Tivoli Netcool/Precision IP 3.6 Fundamentals

Course Overview

The IBM Tivoli Netcool/Precision for IP Networks Fundamentals course is designed to provide an understanding of the key product processes, including the integration with Netcool/OMNIbus, Root Cause Analysis calculation and network monitoring via the Precision Pollers.

The Netcool/Precision Fundamentals course begins with a basic overview of product components are their associated functionality. Students will then install and configure Netcool/Precision, carrying out a full discovery of simulated networks containing various vendor specific devices. In order to further understand the intricacies of the discovery cycle, students will explore and enhance discovery agents and learn practical and useful OQL query commands.

In order to extend the functionality and build resilience, students will configure and maintain a Precision Failover Server pair into a full Failover OMNIbus environment The latter stage of the course will provide each student with an introduction to the Fault Manager component and the basic 'out of the box' RCA rules.

Audience

Pre-sales engineers, System Integrators, Value Added Resellers (VARs) and System Administrators of Netcool/Precision, who will be required to install, configure and maintain Netcool/Precision.

Skills Gained

The basic features and tools of Netcool/Precision, as well as gaining hands on experience in building and configuring discovery agents, and filters. Students will:

• Build an appreciation for the Precision interface and understand the product
• Be able to install Netcool/Precision on Unix servers
• Understand discovery in the context of Netcool/Precision
• Learn about Layer 3 / Layer 2 discovery
• Develop an understanding of OQL
• Learn how to build and use Discovery Agents
• Learn how to build and use Discovery filters
• Know how to integrate Precision with Netcool/OMNIbus
• Appreciate Topoviz Hop View and Network View GUI
• Understand Active Object Classes
• Configure and maintain Multiple Domains
• Configure and maintain Failover Precision servers
• Learn about Distribution gateways

Prerequisites

Students must have a 'system administrator' level understanding of UNIX/Unix Editor including knowledge of network management. Each candidate must have a practical understanding of UNIX at system administration level with the ability to:

• Knowledge of network management, including SNMP and TCP/IP, routing, switching and network management systems.
• The ability to determine the cause of a software problem, and work around or fix the problem
• Work with basic scripting techniques
• Attendance of the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Administration and Configuration course is mandatory if the student has never worked with Netcool/OMNIbus previously

Course Outline

Agenda - Day 1

• Product appreciation
• Basic Installation
• Layer 3 discovery

Agenda - Day 2

• Understanding discovery
• Topoviz GUI - Hop View & Network View
• Advanced Installation techniques - including Discovery filtering

Agenda - Day 3

• Introduction to OQL
• Discovery Agents
• Active Object Classes - polling definitions

Agenda - Day 4

• Active Object Classes - polling definitions
• OMNIbus Integration

Agenda - Day 5

• Configuration of Multiple Domains
• Configuration of Precision Failover Servers
• Configuration of Distribution Gateways

Tivoli Netcool/Precision IP 3.6 Fundamentals / TN14 (TN14GB)