Oracle Communications ASAP 7.2: Administrator

This ASAP 7.2 course takes a comprehensive look at the tasks an ASAP administrator typically performs. Students start and stop ASAP, run work orders, and monitor ASAP health and performance. They configure users and ASAP for secure operation, purge the database, add ASAP components, and use the OCA to search for orders and handle order fallout. After completion of this course, students are able to manage and monitor ASAP and use its many tools and built-in functions.

Learn To:

• Start and stop ASAP and monitor the health of the ASAP system
• Use the ASAP security features
• Configure events and alarms
• Use the ASAP management tools
• Purge the database
• Configure ASAP components

Audience

• Configuration Implementer
• End Users
• Administrator
• Security Administrators
• System Administrator
• Technical Administrator

Course Topics ASAP Concepts

• ASAP architecture
• ASAP components
• WebLogic Server components
• ASAP tools
• Work orders
• Rollback and transactions

Managing ASAP

• Starting and stopping ASAP
• Monitoring ASAP component health
• Restarting ASAP

Configuring ASAP Security

• Overview
• The credential store factory (CSF) wallet
• Configuring users and groups
• Security tools
• Configuring secure NE communication
• Securing ASAP diagnostics

Configuring Events and Alarms

• Overview
• Configuring system events
• Configuring system alarms
• Configuring alarm centers
• Alarm programs

Monitoring and Managing ASAP

• The asap_utils script
• Diagnostic and log files
• Defining severity levels
• Component failure scenarios

Database and File System Administration

• Monitoring the database
• Database administration parameters
• Backing up the database
• Purging the database
• File system backup

Configuring ASAP

• The ASAP.cfg file
• The SACT
• The ASAP XML schema
• Interacting with users
• Using SADT
• Adding components
• Deploying cartridges

Tuning ASAP

• Pre-tuned ASAP configurations
• Tuning process
• Tuning parameters

Using the OCA

• Introduction
• Querying for work orders
• Adding a new work order
• Subscribing to events
• Adding parameters
• Submitting work orders
• Retrying CSDLs

ASAP Reports

• Introduction to BI Publisher
• Configuring the data source
• Uploading the files
• Selecting the data model
• Report formats

Course Objectives

• Generate ASAP reports
• Create alarms and alarm centers
• Monitor system events
• Secure users and ASAP operations
• Purge the database
• Start and stop ASAP
• Monitor and manage ASAP
• Add ASAP components
• Use OCA to manage order fallout