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BMC NETWORK AUTOMATION 8.1: FOUNDATION

BMC NETWORK AUTOMATION COURSE ABSTRACT

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COURSE CODE

AUTO-BNAF-0810

PRODUCT RELEASE

BMC Network Automation 8.1

DELIVERY METHOD

Instructor Led Online Training (ILO)

COURSE DURATION

3 days

TARGET AUDIENCE

Product users

Network administrators, engineers, and security personnel

Network personnel responsible for configuring backup/recovery, auditing and enforcing policies, and implementing configuration changes

PREREQUISITES

Students should have network engineering and/or operations experience including:

- Managing and configuring IP-based networks

- Configuring network devices, from one or more vendors, deployed in the production network

- Operating network applications installed on Linux, Solaris, or Microsoft Windows platforms

- Administering third-party network management systems

- Maintaining integrations with other network enablement tools

Course Overview The BMC Network Automation 8.1: Foundation course presents information on how to use

BMC Network Automation 8.1 to administer networks on a day-to-day basis. This course provides

extensive hands-on exercises with the software user interface and covers all major aspects of

using the software.

The BMC Network Automation 8.1: Foundation course also presents information on installing and

configuring the Microsoft Windows version of the software, integrating the software with

third-party software, familiarizing with different troubleshooting techniques, and learning

effective administration techniques.

Students can benefit from the in-depth presentations in the course and the demonstrations given

by expert instructors. Hands-on lab exercises in a virtual environment provide the opportunity for

practical application of the presented concepts, methods, and procedures.

Course Objectives Understand how to use BMC Network Automation 8.1

Understand all aspects of the device inventory database

Demonstrate operational experience using:

- Configuration management

- Compliance auditing and enforcement

- OS release and patch management

- Change workflows

Understand the various reports and distribution capabilities

Understand and practice the creation and use of Policies and Templates

Understand the concept of Rules and how Rules are used to facilitate actions

Install and configure the software for optimal operation

Administer the software effectively and efficiently

Install and configure integrations with third-party applications

Maintain ongoing operation





COURSE ACTIVITIES

Instructor Presentations

Product Demonstrations

Hands-on Lab Exercises

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Course Modules SECTION A: OPERATIONS

1 KEY CONCEPTS 2 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Overview Key Terms and Concepts

User Accounts Device Security Profiles Device Inventory Dynamic Fields Auto-Grouping Static Groups Combo Groups

3 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT 4 COMPLIANCY AUDITING AND ENFORCEMENT

Configuration Repository ASCII Configuration Files Binary Configuration Files NCCM Policies Dashboard Operations Sample Reports OS Images

Compliancy Rules - Rule Sets - Access Control - Rule Definition

Compliancy Enforcement Compliancy Summary Report

5 CHANGE MANAGEMENT 6 REPORTING

Jobs Predefined Jobs Templates Template Substitution Parameters Change Workflow Terminal SSH Proxy

Reports Decision Support for Network Automation BSM Dashboards

7 SECURITY 8 ADVANCED POLICIES

Security User Management Access Control Lists Realms

Failed Backup Notification

9 THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATIONS

Platform support Device imports SNMP and Email notifications Reports integration Workflow integration Remedy ITSM and BMC Atrium CMDB

integration





SECTION B: ADMINISTRATION

10 ARCHITECTURE 11 INSTALLATION

Architecture Overview Software Clustering HA (Single Site) VMware Vmotion HA (Single Site) Disaster Recovery

- Primary - Standby Site

HA of Remote Device Agents

Pre-Installation Requirements Database Backup Software Uninstall Software Installation Database Restore

12 ADMINISTRATION 13 TROUBLESHOOTING

Administration Features System Administration Roles and Users

General Log Collection User Login Troubleshooting Syslog Troubleshooting Service Conflicts Device Access and Interaction KB Articles

14 THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATION 15 TOOLS AND TRICKS

Third-Party Integration Support Email and SNMP Notifications Web Services API NNM Tips

UNIX Tips Linux Tips Useful SQL Queries Windows File Manipulation Tips

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