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AppDynamics
SaaS Implementation Workshop for Cisco AppDynamics (IMP875)

The SaaS Implementation Workshop for Cisco AppDynamics (IMP875) training covers an architectural overview of how Cisco AppDynamics and Application Performance Management (APM) operate, what we monitor, and how to troubleshoot performance issues. You will learn how to organize Business Transactions, as well as how to configure Health Rules, Actions, and Policies to deliver proactive problem resolution. You will also learn how to install and upgrade Application and Machine agents, and how to automate these processes.

About the course

How You'll Benefit

This training will help you:

  • Learn how to utilize Cisco AppDynamics and APM
  • Gain leading-edge skills for high-demand responsibilities in the cloud computing industry

Course Objectives

  • Gain an understanding of Cisco AppDynamics and APM
  • Learn about enterprise topology and navigating the Controller UI
  • Explore business transactions including its troubleshooting and diagnostics
  • Discover how to configure backend and error detection
  • Learn about policies, actions, and runbook automation
  • Create custom dashboards and reports
  • Install and automate application agents



Course Prerequisites

  • Comfortable working on the Command Line
  • Familiar with Extensible Markup Language (XML)
  • Understanding of difficulties in troubleshooting application problems
  • Ability to understand basic code in languages such as Java and .NET
  • DevOps experience
  • Understanding of managing platform configuration
  • Understanding of advanced Object-Orientated (OO) language features, e.g., Reflection, Inheritance
Course content
  1. Introduction to Cisco AppDynamics and APM
  2. Enterprise Topology and Cisco AppDynamics
  3. Navigating the Controller UI
  4. Business Transactions
  5. Troubleshooting Overview
  6. Diagnostic Sessions
  7. Troubleshooting with Transaction Snapshots
  8. Troubleshooting Slow Transactions
  9. Troubleshooting Error Transactions
  10. Too Many / Slow Database Calls
  11. Thread State Analysis
  12. Steps to an Cisco AppDynamics Implementation
  13. Business Transaction Instrumentation
  14. Automatic Discovery
  15. Best Practice: Select Business Transactions by Hand
  16. Custom Match Rules
  17. Business Transaction Management Strategies
  18. Service Endpoints
  19. Live Preview in Custom Match Rules
  20. Managing Business Transactions using Discovery Sessions
  21. Configuring Backend Detection
  22. Customizing Error Detection
  23. Configuring Baselines
  24. Configuring Health Rules
  25. Policies, Actions, and Runbook Automation
  26. Custom Dashboards and Reports
  27. Creating and Using Information Points
  28. Creating and Using Data Collectors
  29. Using Development Level Monitoring
  30. Configuring JMX Metrics and Windows Performance Counters
  31. Using Memory Management Tools
  32. Introduction to Application and Machine Agents
  33. Application Agent Architecture and Installation
  34. Application Agent Log Files
  35. Machine Agent Architecture and Installation Automating Agent Deployment
  36. Installing Machine Agent Extensions
  37. Monitoring as Code Introduction
  38. Automating Agent Deployment
  39. Interfacing with Cisco AppDynamics APIs
  40. Course Summary
Who Should Attend

Technical teams, DevOps professionals, Site Reliability Engineers, and any Cisco AppDynamics Partner staff who focus on implementing Cisco AppDynamics