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Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Cookbook

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Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Cookbook

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Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Cookbook
Apr, 2015 | 406 pages
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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Cookbook
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager Cookbook
Credits
Credits
About the Authors
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Architecting System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Architecting System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Introducing Operations Manager roles
Understanding the business and its requirements
Designing for high availability
Sizing the environment
2
Deploying System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Deploying System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Implementing SQL high availability
Scripting the deployment
Deploying gateway servers
3
Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Configuring System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Configuring resource pools
Configuring active directory agent assignment
Deploying agents for Windows operating systems
Deploying agents for Unix- or Linux-based operating systems
Options for deploying the Admin console
4
Operating System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Operating System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Implementing tuning and best-practice recommendations
Understanding self-tuning thresholds and baselining
Configuring self-tuning thresholds
Using PowerShell for administration tasks
Setting up recovery tasks
5
Maintaining System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Maintaining System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Running daily, weekly, and monthly recommended tasks
Maintaining and grooming the SCOM databases
Recovering Operations Manager
Updating System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Optimizing for scale and performance
6
Monitoring Applications and IT Services with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Monitoring Applications and IT Services with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Creating a distributed application from a template
Creating a custom distributed application
Monitoring a .NET application
Enabling Global Service Monitor
7
Authoring Custom Monitoring Solutions with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Authoring Custom Monitoring Solutions with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Storing customizations in management packs
Editing a management pack in Notepad
Creating a new attribute for all computers
Creating a custom view
Discovering a new application in MP Author
Creating a custom view in MP Author
Deploying a management pack from MP Author
Creating service monitors in MP Author
Monitoring and capturing performance in MP Author
8
Authoring Management Packs in Visual Studio
Authoring Management Packs in Visual Studio
Introduction
Discovering a new application in Visual Studio
Creating a custom view in Visual Studio
Deploying a management pack from Visual Studio
Creating and extending service monitors in Visual Studio
Monitoring and capturing performance in Visual Studio
9
Integrating System Center 2012 R2 with Other Components
Integrating System Center 2012 R2 with Other Components
Introduction
Discovering best-practice analysis with System Center Advisor
Designing alert and remediation actions with System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator (SCORCH)
Enabling Asset Discovery and Incident Management with System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager
Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) Integration with System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
10
Reporting in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Reporting in System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
Introduction
Building SQL queries
Creating SQL reports
Publishing SQL reports
Creating reports within the Operations console
Scheduling reports
Creating notifications and subscriptions
Creating a SharePoint dashboard
Resourceful Links
Resourceful Links
Notable community blogs
Notable community sites
Third-party SCOM extensions
Index
Index

Introduction

The previous chapter reviewed best practices for configuring System Center Operations Manager (SCOM). The recipes in this chapter will take those concepts a step further by exploring best-practice recommendations for performing initial tuning as part of SCOM deployment as well as for working with monitors and rules, configuring self-tuning thresholds and baselines, and automating administration and configuration tasks in SCOM with PowerShell.

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