• NNM Channel Partners: Consultants, system architects, integrators and planners
• NNM Customers: System and network administrators
• HP Software Engineers involved in pre-sales and post-sales

Before taking this course, you should have completed the following training:

• HP-UX System and Network Administration I (H3064S) and
• HP-UX System and Network Administration II (H3065S), or equivalent hands-on experience
• Intro to HP OpenView Products and Integration (H9739AAE) is highly recommended

After completing this course you will be able to:

• Describe key NNM 7.5 features, such as the new dynamic views
• Navigate and interpret all NNM user interfaces
• Use maps and submaps to develop a network architecture that will maximize network performance
• Use the simple network management protocol (SNMP) to access and change network configuration and status parameters
• Troubleshoot problems in an NNM environment and use key concepts to dramatically reduce down time
• Describe the NNM architecture, processes, and databases
• Configure NNM discovery domains (extend and limit)
• Describe the Extended Topology component and enable its operation
• Configure alarms to provide specific feedback and take automatic actions
• Collect unique MIB data from any managed network nodes
• Save data to the Data Warehouse for long term trend analysis
• Backup the NNM data

Introducing Network Node Manager

• The network management model
• A network management protocol SNMP
• The management information base

Introducing the NNM user interfaces

• Describe the basic troubleshooting path for management by exception.
• Start Network Node Manager Home Base.
• Launch Dynamic Views from Home Base, the Alarm Browser, or the Tools menu.
• Compare operation with ovw

NNM processes and databases

• NNM directory structure
• NNM databases and how to interact with them
• NNM processes and their interaction

Viewing your environment with Dynamic Views

• Interpret visual cues used in Dynamic Views.
• Access and sort information in Active Tables.
• Expand only relevant areas of displays.
• Print a diagram

Viewing your environment with ovw

• Map and submap operations
• IP Submap hierarchy
• Visual cues in ovw
• Retrieving an object's attributes

Creating and customizing maps

• Creating a new map
• Setting map permissions
• Customize map background, layout, etc.

Viewing your environment with the Network Presenter

• Access ovw maps from the Network Presenter

Using NNM Monitoring Tools

• Test basic connectivity
• Check the configuration of a device
• View connectivity in your network
• Configure the NNM grapher

Using problem diagnosis

• List the components of Problem Diagnosis
• List the requirements for Problem Diagnosis
• Start the Problem Diagnosis view
• Configure endpoints
• Read a Path Map, Path Detail and Trek Detail diagram
• Describe Problem Diagnosis' brownout alarms

Viewing alarms

• Browse and acknowledge alarms
• Access correlated alarms
• Access a graphical view of the node in an alarm

Viewing automatic web reports

• Access and read web reports

Configuring the NNM web reporting interface

• Configure a report
• Report generation processes
• Troubleshoot the web reporting interface

Exploring and using MIB data

• The management subtree
• Loading additional MIB modules
• Browsing MIB data on a node

Working with SNMP

• Basic SNMP communications
• Configure SNMP community names
• Configure SNMP and status polling

Discovering your network

• How NNM discovers the network

Configuring NNM polling

• Configure NNM polling
• Manage and unmanage objects

Using and building basic filters

• Filters file location
• Filter syntax
• Build IP address filters
• Create and apply a DHCP filter

Configuring Process Behavior and Startup

• Configure NNM to poll using SNMP
• Configure the Alarm Browser for local and web users
• Start and stop NNM processes
• Customize processes through local registration files

Controlling netmon discovery

• Extend NNM discovery using seed files or loadhosts
• Limit NNM discovery using discovery filters or netmon.noDiscover

Discovering connectivity with extended topology

• Describe the differences between NNM and Extended Topology discovery.
• Describe the integration between NNM and Extended Topology discovery.

Enabling extended topology

• Activate and verify automatic zone configuration.
• Configure protocols for Extended Topology discovery.
• Update SNMP configuration
• Enable NNM Extended Topology (start discovery)
• Manage NNM Extended Topology processes
• Check process status
• Configure Extended Topology discovery schedule
• Check discovery status
• Start an Extended Topology discovery
• Stop a running discovery

Configuring events and alarms

• How alarms are used
• Event processing
• Configure automatic actions
• Launch dynamic views from alarms

Using Data Collection and Thresholds

• MIB value thresholds
• Creating a MIB expression
• Turn data collections on and off

Using data collection and thresholds

• MIB value thresholds
• Creating an MIB expression
• Turn data collections on and off

Working with the NNM data warehouse

• Export data to the Data Warehouse
• Warehouse Data Topology Schemas
• Troubleshoot Data Warehouse

Backing up NNM data

• Back up NNM data
• Restore NNM data
• Operational and analytical data
• Troubleshoot backups

Securing the NNM web user interface

• Set passwords for web operators
• Review user access logs
• The launcher error log

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