
This video will give you an overview about the course.
ServiceNow ITOM comprises the ServiceNow application and plugins. Not all the applications and plugins come out-of-the-box, some of the plugins, and applications have license restrictions that require separate licensing or subscriptions to be purchased.
• Different components of plugins and applications
In this video, we will near the importance of dependency views. Also, we will describe a high-level architecture of the cloud management application.
• Provide a graphical view of configuration items
• Different roles within the cloud management applications
Discovery explores to check on the type of device, for each type of device, discovery uses different kinds of probes to extract more information about the computer or device, and the software that is running on it. Also, ServiceNow discovery and orchestration features require credentials to be able to access the enterprise network which we will see in this video.
• Perform the scan at certain intervals
• Types of Credential types
In this video, we will see the high-level architecture of the MID Server and interaction points.
• ECC queue connection point architecture
Orchestration is the automated arrangement, coordination, and management of complex computer systems, middleware, and services. Orchestration automates simple or complex multi-system tasks on remote services, servers, applications, and hardware. Orchestration is available as a separate subscription from the rest of the ServiceNow platform.
• Provide the ability to make calls outside of a ServiceNow instance
• Orchestration Workflow
• Several applications with subscription
Service mapping collects data about devices and applications used in business services in the organization. It then creates a map of business services and writes the collected data into the CMDB. Service mapping uses patterns to discover and map CIs. Also, Event management leverages service mapping data and also data from service analytics to resolve an alert that is raised from the IT infrastructure component.
• Explore and see how Service Mapping works
• Event Management Workflow
In this video, we will explore how to set up a MID Server in technical detail and the prerequisites needed.
• Classification of output and input messages
• Orchestration workflow of MID Server use case
• Detailed prerequisites required to set up MID Server
In this video, we will explore the steps required to configure MID Server connection prerequisites.
• Create a MID Server role
• Create a MID Server user
In this video, we will see the required steps for manual installation and explain automated installation.
• MID Server manual installation procedures
• Configure the MID Server services
• MID Server automated installation steps
MID Server settings can be adjusted to the way it should operate in the environment. There are different attributes that can be set for the MID Server which we will cover in this video.
• Set IP ranges for MID Server
• MID Server Clustering
An easy way to start using discovery is to use discovery quick start, which is under the discovery application. It allows us to set up discovery easily to configure the MID Server, create credentials, and schedule discovery.
• Activate the plugin
Credentials are used by discovery, orchestration, and service mapping to access the external devices that they explore or manage. MID Server, which is installed on the Windows operatingsystem uses the login credentials of the MID Server service on the host machine to discover Windows devices.
• Determine what the discovery run will search using discovery schedule
• Specify which devices and application types to ignore for the discovery using discovery configuration console
Discovery probes and sensors perform key tasks of data gathering and processing of the data that was gathered by discovery. Probe and sensor activities are controlled by the ECC queue.
• Configure probes and sensors
• Create an empty pattern and configure important settings
In this video, we will learn about the dependency views and the downstream relationship between organization chart and dependency map.
• Basic prerequisites required to set up the dependency views
• Tables in dependency views
In this video, we will learn to create a new map indicator to view dependency views.
• Enable display of the indicator in a dependency views map
• View the task information
• Create a relationship of an CI
In this video, we will learn to save or load dependency view map. Also, we will learn to filter a view of a dependency view map.
• Different options to save and load the dependency maps
• Export the image and save it to a local folder
• Create new custom settings
In this video, we will be exploring and walking through the steps on how to configure the Amazon AWS cloud application.
• Understand Cloud Management applications
• Install Microsoft Azure and VMWare related-cloud applications
• Different types of cloud users
In this video, we will learn to touch on how to configure the other cloud providers.
• Add the AWS account to the ServiceNow instance
• Create and customize an image permission
In this video, we will create a discovery schedule.
• Activate the new discovery schedule
• Provide a schedule to set a Maximum run time
In this video, we will see how to create a service catalog using approved images.
• Create the sizes
• Activate the plug-in and configure the service catalog fields
ServiceNow Orchestration helps to facilitate and bridge the gap by helping to align all pieces involved to automate the required piece of process activity or function. These are achieved through the workflows in the ServiceNow world.
