[Orchestrator 2012 SP1] QuickStart deployment guide by Kevin Holman

Once again Kevin Holman published an interesting article to easily set up and deploy Orchestrator 2012 SP1.

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You 'll find some link to the full documentation and some definition, pre-requisites and step by step guide to cover a basic install of System Center Orchestrator 2012 at a generic customer.This is to be used as a template only, for a customer to implement as their own pilot or POC deployment guide.  It is intended to be general in nature and will require the customer to modify it to suit their specific data and processes.

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[OpsMgr 2012 SP1] System Center Global Service Monitor Management Packs

These management packs enable the System Center Global Service Monitor functionality within System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1

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Quick details

Version:	1.0.1800.0	Date published:	1/14/2013
Language:	English

File name	Size
System Global Service Monitor.msi	1.5 MB	Download

Overview

This management pack enables the System Center Global Service Monitor functionality within System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1.

To use System Center Global Service Monitor you need a valid account, sign up using this link : Global Service Monitor Trial

Management packs are dependent on the Alert Attachment MP (Microsoft.SystemCenter.AlertAttachment.mpb) which exists on the installation media for System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1

Release History

• 01/15/2013 - Original English release, version ​1.0.1800.0

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

• Other Software: System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1
• Valid account to use System Center Global Service Monitor

Instructions

Download MSI and extract Management Packs. Import Management Packs into System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1. (Management packs are dependent on the Alert Attachment MP which exists on the installation media for System Center Operations Manager 2012 SP1)

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[OpsMgr 2012] Patience is a virtue with the System Center 2012 Operations Manager SP1 installation

Published on 2013, January the 16 by J.C. Hornbeck this article is very interesting and please read it before installing SP1 on your SCOM 2012 infrastructure. 

Now that System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 is released, you need to take care when applying this to your Operations Manager servers. As part of the Service Pack installation we make some changes to the OperationsManager database objects, adding additional indexes, etc... As all the management servers share the same database, these changes only need to be made when installing the Service Pack on the very first server you install to. When you run the Service Pack 1 installation it communicates with the database to determine if this is the first installation, and then decides if it needs to run a SQL update script or not.

This means that you need to be patient with your installation and wait for the first management server to have Service Pack 1 installed before beginning the next installation. If you don’t then the SQL script will run again and issues may occur. It is very early on in the Service Pack installation process that the management server checks to see if the DB has already been upgraded, so do not be tempted to tee up your other management servers and run through the initial wizard while you wait for the first server to install because by then it will be too late.

Read the full article directly on technet.

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[OpsMgr 2007 R2] System Center Monitoring Pack for Duet Enterprise 2.0

The System Center Monitoring Pack for Duet Enterprise 2.0 can be used to monitor important events and errors that can occur on SharePoint servers on which Duet Enterprise 2.0 Server components have been installed.

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Quick details

Version:	2.0	Date published:	1/16/2013
Language:	English

Files in this download

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File name	Size
Duet Enterprise 2.0 Management Pack.msi	512 KB	Download
System Center Monitoring Pack guide for Duet Enterprise 2.0.docx	87 KB	Download

Overview

The System Center Monitoring Pack for Duet Enterprise 2.0 can be used to monitor important events and errors that can occur on SharePoint servers on which Duet Enterprise 2.0 Server components have been installed. The specific components of Duet Enterprise 2.0 that can be monitored are as follows:

• Duet Enterprise Workflow component
• Duet Enterprise Role Synchronization timer job

In addition to alerting on important error scenarios, this management pack helps indicate possible remedial actions to take based on the error state reported by the monitors.

Feature Summary
The System Center Monitoring Pack for Duet Enterprise 2.0 provides monitoring for the following core components:

• Duet Enterprise Workflow component
• Duet Enterprise Role Synchronization timer job

Release History

• 6/17/2011 - Release of Management Pack for Duet Enterprise 1.0
• 1/16/2013 - Release of Management Pack for Duet Enterprise 2.0

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

• Other Software: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

Instructions

Import the management pack found in the 'Program Files' folder once you run the MSI. Refer to the management pack guide included in this download for detailed instructions on this mangement pack.

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[OpsMgr 2012][OpsMgr 2012 SP1] System Center 2012 Management Pack for Windows Server Hyper-V 2012

This management pack supports monitoring of Windows Server Hyper-V 2012 systems.

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Quick details

Version:	6.2.6640.0	Date published:	1/16/2013
Change language:	English

File name	Size
Windows Server Hyper-V Operations Manager 2012 MP.msi	788 KB	Download

Overview

This management pack supports monitoring of Windows Server Hyper-V 2012 systems. This includes monitoring coverage of Hyper-V 2012 host servers, including critical services and disks, and Hyper-V virtual machines, including virtual components and virtual hardware.

Feature Summary

This management pack provides the following functionality:
• Management of critical Hyper-V services that affect virtual machines and host server functionality
• Management of host server logical disks that affect virtual machine health
• Full representation of virtualization in a single Hyper-V host server, including virtual networks, and virtual machines
• Monitoring of virtual machine hardware components that affect availability


Version History

• 12/20/2012 - Original release of the MP, version 6.0.6633.0

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2012

Other Software - System Center Operations Manager 2012 (or 2012 SP1)

Instructions

Please refer to Management Pack guide.

