Microfocus Data Center Automation

This Microfocus Data Center Automation training course is designed to provide an understanding of the fundamental concepts and usage of Data Center Automation product. You will learn about managing resources, resource groups, users, user groups and various aspects of patch and compliance management.

Course Agenda:

• Introduction to Data Center Automation
• Define DCA
• Describe the ITOM-CDF components
• Describe the benefits of containerized deployment
• Introduce the DCA Suite and containerized DCA (DCAX)
• Describe DCA and its key benefits
• Identify the use cases of DCA
• Explain the system and functional architecture of DCA
• Install and configure DCA – High Level Steps
• Working with RBAC
• Explain RBAC
• Discuss OOTB roles and permission sets
• Create Resource Groups
• Create Roles
• Modify Role Permissions 
• Users and User Groups in DCA
• Define users
• Create and manage users
• Define user groups
• Create and manage user groups
• Associate users with user groups
• Define roles
• Associate roles with user groups
• Working with Resources
• Define resources
• Explain how to import resources into DCA
• Describe the agentless feature of DCA
• Explore the Resources page in the DCA UI
• Define credentials, policy subscriptions, jobs, and exceptions
• Working with Resource Groups
• Define resource groups
• Explore the Resource Groups page in the DCA UI
• Discuss the actions performed on resource groups
• Associate resources with resource groups
• Associate policies with resource groups
• Associate maintenance schedules with resource groups
• Vulnerability Patch Management
• Explain risks in DCA
• Describe the risk management in DCA
• Explain approach to risk management
• Define SLOs and Maintenance Windows
• Describe scheduling based on SLOs and MWs
• Explore the Risk Dashboard
• Compliance Management
• Define compliance
• Describe compliance management in DCA
• Explain the compliance flow
• Explore the DCA Compliance Dashboard
• Differentiate between scanning and remediation
• Custom Actions in DCA
• Define Custom Actions
• Import the OO flow
• Execute the Custom Action

Objectives:

• Explain DCA and its key benefits
• Explain system and functional architecture of DCA
• Explain the working of Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Create and manage users and user groups
• Manage resources
• Create and manage resource groups
• Manage vulnerability risks and patches using DCA
• Manage compliance with DCA
• Create and execute Custom Action in DCA
• Troubleshoot DCA