IBM Tivoli Netcool/Proviso 4.4.1 Fundamentals (IBM TN09GB)

IBM/Tivoli Netcool/Proviso is performance management software that provides fast network reporting suitable for trend analysis, troubleshooting, capacity planning, and SLA objectives. These highly customisable Web-based reports are appropriate for audiences including network operations staff, business decision makers, and customers of service providers. The highly flexible and scalable architecture allows for full integration into a service provider or enterprise scale operations support system (OSS)infrastructure. This training class is provided in a classroom environment with multiple opportunities for
hands-on lab practice.

Course Objectives

• Define Netcool/Proviso key terms
• Describe Netcool/Proviso modules
• Describe Netcool/Proviso architecture
• Navigate DataMart GUI
• Identify DataMart GUI tools
• Describe SSH Client/Server roles in Netcool/Proviso data transfer
• Outline DataLoad and DataChannel process naming convention
• Trace metadata and metric data flow through Netcool/Proviso modules
• Explain intermodule CORBA bus communication
• Manage Netcool/Proviso components using CLI and DataMart GUI
• Describe the Directory structure of Netcool/Proviso components
• Follow file dataflow from the DataLoad directories to the central database
• Complete a simple Netcool/Proviso configuration
• Configure and run an inventory profileCreate report users
• Associate predefined reports to a report userList Netcool/Proviso report types
• Understand relationship between reports
• Describe the DataView DV
• Navigator and SilverStream Designer utilities
• Describe the function of a Netcool/Proviso Application Pack
• List the components of a Netcool/Proviso Application Pack and relate them toNetcool/Proviso modules

Prerequisites
This course requires basic knowledge of system administration concepts and UNIX administration skills.



Who should attend
This course is designed for implementation partners engaged in the Netcool/Proviso technical enablement set of training courses.
Course outline

• DataMart GUI
• Netcool/Proviso Dataflow
• Netcool/Proviso Directory Structure
• Netcool/Proviso Reports
• Netcool/Proviso Application Packs

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