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Labs Overview

IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps was renamed to IBM Concert Operate from version 5.1.0 onwards. These labs are still relevant therefore and will be updated over time to incorporate new versions.

In the Cloud Pak for AIOps / Concert Operate labs Jam-in-a-Box series, you will go through several key exercises to learn how to install and configure it.

This is the current lab list:

  • Installation

    • Install a small size deployment of the Cloud Pak for AIOps / Concert Operate
    • Choose between an OpenShift based deployment or a Linux VM based deployment
    • Perform the installation
    • Calculate custom deployment sizes using the custom sizing tool
    • Learn about storage requirements
    • Learn about integration with Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

  • Topology

    • Create topology data
    • Use rules to merge topology elements
    • Use templates to gather resources into logical groups
    • Define applications and configure business criticality

  • Alert Correlation

    • Load sample event and alert data using a generic webhook and a Kafka topic
    • Implement scope-based alert correlation
    • Implement temporal alert correlation
    • Implement topological alert correlation

  • Migration from Netcool

    • Set up an integration into Netcool/OMNIbus
    • Set up an integration into Netcool/Impact
    • Create an event housekeeping automation
    • Create a right-click tool that leverages Netcool/Impact
    • Migrate custom correlation automation from Netcool

  • Runbook Automation

    • Create an SSH integration
    • Create runbook actions
    • Create a runbook
    • Create a runbook policy

  • Netcool/OMNIbus and Netcool/Impact installation

    • Install needed operating system packages
    • Set up the user, group, and environment
    • Unpack the software
    • Install IBM Installation Manager
    • Install Netcool/OMNIbus
    • Set up an ObjectServer and some Probes
    • Configure and start the Netcool Process Agent
    • Install Netcool/Impact
    • Configure all components to start on machine boot

  • Netcool/WebGUI installation

    • Install needed operating system packages
    • Set up the user, group, and environment
    • Unpack the software
    • Install IBM Installation Manager
    • Install Netcool/OMNIbus, then configure and start an ObjectServer and a Probe
    • Install Netcool/WebGUI, then integrate it with the ObjectServer as a sources of events
    • Configure Netcool/WebGUI to auto-start on machine boot
    • Log into the Netcool/WebGUI console

More labs will be added in the future to explore more features of Cloud Pak for AIOps / Concert Operate.