VMware just announced a FREE online training course called “VMware vCenter Operations Manager Fundamentals [V5.X]“.

This course is a self-paced course which lasts 2.5 hours and it’s available through myLearn training.

This e-learning course covers how to install and configure vCenter Operations Manager as well as how to use its many robust features.

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Diagram the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp Architecture.
• Describe the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp resource requirements and installation considerations.
• Discuss the pre-installation tasks you need to complete before you install the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp.
• Identify the tasks for installing the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp.
• List the initial configuration tasks.
• Recognize main function of the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 dashboard and the major and minor badges.
• Discuss how to interpret the results of the vCenter Operations Manager major and minor badges.
• Explain how to configure thresholds and notifications.
• Demonstrate how to use the Operations tab and the Planning tab.
• Identify the badges, views, and associated metrics.
• Discuss how smart alerts are configured and used.
• Demonstrate how to navigate the Alerts tab.
• Explain how to create and schedule reports on the Reports tab.

Outline

The course consists of five modules:

1. Technical Overview of vCenter Operations Manager covers the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp architecture and resource requirements, the vCenter Operations Manager 5.0 vApp installation considerations, and introduces you to the major and minor badges.
2. Installing and Configuring vCenter Operations Manager discusses how to install and configure vCenter Operations Manager.
3. Using the Dashboards and Badges explains the main function of the major and minor badges, how to interpret the badge results, and how to configure thresholds and notifications.
4. Operations and Planning describes how to use the Operations tab and the Planning tab.
5. Working with Smart Alerts and Reports covers how to configure and use smart alerts, how heat maps are used, and how to work with reports.

If you are interested in vCenter Operations Manager this course will help you get started and the best part is: it’s free! Thank you VMware for this, I am sure plenty of people will enjoy this course.