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[OpsMgr 2007 R2] Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack for System Center

The Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack for System Center provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Active Directory deployment.

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Quick details

Version:	6.0.8070.0	Date published:	1/9/2013
Change language:	English

Files in this download

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File name	Size
Active Directory Management Pack.msi	2.0 MB	Download
OM2007_MP_AD2008.doc	620 KB	Download

Overview

The Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack for System Center provides both proactive and reactive monitoring of your Active Directory deployment. It monitors events that various Active Directory components and subsystems place in the Application, System, and Service event logs. It also monitors the overall health of the Active Directory system and provides alerts for critical performance issues.

The monitoring that this management pack provides includes monitoring of domain controllers and monitoring of health from the perspective of clients that use Active Directory resources. To monitor domain controllers, ADMP provides a predefined, ready-to-run set of processing rules, monitoring scripts, and reports that are designed specifically to monitor the performance and availability of domain controllers.

Because client computers in your Active Directory environment can experience connectivity and service issues even when domain controllers appear to be operating correctly, ADMP includes the Active Directory Client Management Pack, which can help you identify such issues. The Active Directory Client Management Pack monitors the services that domain controllers provide. It provides information—in addition to the information that is collected directly on the domain controllers—about whether domain controllers are available by running transactions, such as Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) binds and pings, against the directory service.

The December 2012 revision of the Active Directory Domain Services Management Pack for System Center includes the following changes:

• Product knowledge improvements
• Excessive alert fixes
• Script error fixes
• Rule error fixes

For more details about these fixes, see the included management pack guide.

Feature Summary

• Replication
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• Domain Controller Locator (DCLocator)
• Trusts
• Net Logon service
• File Replication Service (FRS)
• Intersite Messaging service
• Windows Time service
• Key Distribution Center (KDC)
• Service availability monitoring
• Key performance data collection
• Comprehensive reports, including reports about service availability and service health, plus reports that you can use for capacity planning

Release History

• 1/9/2013 - Updated release, version 6.0.8070.0, with fixes to bugs reported by customers.
• 3/30/2012 - Updated release, version 6.0.7822.0, with fixes to bugs reported by customers.
• 10/6/2011 - Updated release, version 6.0.7670.0, with fixes to bugs reported by customers and architectural issues to facilitate future Operations Manager's releases
• 11/3/2009 - Updated release, version 6.0.7065.0, with added Windows Server 2008 R2 support
• 11/7/2008 - Initial release for 2000/2003/2008, version 6.0.6452.0
• 03/26/2008 - QFE, version 6.0.6278.10
• 03/17/2008 - QFE, version 6.0.6278.3
• 1/15/2008 - Updated Guide - same version
• 3/23/2007 - Initial Release, version 6.0.5000.0

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

• Other Supported Systems:
• Virtual environment
• Clustered servers
• Writeable domain controllers
• Read-only domain controller (RODC)
• Domain member computers (Client and Server)
Note: Agentless monitoring and stand-alone or workgroup member computers are not supported.

Important: Migration from Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 to Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 is not supported, but a side-by-side installation of these two products is supported. All support is subject to the Microsoft overall Help and Support life cycle and the Operations Manager 2007 R2 Supported Configurations document.

Instructions

Download the management pack, install the management pack package, and follow the included management pack guide. For more information, see How to Import a Management Pack in Operations Manager 2007.

Note: Prior to install any new language packs, previous installed language packs have to be uninstalled first.

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[OpsMgr 2007 R2][OpsMgr 2012] Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Management Pack for System Center

The Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Management Pack for System Center allows you to discover and monitor computers that are running Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 components and services.

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Quick details

Version:	1.0	Date published:	1/10/2013
Language:	English

Files in this download

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File name	Size
Management Pack Guide for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013.docx	181 KB	Download
MicrosoftDynamicsNAV2013MgtPack ForSystemCenter2007R2.msi	548 KB	Download
MicrosoftDynamicsNAV2013MgtPack ForSystemCenter2012.msi	548 KB	Download

Overview

This management pack enables Operations and IT Management teams to more easily identify and resolve issues affecting the health of numerous distributed Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 installations. It lowers client support costs by surfacing critical statistics and alerts in context of running Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 components. It also reduces IT management complexity by automating routine administration and providing basic actions for working with Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 components.

This extension package provides users of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager with the ability to detect and monitor computer systems running Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013, including the following components:

• Computers on which Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server is installed and Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server Instances are installed.
• Computers on which Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web Server components are installed. These include the websites for the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Web client.

Note: In order to obtain proper monitoring information from the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 Server Instances, apply Platform Hotfix for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 described in KB 2784398 (build 7.0.34040 and above).

Management Pack Release History:

• 09 Jan 2013 - Initial release, version 7.0.0.0 targeted System Center 2007R2 Operations Manager and Windows Server Internet Information Services 7
• 09 Jan 2013 - Initial release, version 7.0.1.0 targeted System Center 2012 Operations Manager and Windows Server Internet Information Services 7 and Windows Server 2012 Internet Information Service 8

System requirements

Supported operating systems: Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, Windows 8 Pro, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

Windows 8 Professional or Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit editions)

Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate (32-bit or 64-bit editions)

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit editions)

Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (32-bit or 64-bit editions)

Windows Server 2012

Other software:

Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013 (with KB 2784398 applied)

System Center 2007R2 Operations Manager

System Center 2012 Operations Manager

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