Operations Center 5.5 Getting Started Guide

The Getting Started Guide provides both an overview of all the functionality and components of the Operations Center solution as well as guidance on installing it in your environment.

Audience

This guide is intended for the Operations Center administrator who will install and administer the product.

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Additional Documentation & Documentation Updates

This guide is part of the Operations Center documentation set. For the most recent version of the Getting Started Guide and a complete list of publications supporting Operations Center, visit our Online Documentation Web Site at Operations Center 5.5 online documentation.

The Operations Center documentation set is also available as PDF files on the installation CD or ISO; and is delivered as part of the online help accessible from multiple locations in Operations Center depending on the product component.

Next, you may wish to refer to:

Additional Resources

We encourage you to use the following additional resources on the Web:

Technical Support

You can learn more about the policies and procedures of NetIQ Technical Support by accessing its Technical Support Guide.

Use these resources for support specific to Operations Center:

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