Management Packs

Service Level Dashboard Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:42:44 GMT

The Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager Management Pack.msi contains:

Microsoft.EnterpriseServiceMonitoring.ServiceLevelDashboard.mp
SLD.Sample.MP.xml (Sample Management Pack for Monitoring Websites)
SLDSampleMPWebApp.xml (Sample Management Pack for Monitoring Web-based application)
SLDSampleMPNonWebApp.xml (Sample Management Pack for Monitoring non Web-based application)
Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 Planning Guide (.docx and .doc versions)
Service Level Dashboard for Operations Manager 2007 User Guide (.docx and .doc versions)
Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Manager Release Notes RTW.rtf

Windows Server Print Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:34:43 GMT

The Microsoft Windows Server Print Server Management Pack monitors the performance and availability of print servers running on Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. In addition to monitoring the health of print servers, the management pack can also provide insight into the status of shared printers. By detecting, alerting on, and automatically responding to critical events and performance indicators, this management pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible operating system service outages.

Feature Summary
The management pack provides functionality to:

Monitor performance and Windows events
Display detailed monitoring data through views
Allow operator to manage print servers
Ensure correct configurations

Windows Server 2008 Fax Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:33:45 GMT

The Microsoft Windows Server Fax Server Management Pack monitors the performance and availability of fax servers running on Windows Server 2008 operating system. By detecting, alerting on, and automatically responding to critical events and performance indicators, this management pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible operating system service outages.

Feature Summary
This management pack provides functionality to:

Monitor Windows Fax Server
Show monitoring views for State, Performance, Configuration, and Fax Routing
Allow operator to manage fax servers

Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:33:39 GMT

The Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack monitors the performance and availability of Exchange Server 2003 systems. It can also issue alerts for possible configuration problems Availability and performance monitoring is done using synthetic transactions. In addition, the Management Pack collects Event Log alerts and provides associated knowledge articles with additional user details, possible causes, and suggested resolutions. The Management Pack discovers and monitors the individual server components and functional areas on an Exchange Server 2003 server.

Feature Bullet Summary:
This management pack monitors Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and includes monitors and rules to track performance, availability, and reliability of Exchange core components and functionality.

MAPI, OWA, OMA, EAS synthetic logon transactions
Mail flow synthetic transaction
Monitoring using Self-Tuning Thresholds
Comprehensive performance metric collection
1000+ Event rules with associated knowledge
Database status
Database size
Mailbox statistics
Public folder statistics
Message tracking log statistics
Exchange and related OS Service monitoring
Configuration monitoring
Topology discovery of Exchange deployment

Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

rodtrent — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:09:26 GMT

The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of SQL Server 2008, 2005 and SQL Server 2000 in an enterprise environment. Availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds are built for enterprise-level monitoring. Both local and remote connectivity checks help ensure database availability.

With the embedded expertise in the SQL Server Management Pack, you can proactively manage SQL Server, and identify issues before they become critical. This Management Pack increases the security, availability, and performance of your SQL Server infrastructure.

The Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack Guide that comes with the pack describes the content of the management pack, and describes how to deploy it.

Feature Summary

Monitoring the state of the included services such as SQL Server, SQL Agent, Report Server, Notification Services
Monitoring the state of databases
Monitoring the available space in databases, configurable by % or MB
Ensuring databases are configured correctly
Ensure clients can connect to the SQL Server
Monitor blocked processes
Watch for failed agent jobs, and jobs taking an excessive time to execute
Monitor the health of replication and alert on failures
Monitor the state of Database Mirroring

Release History

5/12/2005 - Original product release date , version 09.0.1399.0700
5/24/2006 - Includes support for SQL 2005 SP1 and database mirroring; improved support for Windows x64; improved database space monitoring; improved product knowledge , version : 9.0.2047.0000
6/28/2006 - Localized RTM management packs , version 09.0.1399.0700
5/15/2007 - Includes support for SQL 2005 SP2; improved product knowledge; improved support for localized versions , version : 9.0.3043.0000
8/18/2008 - Includes support for SQL Server 2008 RTM

Windows Server DNS 2000/2003/2008 Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:30:35 GMT

The Windows Server DNS 2000/2003/2008 Management Pack includes monitors, rules, views, tasks and knowledge for the monitoring of your DNS infrastructure. By not only proactively monitoring servers but also DNS zones, DNS global zones and DNS domains, small problems can be detected and corrected before outages occur.

