BladeLogic Server Automation 8.x: Fundamentals – Part 2 (ASP)
BMC BladeLogic Server Automation is a leading platform for the management, control, and enforcement of configuration changes in the datacenter. Using this platform, administrators can manage both physical and virtual servers. This course is designed for BladeLogic Server Automation administrators and users responsible for implementing and managing client/server business applications, managing contention servers, and ensuring compliance with company or government policies related to Configuration Management.
Participants learn how to use the BladeLogic Server Automation console to automate and simplify server configuration management tasks. Learners will benefit from in-depth presentations and demonstrations from expert instructors, and hands-on lab exercises in a virtual environment that will provide the opportunity for practical application of the presented concepts, methods, and procedures.
Major release:
BMC TrueSight/BladeLogic Server Automation 8.x
Recommended Prerequisites:
Good for:
Administrators
Course Delivery:
Assisted Self-Paced | 40.00 hours
Course Modules
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Module 1: Getting Started with BladeLogic Server Automation
- BSA Features and Terminology
- Introduction to BSA Architecture
- Overview of BSA Objects
- Introduction to the BSA Console
- Overview of BSA Objects
- Accessing Online Documentation and How-To Guides
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Module 2: Working with BSA Jobs
- BSA Job types
- Job execution
- Job Results Review
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Module 3: Working with Properties
- The Property Dictionary
- Using Server Properties
- Smart Groups
- Creating a Server Property
- Updating a Property
- Custom Property Classes and Instances
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Module 4: Managing Server Objects
- Working with Server Objects
- Introduction to Network Shell
- Working with Parsed Content
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Module 5: Basic Deployment
- File Deploy Jobs
- BLPackage Deploy Jobs
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Module 6: Deploying Software
- Deploying Standard Software
- Adjusting Standard Software Deployments
- Applying Stacked Software Deployment
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Module 7: Working with Components
- Introduction to BSA Components
- Creating BSA Components
- Managing Component Access
- Working with Component Signatures
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Module 8: Basic Compliance: Audit and Snapshot Jobs
- Purpose of an Audit
- Live Server Audit Jobs
- Component-based Audit Jobs
- Snapshot-based Audit Jobs
- Audit Job Results
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Module 9: Rules-Based Compliance
- Introduction to Rules-based Compliance
- Adding Rules to Component Templates
- Working with Compliance Jobs and Exceptions
- Compliance Remediation
- Working with Compliance Content
- Describe and use Execution Tasks
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Module 10: SecOps
- Introduction to SecOps
- Using Threat Director
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Module 11: Windows and Linux Patch Management
- Setting Up Patch Management
- Introduction to Windows Patch Analysis
- Performing Linux Patch Analysis
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Module 12: Portal
- BladeLogic Portal Overview
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Module 13: Health Dashboards
- Introduction to BSA Health and Value Dashboards
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Module 14: Overview of Live Reporting
- Live Reporting Overview
- Predefined Reports and Dashboards
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Module 15: Working with Virtual Environments
- Introduction to working with Virtual Environments
- Working with Virtual Guest Packages
- Working with Virtual Guest Jobs
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