Overview

This up-to-the-minute supplement to System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed brings together practical, in-depth information about System Operations Manager 2007, including major enhancements introduced with the R2 release, as well as essential information on other products and technologies OpsMgr integrates with and relies upon.   Drawing on their unsurpassed deployment experience, four leading independent OpsMgr experts with a half dozen leading subject matter experts show how to take full advantage of new Unix/Linux cross platform extensions, Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 integration, PowerShell extensions, and much more. They also present in-depth coverage of using OpsMgr with virtualization, authoring new management packs, and maximizing availability.   A detailed “OpsMgr R2 by Example” appendix presents indispensable tuning and configuration tips for several of OpsMgr R2’s most important management packs. This book also contains the world’s most compre- hensive collection of OpsMgr R2 reference links. Discover and monitor Linux and Unix systems through OpsMgr with the new Cross Platform Extensions Utilize Microsoft’s upgraded management packs and templates for monitoring operating systems, services, and applications Monitor your system with the Health Explorer and new Visio add-in Create OpsMgr 2007 R2 reports and queries utilizing SQL Server 2008 Understand how Windows Server 2008 and OpsMgr integrate Use PowerShell and the OpsMgr Shell to automate common management tasks Efficiently manage virtualized environments (Hyper-V or ESX vCenter) Author your own OpsMgr custom management packs Implement advanced high availability and business continuity management Use targeting to apply the appropriate monitoring to each component Master advanced ACS techniques for noise filtering, access hardening, and auditing

Full Product Details

Author:   Kerrie Meyler ,  Cameron Fuller ,  John Joyner ,  Andy Dominey
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Sams Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 17.80cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780672333415

