Application Performance Management Essentials (APM120-951) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Course Overview
  • Identify the contents and objectives of the course
  • Define the class schedule and class logistics
  • Identify the related courses
  • Discuss the lab environment details
Module 2: Introduction to Application Performance Management
  • Identify the evolution of applications and services in IT
  • Identify today’s business and ITchallenges
  • Define the key characteristics of the Application Performance Management (APM) solution
Module 3: APM Architecture and Deployment
  • Identify Application Performance Management (APM)components
  • List typical APM integrations
  • dentify typical deployment strategies
  • Describe the deployment life cycle
Module 4: Application Health
  • Describe functionality provided by ApplicationHealth
  • Investigate Application Performance issues using Application Health
  • Investigate application availability issues using Application Health
  • View RUM data in Application Health
Module 5: Service Health Application
  • Describe the Service Healthsolution
  • Operate Service Health views
  • Run Service Health reports
  • Add CIs to the watch list
Module 6: MyBSM
  • Identify the MyBSM concept
  • Define the MyBSM workspace
  • Set up the MyBSM workspace
  • Configure page layout
  • Work with MyBSM components
  • Define access to an external component
  • View MyBSM predefined pages
Module 7: Introduction to BPM and VuGen
  • Define the purpose of BPM
  • Define key BPM concepts and terminology
  • Work with Virtual User Generator (VuGen) to create a HTTPscript
  • Work with VuGen to create a TruClient script
  • Work with VuGen to create a REST API script
Module 8: End User Management Administration
  • Populate the Scripts repository
  • Define a BPM monitored application in APM
  • Define a BPM monitored application in Application Health
  • Configure Application downtimes
Module 9: RUM Overview
  • Define Real User Monitoring (RUM)
  • Describe Docker</li><li>Configure APM/RUM integration
Module 10: End User Management Reports
  • Use Application Health to monitor the status of your applications
  • Generate BPM reports
  • Generate RUM reports
Module 11: Infrastructure and Application Monitoring with SiteScope
  • Describe SiteScope agentlessmonitoring
  • Define monitors and groups
  • Manage SiteScope groups
  • Define SiteScope monitors
Module 12: System Availability Management
  • Define System Availability Management (SAM)
  • Navigate the SAM UI
  • Manage SiteScopes in SAM
  • Integrate SiteScope event and metric data with APM
  • Perform APM HI and SiteScope monitors mapping
  • Work with SAM reports
Module 13: Run-Time Service Model (RTSM) Introduction
  • Define RTSM and its keycapabilities
  • Identify the role and purpose of Universal Configuration Management Database (UCMDB)
  • Identify the role and purpose of the ConfigurationManagement System (CMS) within the context of ITIL v3
  • Define the RTSM data model
  • View the discovery process in RTSM
  • Navigate the RTSM UI
  • Define an RTSM Class
  • Define RTSM relationships
Module 14: Service Health Administration
  • Identify Service Health as a consolidated monitoring solution
  • Define a Service Health View
  • Define Service Health indicators
  • Define a custom image
Module 15: Service Level Management
  • Identify the benefits of using Service Level Management (SLM)in an organization
  • Navigate SLM Administration
  • Create an SLA in Agreements Manager
  • Define the features of SLAs
  • Work with the SLM application
  • View SLM reports
  • View SLAs in Application Health
Module 16: User Reports
  • Identify various report types
  • Define the key features of the Report Manager
  • Configure and build custom reports
  • Work with the Custom Query Builder
  • Work with trend reports
  • Schedule reports
Module 17: Platform Administration
  • Define platform administration tasks in APM
  • Access and navigate APM administration
  • Log in to APM
  • View set up and maintenance tasks of APM
  • View and manage APM licensing
  • View server deployment
  • Perform database administration
  • Perform data enrichment
  • View and manage content packs
  • View APM downtime management
  • Set up user and group permissions
  • Configure alerts for APM
Appendix: Diagnostics Overview
  • Identify the Diagnostics value proposition
  • Identify Diagnostics solutions
  • Define the Diagnostics architecture
  • Install and configure Diagnostics
  • Navigate the Diagnostics UI
  • View Diagnostics data in APM