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Implementation Course 3: Appliance Fundamentals Web-based Training (WBT) -
Description
This is the third course in a series of installation and implementation courses designed to instruct students on the essentials of deploying, configuring and administrating the KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) in their environment.
This course will focus on the concepts and configurations of KACE SMA inventory and labels, which are essential for the successful use and automation of the KACE SMA functions discussed in subsequent implementation courses.
After completing the entire series of courses, you will have received detailed instructions on KACE Systems Management Appliance implementation and administration skills, as well as some best practices.
The course has the following objectives:
- Explanation of KACE SMA Agent inventory processes and files
- Explanation of Inventory data types and management functions, which includes device inventory, software inventory, software catalog inventory, process inventory, startup program inventory and service inventory
- Using KACE SMA labels for organization and automation
- Creating and managing the different types of KACE SMA labels, including manual labels, smart labels, LDAP labels and label groups
The following prerequisites are recommended for this course:- Completion of the first two KACE Systems Management Implementation courses:
- Installing the KACE Systems Management Appliance
- Installing the KACE Systems Management Appliance Agent
- Familiarity with Network Systems Management
This course is approximately 2.5 hours. -
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The following topics are covered in this course:Lesson 1 - Inventory- Inventory Population
- Agent inventory processes
- Catalog Inventory Processes
- KACE SMA Inventory
- Inventory Navigation VIDEO
- Device Inventory
- Device Inventory Screens VIDEO
- Forcing Inventory SIMULATION
- Software Inventory
- Software Inventory Screens VIDEO
- Creating a Manual Software item SIMULATION
- Software Catalog Inventory
- Software Catalog Inventory Screens VIDEO
- Adding Uncataloged item to Software Catalog SIMULATION
- Process Inventory
- Process Inventory Screens VIDEO
- Startup Program Inventory
- Startup Program Inventory Screens VIDEO
- Service Inventory
- Service Inventory Screens VIDEO
Lesson 2 – Labels- Label Concepts
- Label types
- Manual Labels
- Manual Label Actions SIMULATION
- Smart Labels
- Smart Label Actions SIMULATION
- LDAP Labels
- LDAP Label Actions SIMULATION
- Label Groups
- Label Group Actions SIMULATION