Microsoft Operations Manager

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Microsoft Operations Manager

• Presented by
• Alen Plicanic

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Introduction

• Microsoft network management platform
• Designed for business users in medium to large
  environments
• Incorporates substantial reporting and
  presentation capabilities

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System overview

• MOM is built upon
• Data collection of events in Windows Event Logs
• System information through WMI
• Data in centralized database
• Knowledge base
• Ability to set up actionable tasks through use of
  management packs

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Architecture(1)
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Architecture(2)
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Architecture(3)

• Implements hierarchical access to data in through
  different consoles.
• Allows for managed and unmanaged configurations.
• Integrated reporting is powerful but requires MOM
  Reporting Server, the MOM Reporting Database, and
  the Reporting Console, built upon SQL server
  reporting services.

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Interface
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Implementation

• Demanding platform
• Hardware requirements dedicated server
• Software Windows server MS SQL
• Designed for Windows
• Does have limited support for other OSs and
  third party products.
• Part of Microsoft DSI (Dynamic Systems
  Initiative) - requires additional MS products

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Conclusion

• Makes monitoring of the large scale Windows
  server deployments easier.
• Has high initial cost in hardware, software and
  human resources to set up and deploy
• Limited functionality for non-Microsoft products.