[OpsMgr 2007R2] System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform

The System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform enable discovering, monitoring, and managing UNIX-based and Linux-based computers by using the same interface and tools that you use to manage your Windows-based computers.

Version:

6.1.7000.297

Date published:

5/14/2012

KB articles:

KB2222955, KB2251525

File name	Size
Microsoft System Center Monitoring Pack for AIX 7 and Solaris 11.msi	543 KB	Download
OM2007R2_AIX_MP.docx	194 KB	Download
OM2007R2_Solaris_MP.docx	212 KB	Download
OM2007xpMP_RedHat.docx	140 KB	Download
SCOM 2007 R2 Cross Platform MPs.msi	1.2 MB	Download

Overview

The System Center Monitoring Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform enable discovering, monitoring, and managing UNIX-based and Linux-based computers by using the same interface and tools that you use to manage your Windows-based computers. They provide both proactive and reactive monitoring of the UNIX and Linux operating systems. The management packs monitor components such as processes, resources, and server agents. The monitoring provided by the management packs includes availability and configuration monitoring, performance data collection, and default thresholds. You can integrate the monitoring of UNIX and Linux components into your service-oriented monitoring scenarios. In addition to health monitoring capabilities, the management packs include reports, diagnostics, tasks, and views that enable near real-time diagnosis and resolution of detected issues. The monitoring packs also enable the installation of the Cross Platform Audit Collection Services Management Packs.

Feature Summary

• Provides monitoring of the AIX 5.3, 6.1, and AIX 7 operating systems.
• Provides monitoring of the HP-UX 11iv2 PA-RISC, HP-UX 11iv2 IA64, HP-UX 11iv3 PA-RISC, and HP-UX 11iv3 IA64 operating systems.
• Provides monitoring of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 (x64), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 (x64) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 (x64) operating systems.
• Provides monitoring of Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10, and Solaris 11 operating systems.
• Provides monitoring of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating systems.
• Enables the installation of the Cross Platform Audit Collection Services Management Packs.

Release History

• 5/28/2009 - Original release of the English version, version 6.1.7000.256, with System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
• 10/15/2009 - Updated release, version 6.1.7000.262, to support SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
• 12/17/2009 - Updated release, version 6.1.7000.269, enable the installation of the Cross Platform Audit Collection Service management pack
• 2/15/2010 - Updated release, version 6.1.7000.273, with bug fixes
• 10/1/2010 - Updated release, version 6.1.7000.277, with bug fixes
• 8/2/2011 - Updated release, version 6.1.7000.294, to support Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
• 5/14/2012 - Updated release, version 6.1.7000.297, to support Solaris 11 and AIX 7

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

• Other Software: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

Instructions

1. Download and install Operations Manager Cross Platform Cumulative Update 6
2. Use the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Discovery Wizard to re-discover the UNIX and Linux computers and upgrade the agents on those computers.
3. Download the management packs. Management packs for AIX 7 and Solaris 11 are contained in the Microsoft System Center Monitoring Pack for AIX 7 and Solaris 11.msi file.
4. Import the management packs for the monitored server types.

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[OpsMgr 2007R2] Where is my created group gone - Cannot retrieve my group to apply overrides

Issue :
Suppose a group is created in a non-sealed MP. A discovery is created in a other unsealed MP with the enable state by default to false. You want to override the discovery for the group created in the first non-sealed MP.
SCOM interface doesn't show you all the groups and you cannot retrieve your group !

The reason is an unsealed MP cannot be referenced by any other MP

3 ways to solve this issue :

1. Create the group in the same MP that contains the rule/monitor or discovery to override
2. Seal the MP that contains the rule/monitor or discovery - Overrides will be stored in the non-sealed MP that contains the group. Reference to the sealed MP will be created in the non-sealed MP.
3. Seal the MP that contains the group - Overrides will be stored in the non-sealed MP that contains the overrided rule/monitor or discovery. One limitation will be that the group will only accept new members only if it's a dynamic populated group.Reference to the sealed MP will be created in the non-sealed MP.

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[OpsMgr 2012][Orchestrator 2012] Infront Announces a FREE Infront System Center Orchestrator MP

Infront Consulting Group is pleased to announce the release of their FREE Infront System Center Orchestrator MP. Register to receive this MP at www.infrontconsulting.com/mp.php. You've to register on the site.
The Infront System Center Orchestrator MP allows you to monitor your Orchestrator Runbooks in Operations Manager, something that Microsoft's Orchestrator MP doesn't provide.