ISBN 10:   0672333414
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   29 April 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Chapter 1    Introduction and What’s New  1 Licensing Updates  2     Licensing Changes to the System Center Server Management Suite  3     Licensing of Cross Platform Applications  4 New in Service Pack 1  4     SP 1 Highlights  4     Gateway Enhancements  5     Clustered RMS Enhancements  6     RMS Encryption Key Backup  6 R2 Highlights and Capabilities  7     Importing Management Packs  9     New and Updated Templates  11     User Interface  13     Run As  14     IIS 7 and ASP.NET 64-Bit Apps  14     Large-Scale Monitoring of URLs  15     Maintenance Mode  15     32-Bit Performance Counter Support on 64-Bit Systems  15     Web Console (Health Explorer)  15     Notification Subscription Wizard  16     Service Level Monitoring  17     Reporting Enhancements  19     Recalculating and Resetting Monitor States  21     Power Consumption Monitoring  22 Summary  22 Chapter 2    Unix/Linux Management: Cross Platform Extensions  23 Supported Platforms and Requirements  23 Preparing to Discover Unix/Linux Computers  27     Name Resolution  28     Account Information Gathering  28     Update WinRM  29     Configuring Accounts and Profiles  30     Importing the Unix/Linux Management Packs  36 Discovering and Monitoring Unix/Linux Computers  39     Discovering  39     Manually Installing the CrossPlat Agent  45     Notes on Unix Commands  48     Common Agent Deployment Errors  50     Additional Reference Material on CrossPlat  51     Monitoring (Where Do You Find Everything?)  53 Integrating Unix/Linux Computers in OpsMgr  54     OpsMgr Console  54     Health Explorer  56     Reports  57     Tasks  58     Integration with Distributed Applications  59 Bridgeways Management Packs  61     The Bridgeways VMware ESX Management Pack  62     The Bridgeways Apache Management Pack  68 Novell SUSE Management Pack  70     Logical Disk Volume Recovery  72     Cron Service Recovery  73     Performance Collection  76     Custom Scripting in the SUSE Management Pack  77 Management Pack Templates  83     Unix/Linux Log File Template  83     Unix/Linux Service Template  84 Connectors  86 Summary  96 Chapter 3    Operations Manager 2007 R2 and Windows Server 2008  97 Installing Operations Manager 2007 R2  97     Hotfixes  98     Prerequisite Changes  99     Roles and Features  99     The Windows 2008 Firewall  103     After Installation  106 Upgrading to Operations Manager 2007 R2  109     Upgrading to OpsMgr 2007 R2–Currently on Windows 2008  109     Upgrading to OpsMgr 2007 R2–Currently on Windows 2003  111     Upgrading to OpsMgr 2007 R2–Known Issues  111 Additional Windows 2008 Considerations  112     Windows Server 2008 SP 2  112     Windows Server 2008 R2  112     Server Core  113     Windows Server 2008 Updated or New Management Packs  114 Summary  116 Chapter 4    Using SQL Server 2008 in OpsMgr 2007 R2  117 Core OpsMgr Component Support  117     High Availability with Standard and Enterprise Editions  119     Database Maintenance with Standard and Enterprise Editions  120 Setup  121     Hardware Best Practices  121     Upgrading Databases from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008  123     SQL 2008 Reporting Services  128     Post-Installation Steps for SQL Server  131 Operations Manager 2007 R2 Reporting  133     Architecture  133     Enhancements  135 Database Maintenance  138     Operational Database Maintenance  139     Data Warehouse Maintenance  144 Useful SQL Queries  145     Operational Database SQL Queries  146     Data Warehouse Database SQL Queries  148     Miscellaneous SQL Queries  149 Summary  151 Chapter 5    PowerShell Extensions for Operations Manager 2007  153 Windows PowerShell Basics  153     Installing and Accessing PowerShell  154     General PowerShell Concepts  155     Basic Navigation and Functionality  157     Cmdlet Structure  157     Getting Started  159     Special Variable $_  161     Comparison Operators  162     Filtering Cmdlets  162     Sorting and Selecting Cmdlets  165     Formatting Cmdlets  166     Conditional Statements  167     Looping Statements  170     Providers  171     Profiles  172 Using the Operations Manager PowerShell Shell  173     Monitoring:\ Provider  174     Listing OpsMgr Shell Cmdlets  175     Commonly Used Cmdlets  175     Get-Alert and Monitoring:\  177     Incorporating the Operations Manager SDK  179     PowerShell Performance  180 PowerShell and Operations Manager Examples  181     General PowerShell Examples  181     Operations Manager Examples  184 PowerShell Best Practices  191 Summary  191 Chapter 6    Management Solutions for Small and Midsize Business  193 Windows Small Business Server 2008  194     SBS 2008 Native Management Features  194     Remote Operations Manager Scenarios for SBS 2008  197 Windows Essential Business Server 2008  198     EBS and Essentials  198     EBS with Remote OpsMgr  200 Preview of System Center Essentials 2010  202     Essentials 2010 Setup Experience  203     Using the Essentials 2010 Virtualization Features  205     Other New Essentials 2010 Features  208 Summary  211 Chapter 7    Operations Manager and Virtualization  213 The Case for VM Management  213     Virtualization Challenges and Rewards  214     VM Management Standards: Cloud Computing Enabler  215 Managing VMs without VMM  216     Choosing Not to Deploy Virtual Machine Manager  217     Monitoring Virtual Server  218     Monitoring Windows Server Hyper-V  219     Monitoring VMware ESX with OpsMgr  220 Installing VMM and Connecting It to OpsMgr  221     Installing Virtual Machine Manager  222     Integrating Operations Manager with VMM  225 The VMM Management Pack  227 ESX vCenter Integration  232     Adding a VMware Virtualization Manager  232     Managing ESX Hosts and Guest VMs  234 Performance and Resource Optimization  236     Enabling PRO Tips  236     VMM Native CPU and Memory PRO Feature  237     PRO-Enabled Vendor Management Packs  239 Using VMM in DMZs and Untrusted Domains  240     OpsMgr and VMM Agent Alternate Security Modes  240     VMM and OpsMgr Agent Architecture Differences  243     Virtualizing OpsMgr 2007 and VMM Components  244 Summary  246 Chapter 8    Management Pack Authoring  247 What’s in a Management Pack?  248 MP Authoring Tools  248     The Authoring Console  249     The Operations Console  249     An XML Editor  249     A Script Editor  250 Scripting in OpsMgr 