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Vantage Server Administrator

Format

Instructor-led training

Duration

2 days

Intended Audience

Technical resource(s) who will administer the Vantage Server environment.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of the course, attendees should have a good understanding of Microsoft Windows Servers, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Active Directory or other supported directory server and of the specific network(s)/platform(s) covered.

Overview

This hands-on course provides a comprehensive introduction to Vantage Server. With a modular approach the course covers the installation and configuration of our Vantage Server On-Prem solution. This is course has a modular approach and covers capture of content from one or multiple of the following networks/platforms: Skype for Business, Skype Online, Yammer, MS Teams, SharePoint On-Prem, SharePoint Online, Cisco Jabber, WebEx Teams, Bloomberg and Reuters Eikon. Attendees will gain a good understanding of the environment supporting the specific platform in use in their implementation. They will learn about the features and functions of the solution and how to leverage it to capture, manage, audit and export communications.

Course Topics

  • Vantage Server components
  • Vantage Server architecture
  • Vantage Server workflow
  • Supported Directory Services
  • Server software and hardware requirements
  • Supported platforms Windows, Linux and Active Directories
  • Supported database servers
  • Supported browsers
  • Service account and permissions requirements
  • Where to obtain/download the server software
  • Installing Vantage Server 
  • Installing the base product and corresponding connectors
  • Users and roles
  • Administration and configuration
  • Capturing some communications
  • Vantage Server logs
  • Security certificate
  • Understanding import process
  • Disclaimers and alerts
  • Data retention
  • Reviewer – dashboard and interactions
  • Ethical walls
  • Groups and policies
  • Restricting communication content (Block, Log or Challenge)
  • Administrative UI and dashboard reports
  • Vantage Server license
  • Restricted phrases
  • Audit trail
  • Administrative reports
  • Configuring exporters
  • Central Policy Management
  • Managing employees, groups and Buddy Names
  • Systems Center Operation Management (SCOM) packs
  • Vantage Server high availability and disaster recovery requirements and configuration