SolarWinds Platform Administration Training:

This SolarWinds Platform Administration Training class is designed to cater to both new users and experienced professionals seeking to master the intricacies of the SolarWinds Platform. Over four days, you’ll delve deep into the five core modules, ensuring you have a robust grasp of their features and functionality. This class is structured to emphasize a thorough understanding of the essential features and functions of SolarWinds’ core modules, making it ideal for those who wish to build a solid foundation in network management.

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This SolarWinds Platform Administration Training class does not delve into advanced topics such as database and deployment architecture, custom polling, SQL or SWQL scripting, advanced alerting, comprehensive reporting techniques, or the development of modern dashboards. These advanced subjects are extensively covered in our specialized SolarWinds Advanced Platform Administration class.

SolarWinds Certified Professional (SCP) Exam Preparation

Although this class isn’t explicitly an SCP exam preparation class, the knowledge and skills you acquire here will significantly contribute to your SCP certification journey. You’ll be well-equipped to pursue certifications in Hybrid Cloud Observability Network Monitoring, as well as the SCP exams for Network Performance Monitor (NPM), Network Configuration Manager (NCM), NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA), and Server and Application Monitor (SAM).

Purpose-Built Lab Environment

When you attend one of our SolarWinds Public Training classes, you gain exclusive access to our pre-built training lab environment. This resource is tailored to each module being taught, allowing you to roll up your sleeves and dive into practical, real-world scenarios. With guided lab exercises, you’ll have the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in a controlled environment, reinforcing your understanding and honing your skills.

What’s Included

• 4 days of SolarWinds Platform Administration Training with an expert instructor
• SolarWinds Platform Administration Electronic Course Guide
• Certificate of Completion
• 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

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• We can adapt this SolarWinds Platform Administration Training course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
• If you are familiar with some aspects of this SolarWinds Platform Administration Training course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
• We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the SolarWinds Platform Administration course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
• If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the SolarWinds Platform Administration course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.

Audience/Target Group

The target audience for this SolarWinds Platform Administration Training course:

• Administrators
• Networking team

Class Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this SolarWinds Platform Administration Training course are:

• Fundamental knowledge of Windows

Objectives

Upon completing this SolarWinds Platform Administration Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

Modules Covered:

• Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
• NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
• Network Configuration Manager (NCM)
• Log Analyzer (LA)
• Server & Application Monitor (SAM)

Course Syllabus

DAY 1: SOLARWINDS NPM MODULE

MORNING

• Introductions and Overview
• SolarWinds Architecture Basics
• SolarWinds Deployment Considerations
• SolarWinds Database Best Practices
• Discovery Protocols and Credentials ^LAB

Monitoring Maturity Model

AFTERNOON

• Discover, Import, and Monitoring Best Practices ^LAB
• User Accounts ^LAB
• SolarWinds Console Basics

DAY 2: SOLARWINDS NPM & NCM MODULES

MORNING

• Custom Properties ^LAB
• Groups ^LAB
• AppStack Overview
• Dependencies Overview
• Custom Polling Overview

AFTERNOON

• Network Configuration Manager Overview
• NCM Licensing & Node Management ^LAB
• Connection Profiles ^LAB
• NCM Jobs ^LAB
• NCM Console Basics

DAY 3: SOLARWINDS NCM, LA, AND NTA MODULES

MORNING

• End of Life, End of Support ^LAB
• NCM Vulnerabilities ^LAB
• Real-Time Change Detection ^LAB
• Log Analyzer and Syslog ^LAB
• Policy Compliance ^LAB

AFTERNOON

• NetFlow Overview
• Exporter Configuration ^LAB
• Upmonitored Traffic ^LAB
• IP Address Groups ^LAB
• NetPath Services ^LAB

DAY 4: SOLARWINDS SAM AND NPM MODULES

MORNING

• Server & Application Monitor Overview
• Monitoring Hypervisors ^LAB
• Server Hardware Health and Asset Inventory ^LAB
• SAM Server Utilities ^LAB
• AppInsight (Active Directory, SQL, IIS) ^LAB
• Application Templates and Monitors ^LAB

AFTERNOON

• Thresholds and Alerts ^LAB
• Orion Reports ^LAB
• PerfStack ^LAB
• Orion Maps ^LAB
• Worldwide Map ^LAB
• NOC View ^LAB

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