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In particular there was no content regarding rulesets (in fact the students
were amazed I was using rulesets) There was no coverage of security function
and there was no coverage of the backup function. Also lacking in my
estimation was content that helped administrators deal with multi-protocol
multi-vendor environments. (we know how to load a mib, the question is,
which mibs need to be loaded....which protocols can be monitored... where
can relevant data be found, etc.) I know you can't predict what hardware
folks will have questions on, I still think some work could have been done
that demonstrated where the bumps in the road were (like loading Cisco MIBs,
something most administrators will have to struggle with). We spent half a
day on customizing the GUI - simple stuff that could have been dealt with
more quickly. The materials were often Solaris oriented (my OS) however we
had no Solaris machines. We also had a lab environment that did not include
routers, switches, ATM, Frame Relay, or serial links in general. The issues
you encounter with discovery were not present because the environment was so
limited. We also spent no time discussing problem reporting and gathering
debug information - a skill I really needed when I first started working on
NetView. (use of logs, traces and readcore for instance).
-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Curry [mailto:jane.curry@skills-1st.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:19 AM
To: IBM NetView Discussion
Subject: Re: [NV-L] Good news from the home front!
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
[|] ===> I see little value in this since the GUI seems to be the area that
receives the least development time. Would this be web client modification
or native client?
- All about MIBs - SNMP V2 MIBs, building MIB applications, ...
[|] ===> SNMP V2 m ibs are essentially useless with NetView, I don't see a
lot of value here either.
- Using NetView with a Relational Database
[|] ===> Relational database not recommended with v6 of NetView. Why focus
on it?
- Deploying NetView Mid Level Manager (MLM)
- Integrating NetView with Tivoli Framework
[|] ===> Other than TEC I don't see a lot of value here either.
- 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
<mailto: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 <mailto: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.
In
particular there was no content regarding rulesets (in fact the students were
amazed I was using rulesets) There was no coverage of security function and
there was no coverage of the backup function. Also lacking in my estimation was
content that helped administrators deal with multi-protocol multi-vendor
environments. (we know how to load a mib, the question is, which mibs need to be
loaded....which protocols can be monitored... where can relevant data be found,
etc.) I know you can't predict what hardware folks will have questions on,
I still think some work could have been done that demonstrated where the bumps
in the road were (like loading Cisco MIBs, something most administrators
will have to struggle with). We spent half a day on customizing the GUI -
simple stuff that could have been dealt with more quickly. The materials were
often Solaris oriented (my OS) however we had no Solaris machines. We also had a
lab environment that did not include routers, switches, ATM, Frame Relay, or
serial links in general. The issues you encounter with discovery were not
present because the environment was so limited. We also spent no time discussing
problem reporting and gathering debug information - a skill I really needed when
I first started working on NetView. (use of logs, traces and readcore for
instance).
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
[|] ===> I see little value in this since the GUI seems to
be the area that receives the least development time. Would this be
web client modification or native client?
- All about MIBs - SNMP V2
MIBs, building MIB applications, ...
[|] ===> SNMP V2 m ibs are
essentially useless with NetView, I don't see a lot of value here
either.
- Using NetView with a
Relational Database
[|] ===> Relational database not recommended with
v6 of NetView. Why focus on it?
- Deploying NetView Mid
Level Manager (MLM)
- Integrating NetView with Tivoli Framework
[|] ===> Other than TEC I don't see a lot of value here
either.
- 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
--
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.
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