2007  251     Preparing Your Development Workstation  251     Types of Scripts in OpsMgr 2007 Management Packs  252     Nuts and Bolts of the OpsMgr Scripting API  253     Logging an Event  254     Scripting for Health Monitoring and Displaying Performance  255     Using a Script in Discovery  256 Designing Your Management Pack  259     Identifying Application Components (Classes)  260     How the Components Are Related (Relationships)  260     Defining the Health Model (Health Rollup)  261     Design Best Practices  262     Design Worst Practices (AKA Good Stuff NOT to Do)  262 Discovering Application Components  262     Discovery Best Practices  264     Discovery Worst Practices  264 Building Your Management Pack  264     The Point-of-Sale Batch Processing Application  265     Naming Conventions  265     Classes and Relationships  267     Service and Health Model in the POS Batch Processing Application  268     Using the R2 Authoring Console to Create Object Classes and Relationships  269     Creating the Object Classes and Relationships  270     Object Discoveries  272     Monitoring  277     Product Knowledge  280 Modules: The Building Blocks of Workflows  280     Data Source  281     Condition Detection  281     Write Action  281     Probe Action  281     Workflow Summary  282 Advanced Authoring: Creating a Custom  Workflow  283 Step-by-Step: Creating a Custom Workflow with Cook Down  284     Create the Custom Data Source  285     Create the Monitor Type  286     Create the Custom Unit Monitor  289     Create the Performance Collection Rule  290     Create a Performance View  292     Verifying Cook Down  296     Troubleshooting Cook Down  298 Reports  303 Tips for a Successful MP Authoring Experience  305 Summary  305 Chapter 9    Unleashing Operations Manager 2007  307 Distributed Environments  307     Explaining Distributed Environments  307     Distributing Management Servers and Gateways  309     Agent Deployment and Management  314     Remote Operations  317 High Availability  320     Clustering the OpsMgr Components  321     Root Management Server High Availability  323     Advanced Cluster Configurations  325     Clustering Alternatives  326 Business Continuity  327     Backup and Recovery  328     SQL Log Shipping and Database Mirroring  332 Visio Add-In for OpsMgr 2007  332 Beyond the Basics of ACS  338     ACS in OpsMgr 2007 R2  338     ACS Noise Filtering  340     ACS Access Hardening  341     Auditing SQL Server 2008  344     Auditing Cross Platform  347     Secure Site Log Replay  348     Community Resources  349 Network Monitoring Using Distributed Applications  350     Monitoring Redundant LAN Links  350     Using the Distributed Application Designer  351 Targeting  356     Objects in OpsMgr 2007  356     What You Can Target  358     Using Management Pack Templates  366     Using the Authoring Console to Create a Target  371 Summary  389 Appendix A    OpsMgr R2 by Example  391 Active Directory MP  391     How to Install the Active Directory MP  391     Tuning/Alerts to Look for in the Active Directory MP  394     Active Directory Management Pack Evolution  407 Exchange 2007 MP  407     How to Install the Exchange 2007 MP  408     Exchange MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  409 SQL Server MP  410     How to Install the SQL Server MP  410     SQL MP Optional Configuration  411     SQL MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  411     SQL Server Management Pack Evolution  415 Windows Server MP  416     How to Install the Windows Server MP  416     Windows Server MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  417     Windows Server Management Pack Evolution  420 Operations Manager MP  420     How to Install the Operations Manager MP  420     Operations Manager MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  420 DNS MP  427     How to Install the DNS MP  427     DNS MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  428     DNS Management Pack Evolution  433 Group Policy MP  433     How to Install the Group Policy MP  433     Group Policy MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  434     Group Policy Management Pack Evolution  436 DHCP MP  436     How to Install the DHCP MP  436     DHCP MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  437     DHCP Management Pack Evolution  439 Print Server MP  439     How to Install the Windows Print Server MP  439     Windows Print Server MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  440     Print Server Management Pack Evolution  440 SharePoint MP  441     How to Install the SharePoint MP  441     SharePoint MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  441 Configuration Manager MP  443     How to Install the Configuration Manager MP  443     How to Configure the Configuration Manager MP  444     Configuration Management MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  447 TMG MP  447     How to Install the TMG MP  447     How to Configure the TMG MP  448     TMG MP Tuning/Alerts to Look for  453 Appendix B    Reference URLs  455 General Resources  455 Microsoft’s OpsMgr Resources  464 Blogs  467 OpsMgr Shell  469 PowerShell Information  470 Cross Platform  471 Connectors  471 The System Center Family  472 Public Forums  473 Appendix C    Available Online  475 SQL Server Resources  475 Authoring Resources  476 ACS Resources  476 Reference URLs  477 Index  479

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Kerrie Meyler is an independent consultant and trainer with 15+ years of IT experience, including work as a Senior Technical Specialist at Microsoft. Cameron Fuller is a Principal Consultant for Catapult Systems, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. He focuses on management solutions and has 15+ years of infrastructure experience. John Joyner is Senior Architect at ClearPointe, a leading provider of remote server management and hosted Network Operations Center services based on OpsMgr. He was Track External Advisor for TechEd 2009’s Virtualization track. Andy Dominey is Principal Operations Manager Consultant at 1E, a Microsoft Partner specializing in Windows management. He has made substantial contributions to high availability in OpsMgr 2007. The authors are experienced Operations Manager administrators, have been recognized as OpsMgr MVPs, authored System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed, and present at TechEd and MMS.

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