IT Service Management with System Center Service Manager (M10965) Course Details:

In this course, learn how to deploy and configure System Center 2016 Service Manager, how to upgrade an existing Service Manager environment, and how to customize System Center 2016 Service Manager to be in line with corporate standards. Discover how Service Manager controls changes in the IT environment by configuring activity, change, and release management. You will also learn how to customize the Self-Service Portal as well as how to configure Reporting and Analysis. 

This course incorporates materials from the Official Microsoft Learning Product 10965: IT Service Management with System Center Service Manager.

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1. Service Management Overview

  • Introduction to Microsoft System Center 2016
  • Service Manager Overview and Key Features
  • Adopting ITIL / MOF Best Practices with Service Manager
  • Aligning IT Service Management Requirements to Service Manager

2. Installing System Center 2016 Service Manager

  • System Center 2016 Service Manager Architecture and Core Components
  • Hardware, Software, and Security Requirements
  • Installing System Center 2016 Service Manager
  • Overview of the Service Manager Console
  • Upgrading to System Center 2016 Service Manager

3. Key Concepts and Features

  • Overview of Management Packs and the Service Manager CMDB
  • Managing Activities, Workflows, and Templates
  • Security and User Roles

4. Configuring Service Manager for Your Environment

  • System Center 2016 Service Manager Initial Configuration
  • Configuring Business Services
  • Configuring Access for Support Teams
  • Configuring Notifications

5. Populating the Service Manager CMDB Using Connectors

  • Integrating Service Manager with Active Directory and Other System Center Components
  • Integrating Service Manager with Exchange

6. Managing Incidents and Problems

  • The Definition of an Incident and a Problem
  • Managing Incidents
  • Managing Problems
  • Using Queues and Views with Incidents and Problems

7. Managing Changes and Releases

  • Managing Change Requests
  • Managing Release Records

8. Configuring and Managing the Service Catalog

  • The Service Catalog, Request Offerings, and Service Offerings
  • Managing Service Requests and Catalog Groups
  • The Self-Service Portal

9. Automating Business Processes with Orchestrator

  • Overview of Orchestrator
  • Configuring Runbook in Orchestrator
  • Creating a Request Offering in Service Manager to Initiate a Runbook in Orchestrator

10. Configuring Service Level Management

  • Configuring Service Level Management
  • Viewing SLA Information in Service Manager

11. Using Reports and Analyzing Data in Service Manager

  • Running Reports in System Center 2016 Service Manager
  • Configuring and Running Data Warehouse Jobs
  • Troubleshooting Failed Data Warehouse Jobs
  • Data Warehouse Cubes

12. Advanced Troubleshooting and Disaster

  • Performing Advanced Troubleshooting in Service Manager
  • Performing Disaster Recovery in Service Manager

13. Creating Custom Forms and Items in Service Manager Using the Service Manager Authoring Tool

  • Key Concepts in Creating Customized Forms
  • Creating a Customized Form Using the Authoring Console

*Please Note: Course Outline is subject to change without notice. Exact course outline will be provided at time of registration.
  • Key features of System Center 2016 Service Manager
  • How Service Manager adopts best practices using ITIL® and Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF)
  • Architecting and implementing a System Center 2016 Service Manager deployment
  • Upgrading an existing Service Manager 2012 R2 environment to System Center 2016
  • Customizing System Center 2016 Service Manager to be in line with corporate standards
  • Configuring incident and problem management
  • Configuring activity, change, and release management
  • Configuring service requests
  • Configuring service level management
  • Customizing the self-service portal
  • Configuring reporting and analysis
  • How to troubleshoot Service Manager and perform disaster recovery
  • How to create customized Service Manager forms
  • Working knowledge of Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016
  • Working knowledge of SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server 2014
  • An understanding of the IT management processes that are included with ITIL and MOF
  • Cloud and datacenter administrators who are new to System Center 2016 Service Manager and are responsible for deploying, configuring, and operating it in their cloud or datacenter
  • Cloud and datacenter administrators who are already familiar with Service Manager and want to upgrade their skills to include the new features found in System Center 2016 Service Manager

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