System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed

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System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed is a comprehensive guide to System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007. Like its MOM 2005 predecessor, OpsMgr 2007 helps you implement operations management, but with a far different and more holistic approach from MOM 2005's focus on individual servers.

This book guides you through designing, deploying, and configuring OpsMgr 2007. You will find detailed information and hands-on experience on topics such as estimating database sizes and designing redundant OpsMgr configurations. You learn how to tackle challenges such as setting up ACS, establishing client monitoring, using and creating synthetic transactions and distributed applications, and developing management packs and reports.

Size your OpsMgr databases

Architect for redundancy and performance

Install or migrate to OpsMgr 2007

Secure OpsMgr

Back up OpsMgr components

Understand how monitors and rules work

Manage different aspects, including ACS, client monitoring, synthetic transactions, and distributed applications

Extend OpsMgr

Develop management packs and reports

CD-ROM includes:

Database sizing spreadsheet

Utilities, management packs, and reports

Microsoft's best practices for rule and monitor targeting and PowerShell Cheat Sheet

Live Links--more than 200 hypertext links and references to materials, connectors, sites, and newsgroups related to OpsMgr