Oracle Enterprise Manager OPS Center [D69265]

Introducing Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Ops Center Release 1

Understand IT challenges and the value proposition of EM11g Ops Center R1
Describe how Enterprise Manager Ops Center fits into the Enterprise Manager product suite
Describe Enterprise Manager Ops Center Product Compatibility and supported technologies
Identify Enterprise Manager Ops Center main features
Identify Enterprise Manager Ops Center main benefits
Describe the Enterprise Manager Ops Center User Interface

Understanding Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Ops Center Release 1 Architecture

Describe Enterprise Manager Ops Center architecture
Identify communication methods in Enterprise Manager Ops Center
Identify Enterprise Manager Ops Center technologies
Understand Enterprise Manager Ops Center integration with Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g
Describe the Oracle System Monitoring Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Installing and Configuring Enterprise Manager Ops Center

List system requirements for Enterprise Manager Ops Center installation
Understand Enterprise Manager Ops Center configuration options
Prepare for Enterprise Manager Ops Center installation
Describe Enterprise Manager Ops Center High Availability configurations for Solaris and Linux
Perform a basic Enterprise Manager Ops Center installation
Perform post installation software validation
Deploy proxies manually and using the Proxy Deployment wizard
Uninstall Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Discovering Assets

Using Custom Discovery to discover assets
Declare configured and unconfigured assets
Using the Discover and Manage Assets wizard
Discover assets automatically
Configure a Windows OS for discovery
Register discovered assets
Discover a SPARC Enterprise M-Series server
Discover a Sun ZFS Storage Appliance

Managing Enterprise Manager Ops Center Libraries

Identify Enterprise Manager Ops Center libraries, including software libraries, Solaris/Linux updates libraries,and storage libraries
Manage EC local software libraries
Manage EC NAS-based libraries
Import an OS image into an EC local storage library
Import Firmware images into an EC local storage library
View default plans and profiles

Introducing Plan Management

Navigate the Plan Management section in the Browser UI
Describe the purpose of each section in the Plan Management tab
View a deployment plan and its associated profile
Create a new deployment plan and profile
Update the settings in a profile, and update the associated deployment plan to reference a new profile version
Apply a deployment plan in Enterprise Manager Ops Center
Use a script to create an operational plan and profile
Apply an operational plan in Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Managing and Monitoring Assets Using Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Understand principles of system management and monitoring using Enterprise Manager Ops Center
Manage discovered hardware, OS and virtual assets
Manually install and configure Enterprise Manager Ops Center agents
Manage and monitor Enterprise Manager Ops Center assets
Use Dashboards to view asset information and navigate in Enterprise Manager Ops Center
Use standard asset views to filter assets by type
Create and manage user defined groups
Unmanage and delete assets

Provisioning Operating Systems Using Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Identify the main OS provisioning features that Enterprise Manager Ops Center provides
Configure DHCP to support OS provisioning
Manage OS provisioning profiles and configure a deployment plan to support OS provisioning
Provision an operating system
Install JET modules

Provisioning Firmware Using Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Identify the main firmware provisioning features that Enterprise Manager Ops Center provides
Manage firmware profiles and dependencies among profiles
Create and manage deployment plans that include firmware update profiles
Use firmware compliance reports
Provision firmware to a server
Enable automatic firmware downloads

Performing Update Management Using Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Identify the main software update features and methods that Ops Center provides
Describe OS update profiles, policies, and prerequisites
Understand the relationship between update profiles, policies, and deployment plans
Integrate updates into a deployment plan
Use profiles to update a system or group of systems
Use a system catalog to perform an update without a profile
Use compliance reports to update an operating system
Compare catalogs and use them to roll back a system to a previous state

Performing Advanced Update Management with Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Understand how to configure Enterprise Manager Ops Center for disconnected mode operation
Describe managing local software updates
Update a system using Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade

Managing Storage Libraries

Identify the main storage library functions that Enterprise Manager Ops Center provides
Configure NFS shares for NAS storage
Create NAS libraries
View NAS Storage library information
Load images into a NAS Storage library
Verify access to Fibre Channel LUNs
Configure Solaris I/O Multipathing
Create Fibre Channel Storage libraries

Working with Oracle Solaris Zones

Identify the main Solaris Zones functions that Ops Center provides
Create and delete Solaris Zones
Modify Solaris Zone configurations
Discover and manage Solaris Zones
Monitor Solaris Zones
Change Solaris Zone states
Add storage to Solaris Zones
Clone Solaris Zones

Working with Oracle VM Server for SPARC (formerly LDoms)

Identify the main Oracle VM Server for SPARC functions that Enterprise Manager Ops Center provides
Describe the Create Logical Domains deployment plan
Provision a control domain
Identify control domain life-cycle operations
Describe the Create Logical Domain and Create and Install Logical Domain deployment plans
Create and provision a guest domain
Identify guest life-cycle operations
Create a virtual pool

Managing Problems, Service Requests, and Notifications Using Enterprise Manager Ops Center

Explain the purpose and function of the Enterprise Manager Ops Center Message Center
Describe how Enterprise Manager Ops Center generates notifications and problems when monitoring assets
View problems in the Message Center BUI
Configure a notification profile within Enterprise Manager Ops Center
View notifications in the Enterprise Manager Ops Center BUI
Use the Message Center to manage problem life cycle
Create annotations and add them to the Problems Knowledge Base
Explain how Message Center can open Service Requests

Working with Enterprise Manager Ops Center Reports

Identify Enterprise Manager Ops Center reporting capabilities
Describe chart export capabilities
Describe Solaris, Linux, and Windows update reports, including Change History, Baseline Analysis, Profile Analysis, RSC, CVE, Describe System information reports
Describe problem reports, including the Problem Summary Report and Problem Detail Report
Describe firmware reports