Deploying Remote Operations Manager
Service Provider Management Pack is now available to download. If you are looking to manage the server in your customer datacenter you can try System Center Remote Operation Manager 2007.
Deployment Steps:
Technologies
System Center Remote Operations Manager 2007 makes use of the following technologies:
· System Center Operations Manager 2007 at your service provider data center to provide the top-tier management experience.
· System Center Essentials 2007 at your customer locations as the remote end-point for monitoring the customer’s environment.
· The Service Provider Management Pack to enable remote management tasks from within your installation of Operations Manager 2007.
· Remote Web Workplace to control Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP computers inside the customer’s network in a remote desktop session. For Windows Vista clients, you might need the newest Remote Desktop Protocol Web client (ActiveX control) on the Essentials 2007 Management Server.
Scaling Limitations
Remote Operations Manager 2007 cannot be scaled upward without limitations. It is designed for a single Operations Manager management server to manage customer sites running Essentials 2007 up to the limitations imposed by each individual product.
Scaling Limits
The following list details the scale limitations inherent in Remote Operations Manager 2007.
· The maximum number of agents that can be monitored through one Operations Manager 2007 management server is 2000.
· The maximum number of agents that can be monitored through one gateway management server is 530.
Deploying Remote Operations Manager with Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 and Essentials 2007 Service Pack 1
If you are deploying Remote Operations Manager 2007 for the first time with Operations Manager 2007 SP1 and Essentials 2007 SP1, use the Remote Operations Manager 2007 Deployment Guide for guidance. However, if you have already deployed Remote Operations Manager 2007 using the RTM versions of each underlying product, upgrade the components to Service Pack 1 in the following order:
- Upgrade Operations Manager 2007 infrastructure (RMS, DW, MS and Gateways) according to the Operations Manager 2007 SP1 Upgrade Guide.
- Upgrade Operations Manager 2007 consoles.
- Upgrade the Essentials 2007 management server to Service Pack 1 at each customer site according to the Essentials 2007 Upgrade Guide.
- Upgrade agents at each customer site that has its Essentials 2007 management server upgraded using pending actions in Operations Manager 2007 console.
- Upgrade agents at each customer site that has its Essentials 2007 server upgraded using pending actions in Essentials 2007 console.
- Upgrade any remote Essentials 2007 consoles.
Remote Operations Manager 2007 Deployment Guide and RelNotes
Service Provider Management Pack
Import the Service Provider Management Pack into Operations Manager 2007 to enable its service provider capabilities
The Service Provider Management Pack is provided as example for how to provide remote monitoring using System Center Operations Manager. The management pack defines a ‘customer’ class and includes example tasks to discover and administer customer sites. The example tasks only work with System Center Essentials 2007 servers in Service Provider mode. The management pack will need to be edited to work with Operations Manager gateway management server.
You can download the Service Manager Management Pack from
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Birojit Nath