BMC Discovery 21.x: Fundamental Administering
BMC Discovery is a datacenter discovery solution that automatically discovers datacenter inventory, configuration and relationship data, and maps applications to the IT infrastructure. BMC Discovery establishes the foundation for improving IT processes and productivity by providing timely and actionable insight to make informed decisions in IT service management, asset management and infrastructure/operations management.
This course provides information on the key concepts and core functionality of BMC Discovery. The course covers new features and improvements made to BMC Discovery. Participants will receive all important information on architecture, functionalities, utilities, configurations, and troubleshooting tips for optimal deployment
Major release:
BMC (Helix) Discovery 21.x
Good for:
Administrators
Course Delivery:
Instructor-Led Training (ILT) | 40 hours
Course Modules
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BMC Discovery Overview
- BMC Discovery Concepts
- UI Overview
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User Administration and Security
- User Management
- LDAP Integration
- Security Policy
- General Security Concepts at the CLI
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Running Discovery - Concepts
- Basic Discovery Essentials
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Configuring and Managing Full Discovery and Credentials
- The Credential Vault
- BMC Discovery Credentials
- Windows Credentials
- PowerShell Credentials
- Device Credentials
- Credential Filtering and Ordering
- Testing Credentials
- Scope
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Understanding Taxonomy and the Discovery Data Model
- Taxonomy Basics
- Understanding Data Models
- Viewing the Taxonomy
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Discovery Process Overview
- Basic Philosophy
- First Scan Details
- Second Scan Details
- Optimization Details
- Bringing it All Together
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Managing the Discovery Platform Scripts
- Platforms
- UNIX Discovery Scripts
- Windows Discovery Scripts
- SNMP Discovery Scripts
- VMware ESX Discovery Scripts
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Discovery Investigation and Troubleshooting
- Investigating and Troubleshooting per Discovery Run
- Investigating and Troubleshooting per Discovery Access
- Mapping Discovery Access Page to Platform Page
- Investigating and Troubleshooting per Host Node
- Investigating and Troubleshooting from the Discovery Dashboard
- Discovery Conditions
- Discovery Reports
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Storage and Load Balancer Discovery
- Storage Discovery
- Viewing Storage Discovery Results
- Load Balancer Discovery
- Viewing Load Balancer Discovery Results
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Software and Hardware Containers Overview
- Describe Software Containers
- Describe Software Container Orchestration Software
- Describe Hardware Containers
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Patterns Overview
- Pattern Basics
- Data Models and Pattern Configuration
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Visualizations Overview
- Displaying and Saving Visualizations
- Introduction to Application Mapping with Visualization
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Introduction to Cloud Discovery
- Introduction to Cloud Discovery
- Overview of Performing Cloud Discovery
- Viewing Cloud Data
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Dashboards Overview
- Dashboard Basics
- Channels Overview
- Adding Channels
- Working with Dashboards
- Dashboards in the CLI
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CMDB Synchronization Overview
- CMDB Synchronization Overview
- Configuring the CMDB Connection
- CMDB Filters
- Configuring CMDB Synchronization
- Multitenancy
- CMDB Synchronization in a Cluster
- Viewing CIs in the CMDB
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Query Builder and Query Language Overview
- Types of Searches
- Query Builder Basics
- Query Builder Layout
- Building a Query
- Custom Reports
- Formulating Queries
- The SEARCH and WHERE Clauses
- The SHOW Clause
- Matches in Regular Expressions
- Advanced Query Language
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Appliance Baseline and Security Overview
- Introduction to Appliance Baseline
- Viewing Baseline Differences
- Updating and Configuring Baselines
- Appliance Security
- Appliance Hardening and Firewall
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Clustering and Consolidation
- Overview of Clustering
- Configuring a Cluster
- Fault Tolerance
- Managing Machine Failures in a Cluster
- Introduction to Consolidation
- Consolidation Details
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Appliance Backup and Restore
- Introduction to Appliance Backups
- Creating Backups from the UI
- Restoring the Appliance from a Backup
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Using the BMC Discovery CLI
- CLI Overview
- File System Details
- Discovery Services Syntax
- Command Line Utilities: Overview
- BMC Discovery Scheduling Tasks
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Appliance Support and Upgrade
- Appliance Configuration Page
- BMC Discovery Logs
- BMC Discovery Upgrade
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Introduction to Using REST API in Discovery
- Introduction to Discovery REST API
- Introduction to Interacting with Discovery REST API