BMC Discovery 21.x: Fundamentals Administering (ASP)
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:
Assisted Self Paced (ASP) | 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