C9560-680 IBM Control Desk V7.6 Fundamentals

Number of questions: 63
Number of questions to pass: 44
Time allowed: 90 mins
Status: Live

This exam consists of 4 sections described below.

Section 1: IBM Control Desk Concepts 21%
Explain Service Management Concepts and their interdependencies.
Explain the processes and capabilities of Service Desk and Self Service.
Explain the processes and capabilities of Service Catalog and Self Service.
Explain the capabilities of Configuration Management, Change Management and Release Management.
Explain the capabilities of IT Asset Management (hardware and software).

Section 2: General Installation and Deployment IBM Control Desk. 14%
Describe the various offering types (IBM Control Desk, IBM Control Desk Internal Service Provider, IBM Control Desk External Service Provider).
Describe the various deployment options (On Cloud/SaaS, On Premises).
Understand the installation process and steps.
Explain the general architecture of IBM Control Desk on the different deployment options.
Explain the methods and tools that support external integration ( ITIC, Integration Framework, IBM Security Directory Integrator (previously TDI), etc).

Section 3: Configure IBM Control Desk 35%
Explain the security options including people and users for IBM Control Desk.
Perform the initial configuration which includes IT foundation data (organization, sites, etc.)
Understand report administration, security and reporting capabilities.
Explain the IBM Control Desk options for logging (serviceability logging).
Summarize the system configuration options (system properties, cron tasks, etc).
Explain how workflows and escalations can be configured.
Perform UI changes and database configuration modifications.

Section 4: Usage of IBM Control Desk. 30%
Demonstrate knowledge of basic navigation and UI usage.
Perform Service Desk Management.
Demonstrate knowledge of managing IT hardware and software assets.
Demonstrate knowledge of Configuration Management, Change Management and Release Management.
Perform troubleshooting and problem determination on IBM Control Desk.
Create ad-hoc reports and run system reports.

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Web Resource
IBM Control Desk
Project Start_IBM Control Desk Version 7.6
Project Configure_ IBM Control Desk Version 7.6
IBM Control Desk, V7.6 Documentation
Quick Set-up for IBM Control Desk & Process Content Packages
What’s new in IBM Control Desk 7.6

Overview
PartnerWorld Code: 24015301
Replaces PW Code: Not Applicable

Status: Live
An IBM Certified Associate – IBM Control Desk V7.6 is an individual who can install and deploy a basic IBM Control Desk V7.6 solution. This individual can complete basic configuration and usage tasks with little to no assistance from peers, support or product documentation.

Key areas of competency include:

Describe the business and technical concepts of IT Service Management.
Describe the IBM Control Desk V7.6 architecture and components.
Map the basic customer business requirements to the appropriate deployment model of IBM Control Desk V7.6
Install and configure IBM Control Desk V7.6 for a basic deployment.
Perform general IBM Control Desk V7.6 tasks.

Recommended Prerequisite Skills

The following qualifications are requirements for success:
Working knowledge of how to perform Service Management using IBM Control Desk.
Working knowledge of IT Asset and Service Management concepts.
Good working knowledge of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) process model.
Basic knowledge of the supported middleware such as application servers and databases.
Basic knowledge of security authorization and authentication.
Basic knowledge of integration components.
Working knowledge of problem determination for a ICD environment.
Working knowledge and understanding of navigating and performing general tasks and concepts within ICD.

Recommended Prerequisite(s):
Familiarity with software and hardware components.
Familiarity with IT process analysis methods and techniques.
ITIL Foundation Level certification.

Requirements
This certification requires 1 exam

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C9560-680 – IBM Control Desk V7.6 Fundamentals

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