IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager for Transactions 7.1 Workshop (ILO)

NOTE: This is a live, instructor-led online course. Do not make arrangements to travel. See the Student Machine Requirements section for the equipment required to participate in the lectures and hands-on labs. After you are confirmed in the class you will receive further instructions to access audio, video and remote labs. Instructor-led Online US courses start at 9:00 am Central time unless specified otherwise. Please enroll at least five business days prior to class start date to ensure course materials can be shipped in time. You must provide the mailing address where you wish to receive your course materials if it is different from the company address indicated in your enrollment request.
IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager (ITCAM) for Transactions 7.1 is an application monitoring tool you can use to comprehensively monitor, track, alert, and report on the availability and response time of business applications ranging from simple desktop clients to complex distributed composite Web applications.
In this three-day, instructor-led course you learn the product's features and how it fits into the overall ITCAM family. You also learn how to install and configure the product, monitor applications, and track transactions.
IBM Tivoli Education Workshops feature extensive hands-on labs. The student guide for this course limits the amount of additional student notes and instead relies on instructor expertise and practical lab exercises to provide the essential information and skills.
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This intermediate-level course is for IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager implementers and administrators.
Předpokládané znalosti
ITCAM for Transactions 7.1 uses the Tivoli Monitoring Tivoli Enterprise Portal. You should be familiar with Tivoli Monitoring and the Tivoli Enterprise Portal and have the following:
• Working knowledge of IBM Tivoli Monitoring V6.2 installation, configuration, and administration
• Working knowledge of system administration of Linux operating systems
• General knowledge of application monitoring and the applications to be monitored
• General knowledge of Application Response Measurement (ARM) concepts
• General knowledge of server hardware
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking principles
• Working knowledge of relational databases
Recommended courses:
• IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 for Operators and Administrators (TV362 or TT362)
• Implementers will also benefit from IBM Tivoli Monitoring 6.2 for Implementers (TT352 or TT352)

Cíl kurzu
• Describe ITCAM for Transactions and its role in monitoring composite applications
• Describe the architecture, components, and features of ITCAM for Transactions 7.1
• Install the ITCAM for Transactions Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring Agents
• Deploy and administer application monitoring using robotic scripts
• Deploy and administer transaction tracking of HTTP, WebSphere, and WebSphere MQ
• Deploy and administer HTTP server and application monitoring
• Deploy and administer Internet service monitors
• Monitor and investigate application performance and availability problems
Klíčová témata
Unit 1: Introduction to ITCAM for Transactions
• Lesson 1: ITCAM for Transactions Overview
• Lesson 2: Infrastructure and Architecture
• Lesson 3: Introduction to Monitored Applications and Lab Systems
• Lesson 4: Installation Overview
Unit 2: Introduction to the Application Management Console
• Lesson 1: Introduction to the Application Management Console (AMC)
• Lesson 2: Deploying the Application Management Console
• Lesson 3: Application Management Console Data and Workspaces
Unit 3: Monitoring Robotic Response Time
• Lesson 1: Introduction to Robotic Monitoring
• Lesson 2: Deploying Robotic Monitoring
• Lesson 3: Creating Rational Performance Tester Scripts (Tests)
• Lesson 4: Uploading RPT Tests to AMC TEMA
• Lesson 5: Introduction to the Application Management Configuration Editor
• Lesson 6: Deploying and Configuring Script Playback
• Lesson 7: Robotic Response Time Workspaces
Unit 4: Tracking Transactions
• Lesson 1: Introduction to Transaction Tracking
• Lesson 2: Deploying Transaction Collector and Transaction Reporter Agents
• Lesson 3: Tracking ARM Transactions
• Lesson 4: Transaction Tracking Workspaces
• Lesson 5: Defining Real User Transactions
• Lesson 6: Tracking WebSphere MQ Transactions
Unit 5: Monitoring Web Response Time
• Lesson 1: Introduction to Monitoring Web Response Time
• Lesson 2: Deploying Web Response Time Monitoring
• Lesson 3: Web Response Time Data and Workspaces
• Lesson 4: Defining HTTP Transactions to Monitor
Unit 6: Monitoring Internet Services
• Lesson 1: Introduction to Monitoring Internet Services
• Lesson 2: Deploying Internet Service Monitoring
• Lesson 3: Creating and Deploying an ISM Probe
• Lesson 4: ISM Data and Workspaces
Požadavky na technické vybavení
To participate in both the lectures and labs for this course, the workstation must meet the following hardware requirements:
• Minimum of 256 MB of memory
• Windows 98 or higher
• Headset with microphone, or separate microphone and speakers
• Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
• 128-bit encryption (Versions of Internet Explorer prior to version 6.0 and Windows 98, NT 4.0, and 2000 must have the High Encryption Packs installed)
• Citrix ICA Client (Installed when you access e-lab during class)
• High speed internet (56K bps or higher)
NOTE: The Citrix application (web client or full package) requires access to port 443 (https). Please ensure personal and corporate firewalls have this port open.