Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Course Overview
- Identify the contents and objectives of the course
 - Define the class schedule and class logistics
 - Identify the related courses
 - Discuss the lab environment details
 
Module 2: Introduction to OPTIC and OMT Architecture
- NOM Application Overview
 - OPTIC Management Toolkit (OMT) Overview
 - Containers and Kubernetes
 - Embedded Kubernetes
 - External Kubernetes: managed and BYOK
 - OPTIC Management Toolkit (OMT) and OPTIC DL Architecture
 
Module 3a: NOM Suite and Stakeholder Dashboards Overview
- NOM Classic Components
 - NOM Containerized Components
 - NOM Deployment on OPTIC DL
 - NOM UI Navigation
 
Module 3b: NOM Architecture
- NOM Architecture
 - NOM Classic Components Architecture:
 - NNMi
 - NA
 - iSPI for Traffic, QA, MPLS, Multicast
 - NOM Containerized Components Architecture:
 - OPTIC Data Lake and OPTIC Management Toolkit (OMT)
 - Stakeholder Dashboards (earlier known as Business Value Dashboards or BVD)
 - Performance Troubleshooter (PT)
 - Incident Troubleshooting
 
Module 4: Getting Started with Stakeholder Dashboards
- Install Tools and Samples
 - Import the Visio stencil into Microsoft Visio
 - Describe the Stakeholder Dashboards widgets
 - Use Microsoft Visio to create the Visio dashboards and SVG files
 - Upload the SVG files in Stakeholder Dashboards
 - Explain Widget properties
 - Describe the Dashboard Creation Process
 - Develop Custom Widget
 
Module 5: Integrating NOM Data Sources with Stakeholder Dashboards
- Explain dimensions and tags
 - Send data from NNMi to Stakeholder Dashboards
 - Send data from NA to Stakeholder Dashboards
 - Integrate custom data sources with Stakeholder Dashboards
 - Link data channels to Stakeholder Dashboards widgets
 - Configure dashboard shapes or widgets
 - Display data in Dashboards
 - Connect Stakeholder Dashboards to Vertica Database
 
Module 6: Optic DL - NOM Data Collection and Stakeholder Dashboards Data Collectors
- Describe OPTIC Data Lake Data Collection
 - Integrate OPTIC Data Lake with NNMi and NA
 - Connect Stakeholder Dashboards to Vertica Database
 - Configure Data collectors set-up metric queries
 - Configure Data Collectors set-up parameter queries
 - Explain Data calculation functions
 
Module 7a: Using NOM OPTIC DL Reporting
- NOM Inventory Reports
 - NOM Component Health Reports
 - NOM Interface Health Reports
 - NOM Network Automation Reports
 
Module 7b: Using NOM OPTIC DL Reporting
- NOM Quality Assurance Probes Reports
 - NOM Quality of Service Reports (QoS)
 - NOM MPLS Reports
 - NOM Traffic Reports
 - NOM IPT Reports
 
Module 8: Performance Troubleshooter and Incident Troubleshooting
- Perform Performance Troubleshooting with OPTIC DL
 - View incident details
 - Explain the BYOBI concept
 
Module 9: Performance Maps
- Use Performance Maps with OPTIC DL
 
Module 10: Introduction to OPTIC ONE and Flex Reporting
- Explain OPTIC One - Unified interface
 - Reporting Strategy
 - Flex Dashboards & Reports
 - Evolution to OPTIC Flex Reporting
 - Why Flex Reporting?
 - BVD Vs Flex
 - Features & Benefits of Flex reports
 
Module 11: Using NOM Flex Reporting
- Login to OPTIC One UI
 - Understand Masthead
 - Navigate through Side Navigation Panel
 - Understand Time Selector options on the Dashboards page
 - Provide a demo on creating a simple Report
 - Provide a demo on Cross filter Highlighting
 - Export and Scheduling of Reports
 - Manage Predefined Query
 
Module 12: Integrating NNMi and NA with Stakeholder Dashboards
- Manage dashboards
 - Use Command Line Interface (CLI)
 - Manage users
 - Create new roles, groups, and users
 - Modify settings
 - Stakeholder Dashboards Deployment High Availability and Scaling
 - Learn about Logging and Troubleshooting
 
Module 13: OMT Administration
- Learn about OMT Scripts
 - Learn commands to Administer OMT
 - Shut down & restart OMT
 - Scaling OMT for High Availability
 - Vertica Database Administration
 - Backup OMT OPTIC DL components and Vertica