Note: This package includes library MP, 2000 and 2003 MPs, and DNS 2008 MP. DNS 2008 MP can only be installed on System Center OpsMgr 2007 SP1. Others can be installed on either OpsMgr 2007 RTM or OpsMgr 2007 SP1.

Feature Bullet Summary:

DNS 2003/2008
- Native Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 MP
- DNS Global Zone Support
- Windows 2008 DNS Server Support
- Updated Health Logic
- New context sensitive tasks
- Updated Knowledge Base Information
- Coexists with the included DNS 2000 MP
DNS 2000
- Converted Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 MP
- Coexists with new native DNS 2003 / 2008 MP

Dell Management Pack Version 3.1, A01

rodtrent — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:11:05 GMT

Fixes and Enhancements

Version A01 changes:
- Dell Server and Printer Management Pack (Dell.Connections.001.mp) code was modified with fixes for supporting upgrade from Dell Management Pack v3.0 to Dell Management Pack v3.1 release.

Supported on System Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 and System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 only. It does not function with prior releases of the MOM product.

Custom Instructions for DellMPv3.1_A01.exe:

1. Download the file to a directory on your hard drive. The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable.
2. Go to the location where you downloaded the file and double-click the executable to unzip the files. The default extraction folder is "C:\DellMPv3.1\A01". You may select a different location for file extraction by editing the path.
3. Follow the installation instructions in the User Guide and readme file included.

Active Directory (AD) Management Pack for MOM 2005

rodtrent — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:59:37 GMT

The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack for Operations Manager 2005 provides a predefined, ready-to-run set of rules, monitoring scripts, and reports that are designed specifically to monitor the performance and availability of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). The Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack monitors events that are placed in the Application, System, and Directory Service event logs by various AD DS components and subsystems. The Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack also monitors the overall health of AD DS and alerts you to critical performance issues.

Feature Summary
The Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack provides a complete AD DS monitoring solution by:

Adds support for monitoring systems running Windows Server 2008
Monitoring all major aspects of AD DS health (for example, service initialization or data issues that are causing startup failures)
Monitoring the health of vital processes that AD DS depends on, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Replication
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Domain controller locator
- Trusts
- Net Logon service
- File Replication Service (FRS)
- Intersite Messaging service
- Windows Time service
- Key Distribution Center (KDC)
Monitoring service availability
Collecting key performance data
Providing comprehensive reports, which include reports that you can use for capacity planning and reports about service availability and service health

Windows Deployment Services Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:22:08 GMT

The Windows Deployment Services Management Pack includes monitors, rules, views, tasks and knowledge for the monitoring of your Windows Deployment Services infrastructure for Windows Server 2008.

Feature Summary

Native Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 MP
Windows Server 2008 Support
Service Health Monitoring
State and Alert Views
Performance Monitoring
Alert Knowledge Base Information

Terminal Services Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:18:46 GMT

The Terminal Services Management Pack helps you manage your computers running Terminal Services on Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, or Windows 2000 Server by monitoring the health of the Terminal Services with the help of server role services.

Feature Summary
Terminal servers running Windows 2000 Server use the following role services:

Terminal Server: With the Terminal Server role service, a server can host Microsoft Windows–based programs or the full Windows desktop. Users can connect to a terminal server to run programs, to save files, and to use network resources on that server.
TS Licensing: Terminal Services Licensing (TS Licensing) manages the Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that are required for each device or user to connect to a terminal server. You use TS Licensing to install, issue, and monitor the availability of TS CALs on a Terminal Services license server.

Windows Server 2003 adds the following role service:

Session Directory: The Terminal Services Session Directory service tracks sessions on terminal servers running Windows Server 2003 and ensures that client computers connect to their existing sessions.

The following additional role services are used in conjunction with Windows Server 2008:

TS Web Access: With Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access), users can access RemoteApp programs and a Remote Desktop connection to the terminal server through a Web site. TS Web Access also includes Remote Desktop Web Connection, with which users can remotely connect to any computer where they have Remote Desktop access.
TS Gateway: With Terminal Services Gateway (TS Gateway), authorized remote users can connect to resources on an internal corporate network from any Internet-connected device that can run the Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) client.
TS Session Broker: Terminal Services Session Broker (TS Session Broker) supports session load balancing between terminal servers in a farm and reconnection to an existing session in a load-balanced terminal server farm.

