Introduction to the SCP Program

SCP Exam Objectives

• Network Management Fundamentals

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  • Use and explain network management protocols (e.g. SNMP, SNMP Traps, Syslog, ICMP, NetFlow,etc.)
  • Leverage MIBs, OIDs, and WMI performance counters to diagnose and troubleshoot network problems
  • Study Network Management Fundamentals »

• Network Management Planning

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  • Translate business requirements into monitoring needs, thresholds, and Orion NPM configurations
  • Design a reporting system that meets the needs of the various stakeholders
  • Determine monitoring scope and impact on the network
  • Determine the impact of network topology on monitoring
  • Study Network Management Planning »

• Network Management Operations

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  • Enable devices for network management
  • Determine future capacity requirements
  • Define, monitor, and report on SLAs
  • Study Network Management Operations »

• Network Fault and Performance Troubleshooting

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  • Detect and verify network faults
  • Determine the scope of the network fault
  • Collect and analyze network monitoring data to determine the cause of a network fault
  • Detect and verify performance issues
  • Determine the scope of the performance issue
  • Collect and analyze network monitoring data to determine the cause of the performance issue
  • Study Network Fault and Performance Troubleshooting »

• Orion NPM Administration

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  • Manage accounts in Orion NPM
  • Discover and manage network elements (e.g. nodes, interfaces, volumes) using Orion NPM
  • Configure and use the Orion NPM Universal Device Poller (UnDP)
  • Create and run standard and customized Orion NPM reports
  • Configure an Orion NPM alert and verify the logic
  • Configure and manage Syslog and SNMP Traps
  • Customize Orion web console
  • Customize Orion NPM custom properties, views, and menu bars
  • Create and maintain Orion NPM maps
  • Scale Orion NPM and optimize its performance
  • Identify the ways in which Orion NPM can integrate with other management products
  • Explain the technical capabilities and limitations of each Orion module
  • Leverage the expertise and custom resources on thwack
  • Study Orion NPM Management »