BMC CONTROL-M for Distributed Systems 6.3: Certification Boot Camp

Description:

Target Audience:
 Intermediate Users - This course is designed for users who are comfortable with the basics of the product, but are ready to delve into advanced features and customization of the product. More than 6 months of experience with the product is assumed.
 
Course Abstract:
 This is a high-intensity immersion course designed to prepare the student to take the BMC CONTROL-M for Distributed Systems Certified Engineer Test. This test will be administered at the end of the class. The class days will be long (between 9 and 11 hours a day) and will include additional reading assignments each evening. Time will be allotted on Friday to take the two-hour certification examination.
This class covers topics from the BMC CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.3: Scheduling – Part 3 and the BMC CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.3: Administering classes to prepare students for the certification test. Students will work through a case study that includes many of the challenges encountered during an implementation. Students are given the opportunity to work through these challenges with hands-on labs. Best-practice processes for using the monitoring, scheduling, and administration tools will be introduced and students will practice using these tools throughout the case study. 

Course Objectives
Create and manage job definitions.
Monitor and resolve production job problems.
Plan, install, and configure each of the components of CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager, CONTROL-M/Server, and CONTROL-M/Agents.
Implement and use Control Modules for application scheduling.
Maintain and troubleshoot the production environment.
Migrate from older versions of CONTROL-M to version 6.3.x.
Use multiplatform CONTROL-M through application of CONTROL-M/EM and CONTROL-M/Desktop.
Use the powerful facilities provided by the CONTROL-M/EM Graphical User Interface to locate, track, and resolve any problems that may occur with a job.
Use CONTROL-M/EM and CONTROL-M/Desktop to control job execution based on prerequisite job completion, availability of resources, or time.
Create scheduling groups, a feature of CTM 6.x that allows you to define prerequisite conditions for groups of jobs.
Use the post-processing facilities to perform actions based on the completion status of a task.
Create Shouts (Alerts) that provide information to users about the status of jobs.
Establish new data centers on a CONTROL-M/EM Server.
Use the CONTROL-M Configuration Manager to define and manage CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager components.
Modify CONTROL-M/Server and CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager system parameters.
Manage CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager communication domain configuration settings.
Implement Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communication protocols for encrypted communication between components.
Implement agentless remote execution of jobs.
Establish production standards and procedures.
Create and manage User Daily jobs.
Gain advanced knowledge of such features as job skeletons, variables, group scheduling, collections, job post-processing, and such.
Create and manage Node Groups, Shout Destination Tables, and Time Zone settings.
Create and manage calendar definitions for an enterprise, and use advanced calendar features.
Manage resource definitions for job flow optimization.
Implement application-related functionality and the associated Control Modules.
Create maintenance jobs and multi-Agent jobs.
Implement and manage data center and CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager security and authorizations, including Active Directory support.
Create reports using the CONTROL-M/EM Reporting Facility.
Create and use global conditions.
Perform the necessary command line actions, including using various CONTROL-M utilities, to support all of the above.
Describe/explain CONTROL-M architecture and processes, including the functioning of components, and the capabilities of various add-on products, such as BMC Batch Impact Manager and CONTROL-M/Forecast.
Describe the capabilities of distributed CONTROL-M to integrate with the BMC Atrium Configuration Management Database using BMC Batch Discovery.
Set up and administrate agent platforms, including load balancing.
Use CONTROL-M/EM and CONTROL-M and utilities.
Implement customization options and enterprise production standards.
Perform CONTROL-M/EM and CONTROL-M database maintenance.
Perform CONTROL-M/EM and CONTROL-M troubleshooting, including the use of the CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager Health Check utility.
Implement CONTROL-M Failover.
Plan and implement a migration from older versions of CONTROL-M/Server to the current release.
Target Audience

Intermediate Users — This course requires the completion of a prerequisite course (BMC CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.3: Scheduling – Part 1 WBT). Due to the intensive nature of the course, it is recommended that students be comfortable working with the products in a live production environment, with three to six months of experience, either before or after the completion of the BMC CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.3: Scheduling – Part 1 Web-based training (WBT).

 
 
Required Knowledge:  
 General experience installing and maintaining applications on UNIX and Microsoft Windows.
 
 
Prerequisite Courses:  
 BMC CONTROL-M/Enterprise Manager 6.3: Scheduling – Part 1 (WBT)