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Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager - Administration

( Duration: 4 Days )

In Microsoft System Center 2012 Service Manager - Administration training course, you will learn about the features, server roles and components included in System Center Service Manager 2012. This course begins with an introduction to Service Manager 2012 followed by a detailed architectural discussion that explains to design Service Manager 2012 environment. Next, you will walk through an advanced installation of Service Manager 2012 and learn how to install the database, Management Server, Data Warehouse, and the Self Service Portal. Once the setup is complete, you will perform other critical post installation configurations.

With a Service Manager 2012 environment built, you will learn to populate the Service Manager CMDB using connectors to other Microsoft and System Center products, including Active Directory, Configuration Manager, Operations Manager, and Orchestrator. You will then move on to learn about Service Manager’s role-based security.

With security in place, you will then learn the details of how Incident, Problem, Change, Release, and Service Management are implemented, including the different configurations and customizations that are available in the tool. You will also learn to take advantage of the knowledge base, lists, queues, and templates, as well as how the data warehouse and reporting work.

Finally, the course will wrap up by looking at some of the advanced customization techniques available through the use of the Service Manager Authoring Console.

  • MCSA certification, or equivalent knowledge

COURSE AGENDA

1

System Center Service Manager Overview

  • Have a basic understanding of ITIL/MOF
  • Have a basic understanding of Service Desk Concepts
  • Understand what Service Manager is and how it applies the Service Desk Concept
2

System Center Service Manager Architecture

  • Discuss the different components of Service Manager
  • Discuss the different architecture configuration for Service Manager
  • Discuss Service Manager Integration points with other System Center products
  • Discuss the internals of how Service Manager works
3

Deploying Service Manager

  • Plan for Service Manager deployment
  • Install System Center Service Manager
  • Connect Service Manager Management Server to Data Warehouse
  • Understand and perform the necessary post installation tasks
4

Self Service Portal

  • Discuss the Self Service Portal architecture and functionality
  • Install the Self Service Portal
  • Utilize the Self Service Portal as an end user
  • Utilize the Self Service Portal as an analyst
  • Customize the Self Service Portal
5

Configuring Connectors

  • Understand the CMDB and Configuration Management concepts
  • Install/Use the Active Directory Connector
  • Install/Use the Configuration Manager Connector
  • Install/Use the Operations Manager Configuration Item Connector
  • Install/Use the Operations Manager Alerts Connector
  • Install/Use the Orchestrator Configuration Item Connector
  • Install/Use the CSV Connector
6

Service Manager Security

  • Understand role based security
  • Be able to create a new user role and restrict the view in the Service Console to specific groups
  • Understand the minimum requirements for the different service accounts and the action account
7

Incident Management

  • Discuss basic ITIL/MOF Incident Concepts
  • Create Incidents
  • Customize Incident Lists
  • Create Incident Templates
  • Create Incident Views
  • Create Incident Workflows using the Service Console
8

Problem Management

  • Discuss basic ITIL/MOF Problem Concepts
  • Create Problems
  • Customize Problem Lists
  • Create Problem Views
  • Create Problem workflows using the Service Console
9

Change Management

  • Discuss basic ITIL/MOF Change Management Concepts
  • Create Change Requests
  • Discuss Manual and Review Activities
  • Create Change Request Templates
  • Create Change Request Views
  • Create Change Request workflows using the Service Console
10

Release Management

  • Discuss basic ITIL/MOF Release Management Concepts
  • Create Release Requests
  • Create Release Request Templates
  • Create Release Request Views
  • Create Release Request workflows using the Service Console
11

Service Requests

  • Discuss basic ITIL/MOF Service Request Concepts
  • Create Service Requests
  • Create Service Request Templates
  • Create Service Request Views
  • Create Service Request workflows using the Service Console, Orchestrator, and Self Service Portal
12

Service Manager Library

  • Create/Update Knowledge Base Articles
  • Create/Update Queues
  • Create/Update Lists
  • Create/Update Templates
  • Create/Update Notifications
13

Data Warehouse and Reporting

  • Describe the Service Manager Data Warehouse
  • Describe how reporting works in Service Manager
  • Run Reports
  • Create Favourite Reports
  • Create Linked Reports
14

Management Pack Basics

  • Describe the basic components of a management pack
  • Discuss how management packs are used in Service Manager
  • Discuss best practices around management pack development, including naming conventions, inheritance, and relationships
15

Extending Service Manager - Part 1

  • Discuss when the Authoring Console should be used for content creation
  • Create a custom Configuration Item
  • Create a custom form for a Configuration Item
  • Load and use the custom Configuration Item and form in Service Manager
  • Populate custom Configuration Items using the CSV Connector
16

Extending Service Manager - Part 2

  • Extend existing work item objects in Service Manager
  • Extend existing work item forms in Service Manager
  • Create new work item objects
  • Create new work item forms
  • Create custom workflows

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