribe how to use vRealize Lifecycle Manager to deploy vRealize Operations
4 - vRealize Operations Architecture and Certificates
Describe the functions of the components in a vRealize Operations nodeIdentify the types of nodes and their roles in a vRealize Operations clusterRecognize how a node’s components interact to achieve scalability and availabilityIdentify ways that data is collected and analyzed by vRealize OperationsDescribe vRealize Operations certificates
5 - vRealize Operations Concepts and Policies
Identify the tasks that can be performed in the administration and product user interfacesDescribe dashboards and their usageUse tags to group objectsCreate policies for various types of workloadsExplain how policy inheritance works
6 - Performance Optimization
Assess the performance of your environment to determine which data centers need optimizationDefine the business and operational intents for a given data centerAutomate the process of optimizing and balancing the workloads in data centersReport on the results of optimization efforts
7 - Capacity Optimization and Costing
Define capacity planning termsUnderstand capacity planning modelsAssess the overall capacity of a data center and identify optimization recommendationsRecognize options for rightsizing VMsRun what-if scenarios for adding workloads to a data centerRun what-if scenarios to plan the migration of workloads to the public cloud
8 - Managing Configurations and Troubleshooting Pillars
Recognize how to troubleshoot issues by monitoring alertsUse step-by-step workflows to troubleshoot different vSphere objectsAssess your environment’s compliance to standardsView the configurations of vSphere objects in your environment
9 - Operating System and Application Monitoring
Recognize how the Service Discovery manager and Telegraf fits into the vRealize Operations OS and app monitoringDeploy the Application remote collectorMonitor the operating system and applications by using Telegraf
10 - Custom Alert Definition
Create symptom definitionsCreate recommendations, actions, and notifications Create alert definitions that monitor resource demand in hosts and VMs
11 - Custom Views and Reports
Build and use custom views in your environment Create custom reports for presenting data about your environment
12 - Custom Dashboards
Create dashboards that use predefined and custom widgetsConfigure widgets to interact with other widgets and other dashboardsConfigure the Scoreboard widget to use a metric configuration fileManage dashboards by grouping dashboards and sharing dashboards with users
13 - Super Metric
Recognize different types of super metricsCreate super metrics and associate them with objectsEnable super metrics in policies
14 - User Access Control
Recognize how users are authorized to access objectsDetermine privilege priorities when a user has multiple privilegesImport users and user groups from an LDAP source
15 - Extending and Managing a vRealize Operations Deployment
Identify the management packs that are available to your environmentInstall and configure a management packMonitor the health of a vRealize Operations clusterGenerate a support bundleView vRealize Operations logs and audit reportsPerform vRealize Operations cluster management tasks
Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
Who is it For?
Target Audience
Experienced system administrators, system integrators, and consultants responsible for designing, implementing, and customizing vRealize Operations.