IBM Systems

IS720G: IBM BigFix Platforms Foundations


             Recommended Duration: 2.5 Days
Skill Level: Basic
Cost: $3,500 (b/GST)

IBM BigFix (formerly IBM Endpoint Manager) combines endpoint and security management into a single solution that enables your team to see and manage physical and virtual endpoints. Rapidly remediate, protect, and report on endpoints in real-time by automating time-intensive tasks across complex networks, controlling costs, reducing risk, and supporting compliance. This course presents basic and intermediate level knowledge to help users in administrator and operator roles of the product to develop the knowledge they need to successfully leverage this product in their managed environments.


Audience


This course is for students who are new to the Endpoint Manager platform (inclusive of ITEM, TEM, and BigFix).

Minimum Pax To Run:

  • 2 Students

Prerequisites


Before taking this course, make sure that you have the following skills:

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Proficiency with a text editor, such as vi or emacs
  • VMware

Course Agenda


Discuss architecture and component configuration
Perform daily operations to support managed environment
Leverage patch management techniques
Manage platform licensing and content relevant to managed environment
Manage platform security and administrators
Report on managed environment
Perform basic troubleshooting


Course Overview


Day 1

  • Unit 1: Product overview
  • Unit 2: Architecture
  • Unit 3: Operations
  • Unit 4: Platform Configuration

Day 2

  • Unit 5: Site Management
  • Unit 6: Patch
  • Unit 7: Operator Administration
  • Unit 8: Troubleshooting