SysTrack Administrator

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SysTrack Administrators are responsible for configuring and optimizing the organization’s SysTrack environment. In this learning path, we will use a series of use case examples, inspired by true stories, to illustrate key concepts common to Administrators. Successfully completing the certification exam will earn a SysTrack Certification. This includes a downloadable certificate and e-badge.

Sign in as a SysTrack customer to start this course.

Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will have a fundamental understanding of the tasks involved with administering a SysTrack Cloud environment.

  • Describe how SysTrack collects data and how long data is stored

  • Manage SysTrack Cloud security groups and users

  • Customize sensors and alarms

  • Create and assign roles and configurations

  • Create SysTrack data visualization groups

  • Adjust SysTrack Cloud settings

This course will not cover:

  • Creating a SysTrack Cloud tenant

  • Deploying SysTrack agents

  • Creating and managing automations, surveys, engagements, and the Self-Help app

Course Outline

  • Introduction

    • Course Overview

    • Introduction to SysTrack

    • Understanding Health Scores

      • System health: definition and importance

    • Data Collection and Architecture

    • Case Study

  • SysTrack Cloud Management

    • SysTrack Cloud Access

      • Rationale for cloud security

    • Security Access Groups

      • Defining the All Users group

      • Limiting user access

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Admin Panel: Manage Users and Groups

        • Admin Panel: Grant Feature Sets to Groups

      • Managing SysTrack Cloud Users

        • Inviting users to Azure B2C tenant

        • Configuring SAML tenants

        • SysTrack tools used:

          • Admin Panel: Manage Users and Groups

  • Optimizing Your SysTrack Environment

    • The Proactive Approach

      • Sensors, engagements, automations, Self-Help and alarms

    • Using SysTrack Configure: The Administration Tool

      • Opening and unlocking SysTrack Configure

    • Editing Global Sensor Variables

      • Editing sensor variables for the entire environment

      • Adding KBAs to sensor details

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: Sensor Configuration | Management

    • Sensor Notifications

      • Create and edit sensor notifications

      • Manage Notification recipients

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: Sensor Configuration | Notifications

        • Prevent: Notifications

    • Overview: Roles and Configurations

      • Creating a Role

        • Creating a new role

        • SysTrack tools used:

          • Configure: System Configuration | Roles

      • Roles: Sensor Variables

        • Editing sensor variables for a subset of systems

        • SysTrack tools used:

          • Configure: System Configuration | Roles >Variables

      • Roles: Sensor Automations

        • Run an automation when a sensor activates

        • SysTrack tools used:

          • Configure: System Configuration | Roles >Tool Schedules > Automations

    • Roles: Alarms

      • Using alarms to alert on a situation

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: System Configuration | Roles >Alarms

        • Configure: Tools | Alarm Notifications

        • Configure: Tools | Alarm Actions

    • Roles: Data Views

      • Enabling data collection views

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: System Configuration | Roles > Views

    • Creating Configurations

      • Using configurations to manage different IT needs

      • Creating a configuration

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: System Configuration | Configurations

    • Assigning Configurations to Systems

      • Setting default configuration

      • Assigning configurations to systems manually and using configuration rules

      • Auto-remove systems

      • Manually pushing out configuration changes

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: System Settings | Administration

        • Configure: System Configuration | Assignments > Systems

        • Configure: System Configuration | Assignments > Config Rules

  • Groups and Settings

    • Data Visualization Groups

      • Creating dynamic and static groups

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: SysTrack Settings | Groups

    • SysTrack Settings

      • Setting theme and branding

      • Redacting user data

      • SysTrack tools used:

        • Configure: SysTrack Settings | Administration

        • Configure: Tools | Branding

  • Conclusion

Tags: Configure, Tenant, Health, Configuration, User Management, Automations