Note:

In Windows Server 2008, the name of the Terminal Services Session Directory feature was changed to Terminal Services Session Broker (TS Session Broker).
When there is problem with the availability or performance of one of these components, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 uses the Terminal Services Management Pack to detect the issue and alert you so that you can diagnose the problem and fix it.

Microsoft Windows Key Management Service Management Pack for Microsoft System Center OpsMgr 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:16:01 GMT

The Key Management Service is used to activate computers running Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. Each activation request is logged on the KMS host. The KMS Management Pack collects data from the event logs of defined KMS hosts, and monitors those hosts for availability. This monitoring provides visibility into the activation traffic and the license status of volume activation clients on the network.

Windows Server Operating System Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:14:41 GMT

The Windows Server Operating System Management Pack consists of the following five management packs: Microsoft Windows Server Library, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Discovery, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Monitoring, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. The Microsoft Windows Server management packs monitor the performance, health, and availability of Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Server.

By detecting, alerting on, and automatically responding to critical events and performance indicators, management packs reduce resolution times for issues and increase the overall availability and performance of your Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Server operating systems, thereby helping to reduce the total cost of ownership.

Feature Summary

Availability
- Key Operating System Services: Required services are checked for status (for example, running, not running, or paused).
- Storage: Logical hard drives are checked for availability, sufficient free space, and integrity of the NTFS partition.
- Network: Network adapters are checked for connection health, name and IP address conflicts.
Performance
- Processor: System processor(s) performance is checked system-wide. Processors can optionally be monitored on a per processor basis.
- Memory: Memory consisting of physical memory and virtual memory (also known as page files) is monitored using the following performance indicators:
  - Available memory (in MB)
  - Pages per second
  - Page file percent usage
- Disks and Partitions: Logical disks/partitions and physical disks are monitored, and performance data is collected for average disk seconds per read, disk seconds per write, and disk seconds per transfer. Depending on which version of the operating system is being monitored, either logical or physical monitoring is enabled by default. Refer to the MP guide for more detail.
- Network Adapter: Network adapters are monitored for the number of bytes received per second, the number of bytes sent per second, and the total bytes per second. In addition, the health state of the network adapter is evaluated and is set to Healthy if connected and Critical if disconnected.

Windows Server 2008 Application Server Management Pack for System Center OpsMgr 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:13:05 GMT

The Windows Server 2008 Application Server Management Pack includes monitors, rules, views, tasks, knowledge, and reports for the monitoring of Application Server included in the Windows Server 2008 operating system. It provides a knowledge base of useful information to help administrators resolve an issue when the Application Server role becomes unhealthy.

With this management pack, Information Technology (IT) administrators can collect the events that the components of the Application Server role place in the Windows Server 2008 event logs. This management pack highlights events that might indicate possible service outages or configuration problems so that you can quickly take corrective or preventive actions, simplifying administrative tasks and reducing IT costs.

Feature Bullet Summary:
The Windows Server 2008 Application Server Management Pack manages the logical parts of Application Server that an operator or administrator is interested in monitoring, configuring, or reporting on. The following component events are captured in this management pack:

Component Object Model (COM)
Component Object Model extension (COM+)
Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC)

Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:11:45 GMT

The Windows Server 2008 Group Policy Management Pack includes monitors, rules, views, and knowledge for the monitoring of the application of group policy settings on Windows Server 2008. It provides a knowledge base of useful information to help administrators resolve an issue when group policy fails to process.

Feature Summary

Native Operations Manager 2007 management pack
Windows Server 2008 Support
Updated Health Logic
Updated Knowledge Base Information
Dashboard Views

Message Queuing Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

rodtrent — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:21:39 GMT

Message Queuing (also known as MSMQ) is a server application that enables applications to communicate across heterogeneous networks and systems that may be temporarily offline or otherwise inaccessible. Instead of an application communicating with a service on another computer, it sends its information to Message Queuing, which sends the information to a Message Queuing service on the target computer where it is made available to the other application. Message Queuing provides guaranteed delivery, efficient routing, security, and priority based messaging.

Feature Summary
The Message Queuing Management Pack provides monitoring for the following:

MSMQ Servers
MSMQ Triggers
MSMQ Queues
Dependant Clients