About this Course

The VMware vRealize Operations Manager for Operators course teaches you how to use VMware vRealize Operations Manager as a forensic and predictive tool. The course is based on VMware ESXi 5.x, VMware vCenter Server 5.x, and vRealize Operations Manager 6.0.

Note: If you have taken the VMware vRealize Operations Manager: Install, Configure, Manage course, duplicate content makes this course unsuitable for you.

Audience Profile

• Operators responsible for the day-today operation of a vSphere environment

At Course Completion

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

• Navigate the vRealize Operations Manager user interface
• Use views and reports to gather information about the environment
• Use alerts and analysis badges to troubleshoot common vSphere operational issues
• Monitor capacity risk and infrastructure utilization
• Create logical groups of objects in the environment
• Configure policies to meet the operational needs of the environment

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, you must have the following:

• Attended VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V5.5]
• Attended VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V5.5]
• Or system administration experience with vSphere deployments

Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Module 2: Introduction to vRealize Operations Manager

• Describe how vRealize Operations Manager is used to manage the software-defined data center
• Describe the features and benefits of vRealize Operations Manager

Module 3: vRealize Operations Manager User Interface

• Navigate the main areas of the user interface
• Explain the importance of inventory trees
• View widgets and dashboards on the Home page
• View inventory trees and objects on the Environment page

Module 4: vRealize Operations Manager Concepts

• Use views to gather information about the environment
• Create reports about the environment
• Explain how data is collected and analyzed by vRealize Operations Manager
• Discuss the importance of alerts, symptoms, and badges

Module 5: Troubleshooting System Health Issues

• Discuss the process for troubleshooting system health issues with vRealize Operations Manager
• Monitor alerts and troubleshoot system health issues
• Use heat maps to monitor system health

Module 6: Capacity Planning

• Discuss capacity planning models
• Assess capacity risk in the environment
• Troubleshoot risk and efficiency issues
• Identify ways to optimize resource utilization in the environment

Module 7: Tags, Applications, and Object Groups

• Create custom object groups in the environment

Module 8: Policies

• Create policies for various types of workloads
• Explain how policy inheritance works