Presentation has been done at the MMS 2012 (Presentation CD-B318) by Rory McCaw, Managing Principal Consultant of the Infront Consulting Group.

It seems you have tasks to launch Runbooks (with parameters or not) from SCOM.




To be tested ! :)

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[OpsMgr 2007R2] Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 - KB2626076

Cumulative Update 6 contains a number of fixes for Operations Manager 2007 R2, as well as all of the fixes from Operations Manager 2007 R2 CU5. A number of fixes may require manual steps to install.

Version:	2007 R2 CU6	Date published:	5/14/2012
Language:	English

File name	Size
SystemCenterOperationsManager2007-R2CU6-KB2626076-X86-X64-IA64-ENU.MSI	1,001.0 MB	Download

Overview

Cumulative Update 6 contains a number of fixes for Operations Manager 2007 R2 including cross platform components, support for IBM AIX 7.1 (POWER), support for Oracle Solaris 11 (x86 and SPARC), as well as all of the fixes from Operations Manager 2007 R2 CU5.

A detailed list of fixes can be found in Knowledge Base article KB2626076.

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

• Other Software: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

Instructions

This article contains a complete description of changes that are contained in Cumulative Update 6 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 includes all previous cumulative updates for Operations Manager 2007 R2 and includes all cross-platform updates.

To download Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2, go to the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Download Cumulative Update 6 for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=694147f8-9691-4833-97af-0de918c60141)

Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 resolves the following issues:

• RMS promotion fails if NetworkName and PrincipalNames are not in sync for agents.
• UI is limited to only 100 MB for the Memory Usage field in the wizard.
• Additional OIDs in auth certificate are not processed correctly.
• AEM creates duplicate computer objects in OpsMgr based on Agents NetBIOS name.
• Cannot open reporting pane on OpsMgr 2007 R2 remote console.
• Cannot view schedule for scheduled report.
• ManagementServerConfigTool with the option "promoterms" fails because it stops polling the SDK Service.
• OpsMgr reports are failing on Windows 7 with the error: "Cannot initialize report."
• ACS events have "n/a" as their category in the ACS database.
• Watch agentless monitoring listener to detect failure to respond.
• SCOM SDK memory leak on cryptography keys and cryptography contexts.
• After you click Edit Schedule, a message box appears, and you cannot save the change value.
• Audit events can be lost when the AdtServer process crashes.

Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 resolves the following cross-platform issues:

• The installation process for the IBM AIX 6.1 agent incorrectly checks for AIX 5.3 packages.
• After a system restart, the OpsMgr agent for Solaris may start to run before local file systems are mounted.
• On Red Hat Linux version 4 and SUSE Linux version 9, LVM disks are not discovered and cannot be monitored.
• The OpsMgr agent for AIX does not report the arguments for monitored processes.
• When Microsoft security update MS12-006 is installed on an OpsMgr management server, that management server can no longer communicate with the OpsMgr agent on any Linux or UNIX server.
• On HP-UX, OpsMgr cannot discover and monitor a logical volume that is composed of more than 127 physical volumes.

Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 adds the following cross-platform features:

• Support for IBM AIX 7.1 (POWER).
• Support for Oracle Solaris 11 (x86 and SPARC).

Note The new agents for IBM AIX 7.1 and Oracle Solaris 11 are included in Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2. You can download the management packs for these new operating system versions by going to the following Microsoft website:

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Cross Platform Monitoring Management Packs (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b15fef5c-e331-4006-8913-be376bb0e0c1)

