System Center Operations Manager

The Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM or SCOM ) is a server product from Microsoft. It offers performance monitoring, event indicators and evaluations and application-specific log files for hardware and software. The current version is Microsoft System Center Operations Manager in 2012. R2 The 2012 version will be published in October 2013. Focus is on the monitoring of Microsoft products. With the 2012 version, systems such as Linux and Solaris are involved.

The software is integrated in the System Center family of the manufacturer and has, among other interfaces to System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and System Center Virtual Machine Manager in 2012.

Network management systems such as the System Center products are among the most complex products in the field of software. According consuming can fail the introduction of the solutions. Training from various suppliers here can be a help.

A central issue in SCOM Management Packs are the (MPs ). These come pre-configured Microsoft and other companies and contain a set of rules with limits as to when each monitored software or the system reaches critical levels. This can be reported in various ways to the administrator. MPs deliver to reported problems also evidence of their possible causes and solutions and suggestions for tools that might be suitable, for their processing.

One criticism of the product is aimed at the little configurability of MPs. These have the status Sealed and can only be adjusted within narrow limits.

Operations Manager versions

  • Microsoft Operations Manager 2000
  • Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Service Pack 1
  • System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1
  • System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
  • System Center Operations Manager 2012 R2 since October 2013
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