IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance is a comprehensive transaction performance monitoring tool which provides a true end-to-end view of an IT Center's performance. It enables organizations to monitor the performance and availability of their transactions to ensure a positive customer experience and provides proactive management of potential problems.
In this course you will learn about IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance and it's place in the IBM Tivoli performance and availability suite of products; you will learn to use IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance features; you will learn how to configure and view IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance reports; you will learn to install IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance components; and you will learn to administer the IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance system.
Objectives
This course will build the knowledge and skills needed for you to:
Understand the solution in general terms that IBM Tivoli performance and availability products provide.
Present the features of IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance solution.
Diagram the system architecture for an IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance deployment.
Install IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance components.
Work with your management agent machines.
Deploy and Configure the J2EE Monitoring Component.
Deploy and Configure the Quality of Service Monitoring Component.
Deploy and Configure the Synthetic Transaction Investigator Component.
Configure Discovery Policies and Listening Policies.
Create Policy Schedules and Policy Groups.
Configure performance thresholds and availability thresholds.
Create and view real time reports.
Enable historical reporting and view historical reports.
View events and configure event details.
Create users and configure user settings.
View system log files.
Course outline
Overview of Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance
Features of IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance
Resource vs. Transaction Performance Monitoring
Integration with Performance and Availability Products
Introduction to IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance
Major Components
Infrastructure
Real-time Reports
Historical Reporting
Hardware and Software Requirements
Management Server Requirements
Management Agent Requirements
SSL Security
Management Server Installation
Pre-Installation Tasks
Installing the Management Server
Post Installation Tasks
Management Agent Installation
Management Agent Installation Overview
Install the Management Agent
Verify Management Agent Installation
Introduction to the Management Server Console
Get Familiar with the Management Server Console
Explore Available Functions of the Management Server
Deploying Monitoring Components
J2EE Component Deployment
Quality of Service Component Deployment
Synthetic Transaction Investigator Deployment
Configuring Event Details and Viewing System Events
Performing Event Response Prerequisite Tasks
Creating Event Responses
Configuring System Events
Viewing System Events
Work with Schedules
Work with Schedules
Work with Playback Schedules
Work with Agents
Viewing Management Agent Details
Work with Agent Groups
Perform Agent Maintenance
Work with Policies
Work with Discovery Policies
Work with Listening Policies
Work with Record and Playback
Synthetic Transaction Investigator
Work with STI Playback Policies
View and Understand Real-time Reports
Big Board and Dashboard
General Reports
Reports for Component Events
Access and Analyze Historical Reports
Integration with Tivoli Enterprise Data Warehouse
Managing Data
Creating Users and Configuring User Settings
Authorization Roles
Creating Users
Configuring User Settings
Viewing Log Files
Viewing System Log Files
Uninstalling Monitoring Components
Uninstall a Management Agent
Uninstall the Management Server
Work with Record and Playback (Generic Windows)
Using Generic Windows
Who will benefit from this course
First-level Network Operators, Systems Administrators, Performance Analysts, Application Support Engineers, Application Monitoring Engineers, Implementers and other technical professionals responsible for the installation and migration, configuration, customization, and troubleshooting of an IBM Tivoli Monitoring for Transaction Performance 5.3 environment.
Required skills/knowledge
You should have the following knowledge and skills:
Working knowledge of UNIX or Microsoft Windows.
Basic networking and Internet concepts.
Familiarity with network monitoring and application monitoring concepts.
If you are unable to locate a course at the time and location you desire, including
training for prior product releases, please feel free to contact your regional delivery
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