• Orchestration Workflow
• Activate the plug-in from the portal
In this video, we will see how to leverage the active directory activity pack to perform basic Orchestration activities in managing the active directory user management.
• Create a new activity record
• Create AD User
In this video, we will see how to create a simple service catalog and attach the newly created Orchestration workflow to create an active directory user.
• List all the catalog items in the content pane
• Create a new catalog item form
• Create three variables to request username, first name, and last name from the user
Service mapping helps to discover all business service in the organization and create a detailed relationship map of the configuration items and the business services. We have been talking about business services for a while. Let's see what is a business service and see how we create business service maps.
• Use service maps
• Setup the service mapping
In this video, we will understand different planning phases we go through to create the business services.
• Create phases in the service mapping application
• Create business service
• Create a planned entry point
In this video, we will see how to customize an existing service map.
• Identify and fix issues with service maps
In this video, we will see how to activate the event management plugin from the personal developer instance.
• Important steps to configure and set up the event management application
In this video, we will learn to configure and set up the event management application.
• Create a connector definition
The MID Server gets the instructions through the connector instances to obtain event related information based on the individual event source. We will see how to configure a connector instance.
• Create a new credential
Event rules are there to generate alerts based on a specific condition that must satisfy before or after an action is taken. In this video, we will generate a specific event rule. Also, we will create alerts.
• Provide a name for the event rule
• Configure an event rule to ignore extraneous events and prevent alert generation
Event field mapping helps to identify which field from event source maps to which field in ServiceNow table. In this video, we will create a new event field mapping.
• Alert correlation rules to classify the alerts and create relationships between them
• Configure event management application using guided setup
ServiceNow ITOM enables infrastructure and processes to be managed in a highly automated manner. It contains various segments that ensure its applications and enterprise infrastructures are optimized for high performance and helps in creating a lean and agile organization through service level visibility and automation.
This video course is a comprehensive guide based on the Geneva release and will help you discover how IT activities can be connected to your business needs, rather than just focusing on the internal IT process. It takes a service-centric approach to operations management and consolidates all your resource data into a single-system IT record. You will learn about discovery, orchestration, and MID server and cloud management, helping you take full advantage of ServiceNow IT operation management to improve the quality of service and increase service availability.
By the end of the course, you will be able to achieve improved service availability, the immediate visibility of vital business services, and much more, all from the convenience of your single screen.
This course uses OS 2003, 2008, and 2012, while not the latest version available, it provides relevant and informative content for legacy users OS.
About The Author
Ajaykumar Guggilla is the holder of a Masters in computer applications and is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Information Technology, and Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Expert, Microsoft Certified Professional, PRINCE2, and ServiceNow administrator. Ajay has 19 years' experience in the IT industry. Ajay started his career as a hardcore programmer and evolved to take on many positions at reputable organizations, including Cognizant, PwC, and Sathyam. Ajay has diversified his experience to include IT service delivery, IT infrastructure, enterprise systems, improving quality and maturity, CRM solutions, adopting service management solutions, SAP support, data center migrations, IT Service Management (ITSM)/ITIL, and ServiceNow solutions.
His experience from previous job roles extends to the program manager, IT architect, process owner, process lead, director, project manager, engagement manager, process manager, reporting champion, and global production roles. Ajay has worked with fortune customers in oil and gas, chemicals, automobiles and parts, healthcare, retail, media, travel and leisure, insurance, telecommunications, banks, media and entertainment, insurance, financial services, technology, and intergovernmental organizations.
His knowledge has helped many organizations in numerous ways, including defining their strategy, streamlining the service management process, optimizing cost, adhering to compliance requirements, increasing customer satisfaction, process maturity, technology adoption, infrastructure transformation and consolidation, and much more.
Ajay started working with ServiceNow five years back. He has worked on different engagements in helping organizations select their service management tool, has managed ServiceNow programs, has solutioned, architected, and handled end-to-end implementations, and performed process automation and version migrations. He is passionate about working on ServiceNow and loves the product, which led him to write this book on ITOM to help individuals and organizations improve their operational excellence by implementing ITOM capabilities.