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How To Cheat At Managing Microsoft Operations Manager 2005

Name: How To Cheat At Managing Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
Author: Anthony Piltzecker
ISBN: 9781597492515

by Tony Piltzecker (Editor), Michael Cross (Editor), Brian Barber

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Overview

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) is a network monitoring tool that provides enterprise-class event and performance management for Windows Server System technologies. MOM's event and performance management tools discover problems before system administrators would ever find them, thereby enabling administrators to lower their costs of operations and simplify management of their Windows Server System infrastructure. MOM can notify system administrators of overloaded processors, depleted memory, or failed network connections affecting their Windows servers long before these problems bother users.

Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 delivers open and scalable enterprise-class operational management by providing comprehensive event management, proactive monitoring and alerting, reporting and trend analysis, and system and application specific knowledge and tasks to improve the manageability of Windows Server System environments, including Windows, Exchange, SQL, IIS, Active Directory etc.

* A users guide to Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) enabling a cost reduction and simplification in managing your Windows Server System Infrastructure
* Companion Web site for book offers dozens of customized scripts and tools for automating MOM 2005 and many other Windows Server products
* There is no other compact resource like this for this core, Microsoft Server product

Synopsis

Is "System Administrator" Just One of Your Job Titles?

For every Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) managing a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise network within the dust-free confines of a "Network Operating Center," there is a non-MCSE admin managing a network under far less glamorous conditions. Their job is to keep the network up and running no matter what, with very few resources available. "How to Cheat" is written for these unsung heroes, the last line of defense in most small enterprises.

· Install Microsoft MOM
Install on a single MOM Server, on multiple MOM Servers, and upgrade to MOM.

· Work with Management Packs (MPs)
Master all the components of MPs including Views, Tasks, and Providers.

· Manage and Monitor Exchange 5.5
Detect, alert on, and automatically respond to critical events to prevent Exchange service outages.

· Master the SQL Server 2000 Management Pack
Monitor replication and backups using the SQL Server management pack.

· Answer the "Why Can’t I Print?" Questions
Use the Active Directory MP to access the Windows Printing services feature.

· Monitor Hardware
Learn what vendor-supplied MOM MPs can help you, such as the Hewlett-Packard MP.

· Integrate Non-Windows Systems into MOM 2005
Make your life easier by using MOM to manage Linux and UNIX Servers.

· Need Help with Capacity Planning, Change Management, and Data Protection?
Find an overview of Microsoft System Center and see how you can use it in your enterprise.

· Prepare for the Worse Bad things sometimes happen to good network administrators.

About the Author, Anthony Piltzecker

Tony Piltzecker (CISSP, MCSE, CCNA, CCVP, Check Point CCSA, Citrix CCA), is an independent consultant based in Boston, MA. Tony's specialties include network security design, Microsoft operating system and applications architecture, as well as Cisco IP Telephony implementations. Tony’s background includes positions as Systems Practice Manager for Presidio Networked Solutions, IT Manager for SynQor Inc, Network Architect for Planning Systems, Inc, and Senior Networking Consultant with Integrated Information Systems. Along with his various certifications, Tony holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.