An essential guide on the latest version of Microsoft's server management tool
Microsoft's powerful Mastering System Center 2012 Operations Manager introduces many exciting new and enhanced feature sets that allow for large-scale management of mission-critical servers. This comprehensive guide provides invaluable coverage to help organizations monitor their environments across computers, network, and storage infrastructures while maintaining efficient and effective service levels across their applications.
* Provides intermediate and advanced coverage of all aspects of Systems Center 2012 Operations Manager, including designing, planning, deploying, managing, maintaining, and scripting Operations Manager
* Offers a hands-on approach by providing many real-world scenarios to show you how to use the tool in various contexts
* Anchors conceptual explanations in practical application
Mastering System Center 2012 Operations Manager clearly shows you how this powerful server management tool can best be used to serve your organization's needs.
Autorentext
Bob Cornelissen, MVP, is a Managing Consultant for BICTT in the
Netherlands, specializing in Operations Manager and other System
Center products. Kevin Greene is a Subject Matter Expert with Ergo
in Ireland and specializes in System Center and private cloud
technologies. Ivan Hadzhiyski is a freelance consultant/trainer
specializing in the System Center family of products, with a focus
on SCOM and SCCM. Paul Keely has been in IT for over 14 years, is
an Operations Manager MVP, and designs and builds high-end
monitoring solutions for Infront Consulting. Sam Allen is a Premier
Field Engineer with Microsoft and has been specializing in
Operations Manager for the last six years. Telmo Sampaio is the
Chief Geek at MCTrainer.NET, specializing in System Center, SQL,
SharePoint, and .NET.
Inhalt
Introduction xxiii
Part 1 • Implementation and Administration 1
Chapter 1 • Overview of Operations Management 3
Understanding IT Service Management 3
Exploring ITIL 4
Exploring the MOF 6
Exploring the Dynamic System Initiative 11
Tying It All Together 12
Defining Operations Management 19
Systems Management 20
Operations Management 20
The Bottom Line 21
Chapter 2 • Installing Operations Manager 2012 25
Planning the Operations Manager Environment 25
Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides 26
Sizing Helper Tool 27
Operations Manager Building Blocks 28
Management Group 29
Management Server 29
Resource Pools 31
Operations Manager Agent 31
Gateway Server 32
Operations Console 34
Web Console Server 34
Reporting Server 35
Operational Database 36
Operations Manager Data Warehouse 36
Management Packs 36
Audit Collection Services 37
ACS Collector 38
ACS Forwarder 39
ACS Database 39
AEM File Share 39
Installing 40
Prerequisite Checker 40
Environmental Prerequisites 41
Hardware Prerequisites 42
Software Prerequisites 42
Firewall Prerequisites 51
Required Service Accounts 53
Required Groups 55
Installation Example Network 56
Introducing the Example Network 56
Installing the First Management Server 57
Installing the Operations Manager Console 63
Installing Operations Manager Reporting 65
Installing the Operations Manager Web Console 71
Installing the Second Management Server 74
Installing a Gateway Server 76
Installing ACS 84
Upgrading to System Center Operations Manager 2012 92
Upgrade Prerequisites 92
Deciding the Upgrade Path 93
Upgrade Path Checklists 93
The Upgrade Wizard 94
Notes from the FieldUpgrade or Migrate? 95
Additional Upgrade Resources 97
Active Directory Integration 98
Bottom Line 99
Chapter 3 • Management Group Settings 101
Configuring Management Group
Global Settings 101
Alerts 103
Database Grooming 105
Privacy Settings 106
Reporting Settings 111
Web Addresses 111
Configuring Global Server Settings 112
Heartbeat 112
Security 113
Exploring Global Agent Settings 114
Understanding Individual Server Options 115
Agent Management 115
Heartbeat 120
Security 121
Proxy Settings 121
The Bottom Line 122
Chapter 4 • Installing and Configuring Agents 125
Prerequisites 125
Installing the Agent from the Console 126
Installing Manually 135
Installing from the Media 136
Other Manual Installation Methods 138
Patching Manually Installed Agents 140
Adjusting Individual Agent Settings 141
Properties 142
Open 144
Change Primary Management Server 144
Repair 144
Uninstall 145
Delete 145
Deploying the Agent to a Unix/Linux Computer 146
Manual Agent Install on Unix/Linux 149
Deploying an Agent to an Untrusted Client ...