PAESSLER AG - PRTG: HOW TO INSTALL, CONFIGURE AND MONITOR

This course provides the attendees with all the skills and knowledge required to get started with PRTG Network Monitor.Implementation, licensing, monitoring, administration and learning the advanced and specialised features and applications for PRTG are all covered.There is a balance of theoretical concepts and lab exercises designed to engage and extract full value from your utilisation of PRTG software.By the end of the course you will be equipped to attempt the “Paessler Certified Monitoring Expert Exam"

Description

Topics Covered:

PRTG Installation and Configuration
PRTG Administration Tool
A First Look at PRTG
PRTG Version Numbers and Release Channels
PRTG User Interfaces
User Administration
PRTG Licensing
PRTG Sizing – Planning Large PRTG Installations
Working with PRTG: Object Hierarchy and Device Templates
Working with PRTG: Libraries
Monitoring Bandwith with SNMP and WMI
Custom Sensors
Custom SNMP and Library Sensors
Script Sensors
Sensor Detection Features
Debugging PRTG Learning to fish
Working with PRTG: Dependencies
Working with PRTG: Limits and Triggers
Working with PRTG: Introduction to Notifications
Advanced Notifications
Reporting in PRTG
PRTG Remote Probes
Working with PRTG: Geo Maps
PRTG Maps
Working with PRTG: Priorities, Favourites, Tags
Working with PRTG: The Ticketing System
Review: Licenses and Sizing
PRTG Architecture – Pros and Cons of Different Options
PRTG Overload Remedies – What to do when PRTG is Overloaded
PRTG Administration
PRTG Clustering
PRTG Network Settings
Bandwidth Monitoring with xFlow and Packet Sniffing
SNMP Trap Receiver and Syslog Receiver
Custom Sensors – Factory Sensor
Customising and API
Monitoring QoS and VoIP
Monitoring Virtualisation Environments
Monitoring Email Servers
Monitoring Backup Processes
PRTG Certificaton

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Working knowledge of networking, TCP/IP, SNMP and related concepts.