Issues that are resolved by Cumulative Update 6 for Operations Manager 2007 R2 

Symptoms	Scenario
Installation of the OpsMgr agent on AIX 6.1 fails with a missing dependency.	When you install the OpsMgr agent on AIX 6.1 by using the OpsMgr Discovery Wizard or manually, an error is reported about a missing dependency. This dependency is a file from AIX 5.3 that should not be a prerequisite for installing on AIX 6.1.
After a system restart, the OpsMgr agent on Solaris may fail because it cannot find local files that it needs.	The installation process for the OpsMgr agent on Solaris creates a startup entry that does not have a dependency on local file systems being mounted. Therefore, timing variations can cause the agent to run before the local file systems are mounted, with the result that the agent cannot find files that it needs.
On Red Hat Linux version 4 and SUSE Linux version 9, LVM disks are not discovered and monitored.	The inability to see LVM disks occurs on all Red Hat Linux 4 and SUSE Linux 9 operating systems that are monitored by using OpsMgr 2007 R2 CU5.
On AIX, the OpsMgr agent does not report the arguments for monitored processes.	When you create custom monitors by using the CIM class SCX_UnixProcess, the "Parameters" field is always returned as blank on AIX computers.
When Microsoft security update MS12-006 is installed on an OpsMgr management server, all communication from the management server to the OpsMgr agent on Linux or UNIX results in an HTTP 501 error.	Security update MS12-006 made a change in the way data is packaged for transport across SSL/TLS in order to remove a security vulnerability. The change is valid. However, the OpsMgr agent for all Linux/UNIX operating systems makes an incorrect assumption and cannot understand this change. This results in HTTP 501 errors for all communications.
On HP-UX, logical volumes that have more than 127 physical volumes are not discovered and therefore cannot be monitored.	When it discovers logical volumes on an HP-UX operating system, the OpsMgr agent for HP-UX receives an internal error when it has a volume that has more than 127 physical volumes. The error results in the disk being ignored and not discovered or monitored.

Please consult http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2626076 for more information about the installation order and additionnal notes

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[OpsMgr 2007R2][OpsMgr 2012] Auto-closing alerts via a subscription in OpsMgr

By Cameron Fuller on 5/14/2012 12:16:02 PM 
Problem: We have legacy Alert Generating Event Collection rules that legitimately create alerts so that a particular group gets notified of changes to security accounts and groups in Active Directory.  In hind sight they should have been TIMER RESET event Monitors, but there are so many of these rules that it would be a significant undertaking to convert them all (read that as re-create as Timer reset Monitors).  We want to close all the alerts generated from these rules as soon as they fire an email to the team since no one will ever directly address the alert.

Solution:  PowerShell to the rescue! Using a command channel to call PowerShell with the alerted, we can close the alert when the subscription fires.  Since all of these rules are isolated and alerted by a single subscription it makes the job that much easier.

Read more on http://www.systemcentercentral.com/BlogDetails/tabid/143/IndexID/93407/Default.aspx

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[OpsMgr 2007R2][OpsMgr 2012] Recommended configuration comparison - Monitored Item Capacity and limits

Here is a comparison on the number of recommended monitored items in SCOM 2007 SP1, R2 and SCOM 2012.

My sources are :

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Supported Configurations
Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Supported Configurations
Supported Configurations for System Center 2012 - Operations Manager

Monitored item	Recommended limit SCOM 2012	Recommended Limit SCOM 2007 R2	Recommended Limit SCOM 2007 SP1
Simultaneous Operations consoles	50	50	50
Agent-monitored computers reporting to a management server	3,000	3,000	2,000
Agent-monitored computers reporting to a gateway server	2,000	1,500	800
Agentless Exception Monitored (AEM)-computers per dedicated management server	25,000	25,000	25,000
Agentless Exception Monitored (AEM)-computers per management group	100,000	100,000	100,000
Collective client monitored computers per management server	2,500	2,500	2,500
Management servers per agent for multihoming	4	4	4
Agentless-managed computers per management server	10	10	10
Agentless-managed computers per management group	60	60	60
Agent-managed and UNIX or Linux computers per management group with 50 open consoles	6,000	6,000	6,000
Agent-managed and UNIX or Linux computers per management group with 25 open consoles	15,000	10,000	6,000
UNIX or Linux computers per dedicated management server	500	500	N/A
UNIX or Linux computers monitored per dedicated gateway server	100	100	N/A
Network devices managed by a resource pool with three or more management servers	1,000	N/A	N/A
Network devices managed by two resource pools	2,000	N/A	N/A
Agents for Application Performance Monitoring (APM)	700	N/A	N/A
Applications for Application Performance Monitoring (APM)	400	N/A	N/A
URLs monitored per dedicated management server	3000	3000	N/A
URLs monitored per dedicated management group	12,000	12,000	N/A
URLs monitored per agent	50	50	N/A

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[Orchestrator 2012] Monitor for New Knowledge Base Article

Have you ever wanted being notified about new Operations Manager KB article? Your answer will be yes I already have RSS-Reader and stuff like that. But is that cool? Is that the geeky way to do things? Hmm…no. Because Stefan Roth wanted to fool around with Orchestrator and SCOM so he built a Runbook which sends me an alert if there is a new KB article . Read his article on http://blog.scomfaq.ch/2012/05/14/scom-2012-orchestrator-monitor-for-new-knowledge-base-article/


Thanks to him for this !

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