Re: Good news from the home front!

[Jane Curry <jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk>]

Scott,
Glad you enjoyed the NetView Administrators class.  Can you elaborate on
what else you would wanted in the curriculum?  I am the developer of the
NetView for Senior Administrators class and the Tivoli Integrated
Network Management class.  I will append the overview of these classes
for your comment.  Each class is 1 week.

Cheers,
Jane
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Week 1 : Tivoli NetView for Unix for Senior Administrators

Objectives

The objectives of the class are to provide a wide perspective
on the more advanced features of Tivoli NetView.  This class
ONLY utilizes NetView and the software that comes with
NetView (Framework & Mid Level Managers) - there
is deliberately no requirement to have any
chargeable add-on programs, though some
freely-available utilities may be discussed.

Topics covered include:

- NetView Database and Process Architecture
- Extending the NetView Object database and reporting on it
- Making the NetView discovery seedfile work for you
- NetView Event Architecture and imaginative event customization
- Using the NetView Correlation Engine and Ruleset Editor
- NetView menu customization - ARFs and WARFs
- All about MIBs - SNMP V2 MIBs, building MIB applications, ...
- Using NetView with a Relational Database
- Deploying NetView Mid Level Manager (MLM)
- Integrating NetView with Tivoli Framework
- Network management in a firewalled environment
- Hints & Tips from the Industry

Participants in the class should already have several months
day-to-day practical experience with NetView as a NetView
administrator as well as shellscripting skills. This
class  introduces  more advanced topics and provides
hands-on practical demonstrations of using these
features in real-world combinations.

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Week 2 : Tivoli NetView Integrated Network Management Masterclass

Objectives

The objectives of the class are to provide a wide perspective
on the integration possibilities between Tivoli
NetView and other management applications.

Other products covered include:

- Tivoli Framework
- Tivoli Distributed Monitoring
- Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC)
- Tivoli Decision Support (TDS)
- Tivoli Integration Pack for NetView (TIPN)
- CiscoWorks 2000
- Tivoli Manager for Network Hardware
- Network management in a firewalled environment
- Comprehensive Network Address Translation (CNAT)

Participants in the class should be able to build
an appreciation of the role of these products
and understand when and how to deploy them.

A large element of this class is hands-on practical experience.

Participants in the class should already have several months
day-to-day practical experience with NetView as a NetView
administrator.  They should also have some knowledge of Tivoli
Framework, Distributed Monitoring, Inventory & TEC,
as well as shellscripting skills. This class provides
hands-on practical demonstrations of using these
products in real-world combinations.


"Barr, Scott" wrote:

>    SECOND - Todd and I attended the NetView administrators class in
> Chicago. And I have to tell you, the instructor (who we affectionately
> call Bubba at his request) was excellent. (His name is Charlie -
> ctwo@us.ibm.com). He knows his stuff and despite being from Texas was
> quite friendly. On a side note, the curriculum of the class was
> insufficient, but that is another matter. We had some good expertise
> in the class and enough time to venture into places the book didn't
> cover.
>                                                             Scott Barr
>                                               Network Systems Engineer
>                                                            CSG Systems
>                                                    Phone: 402-431-7939
>                                                      Fax: 402-431-7413
>                                       Email: Scott_Barr@csgsystems.com
>

--
Tivoli Certified Enterprise Consultant & Instructor
Skills 1st Limited, 2 Cedar Chase, Taplow, Bucks, SL6 0EU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1628 782565
Copyright (c) 2001 Jane Curry <jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk>.  All rights
reserved.


Scott,
Glad you enjoyed the NetView Administrators class.  Can you elaborate
on what else you would wanted in the curriculum?  I am the developer
of the NetView for Senior Administrators class and the Tivoli Integrated
Network Management class.  I will append the overview of these classes
for your comment.  Each class is 1 week.

Cheers,
Jane
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Week 1 : Tivoli NetView for Unix for Senior Administrators

Objectives

The objectives of the class are to provide a wide perspective
on the more advanced features of Tivoli NetView.  This class
ONLY utilizes NetView and the software that comes with
NetView (Framework & Mid Level Managers) - there
is deliberately no requirement to have any
chargeable add-on programs, though some
freely-available utilities may be discussed.

Topics covered include:

- NetView Database and Process Architecture
- Extending the NetView Object database and reporting on it
- Making the NetView discovery seedfile work for you
- NetView Event Architecture and imaginative event customization
- Using the NetView Correlation Engine and Ruleset Editor
- NetView menu customization - ARFs and WARFs
- All about MIBs - SNMP V2 MIBs, building MIB applications, ...
- Using NetView with a Relational Database
- Deploying NetView Mid Level Manager (MLM)
- Integrating NetView with Tivoli Framework
- Network management in a firewalled environment
- Hints & Tips from the Industry

Participants in the class should already have several months
day-to-day practical experience with NetView as a NetView
administrator as well as shellscripting skills. This
class  introduces  more advanced topics and provides
hands-on practical demonstrations of using these
features in real-world combinations.

------------------------------------------------------------------

Week 2 : Tivoli NetView Integrated Network Management Masterclass

Objectives

The objectives of the class are to provide a wide perspective
on the integration possibilities between Tivoli
NetView and other management applications.

Other products covered include:

- Tivoli Framework
- Tivoli Distributed Monitoring
- Tivoli Enterprise Console (TEC)
- Tivoli Decision Support (TDS)
- Tivoli Integration Pack for NetView (TIPN)
- CiscoWorks 2000
- Tivoli Manager for Network Hardware
- Network management in a firewalled environment
- Comprehensive Network Address Translation (CNAT)

Participants in the class should be able to build
an appreciation of the role of these products
and understand when and how to deploy them.

A large element of this class is hands-on practical experience.

Participants in the class should already have several months
day-to-day practical experience with NetView as a NetView
administrator.  They should also have some knowledge of Tivoli
Framework, Distributed Monitoring, Inventory & TEC,
as well as shellscripting skills. This class provides
hands-on practical demonstrations of using these
products in real-world combinations.
 

"Barr, Scott" wrote:

   SECOND - Todd and I attended the NetView administrators class in Chicago. And I have to tell you, the instructor (who we affectionately call Bubba at his request) was excellent. (His name is Charlie - ctwo@us.ibm.com). He knows his stuff and despite being from Texas was quite friendly. On a side note, the curriculum of the class was insufficient, but that is another matter. We had some good expertise in the class and enough time to venture into places the book didn't cover. 

Scott Barr

Network Systems Engineer

CSG Systems

Phone: 402-431-7939

Fax: 402-431-7413

Email: Scott_Barr@csgsystems.com

  

--
Tivoli Certified Enterprise Consultant & Instructor
Skills 1st Limited, 2 Cedar Chase, Taplow, Bucks, SL6 0EU, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1628 782565
Copyright (c) 2001 Jane Curry <jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk>.  All rights reserved.