Universal Discovery Essentials (UD120) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 01: Course Overview
  • Identify the content and objectives of the course
  • Define the class schedule and class logistics
  • Identify the related courses
  • Discuss lab environment details
Module 02: Introduction to CMS
  • Define CMS and ITIL
  • Define the common providers and consumers of CMS
  • Identify the components of Micro Focus CMS
  • Identify the integration capabilities of Micro Focus CMS
Module 03: Introduction to Universal Discovery (UD)
  • Define Universal Discovery functions and features
  • Identify uses/applications of Universal Discovery
  • Identify the Universal Discovery components
Module 04: UD Architecture, Installation, and Deployment
  • Identify the architecture and deployment of Universal Discovery
  • Install the Universal Discovery Probe
  • Configure Universal Discovery Probe via the CMS UI
  • Describe Universal Discovery licenses
Module 05: UD Adapter Management
  • Describe adapters
  • Use the Adapter Management UI (CMS and Admin)
  • Identify different resource types for discovery
  • Explore adapter definition
  • Work with discovery packages
  • Use the Package Manager in CMS UI
Module 06: Working with the Universal Discovery Module
  • Use different approaches to run discovery
  • Use the Universal Discovery module
  • Use module or job-based discovery
  • Use zone-based discovery
  • Define management zones
  • Define discovery activities
  • Set up discovery via the CMS UI
Module 07: Dependency Mapping Discovery
  • Describe Dependency Mapping discovery
  • Describe Spiral discovery
  • Deploy UD Agent (UDA) deployment
  • Implement dependency mapping discovery
  • Deploy UDA via the CMS UI
Module 08: UD Inventory
  • Explain inventory discovery
  • Use the inventory scanner
  • Deploy inventory discovery
  • Use the scanner generator wizard
  • Run inventory discovery, both in enterprise and manual mode
  • Run inventory discovery via the CMS UI
  • Use the Java XML Enricher
  • Perform client discovery
  • Use inventory tools and reports
Module 09: UD Application Recognition
  • Define the application recognition process
  • Use the Software Library Viewer
  • Use the Software Application Index (SAI) editor
  • Describe Application Teaching
  • Describe Application Teaching using the SAI editor
  • Use the Analysis Workbench
  • Use Express Teaching
  • Start Smart Software Analytics (SSA)
Module 10: Discovery Rules Engine
  • Define the Discovery Rules Engine
  • Work with discovery rules
  • Identify the Discovery Rules Engine log files
Module 11: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Discovery
  • Monitor discovery progress
  • Use discovery-related reports
  • Use the Discovery Troubleshooter
  • Monitor and troubleshoot using the CMS UI
  • Use the UD log files
Module 12: Configuring and Troubleshooting ASM
  • Create a service model using Automated Service Modeling (ASM)
  • Create consumer-provider dependency mapping
  • Conduct a top-down discovery
Module 13: Integration
  • Identify UCMDB integrations
  • Define the integration types
  • Define integration point, adapter, and job
  • Use the Integration Studio to setup integrations
  • Set up integrations in CMS UI
  • Integrate UCMDB and Service Manager