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Active Directory Management Pack Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The Microsoft Active Directory Management Pack Guide is available through the Download Center and on TechNet:

TechNet site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/mom/maintain/operate/Admpdog.asp

Download Center:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D345C3A0-F444-4024-89C7-A82842B6C706&displaylang=en

Topics include:

  • Overview of the Active Directory Management Pack features
  • What's new in the SP1 version of the Active Directory Management Pack
  • Testing, piloting and deploying the Active Directory Management Pack
  • Using this Management Pack to manage Active Directory
  • Common management tasks for this Management Pack
  • Active Directory Management Pack reports
  • Configuring the Active Directory Management Pack

Active Directory Management Pack Technical Reference

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 This document provides a detailed technical reference for Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) 2000 Active Directory® Management Pack (ADMP). It is designed for administrators who are responsible for using ADMP to maintain a healthy Active Directory® directory service:

http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=39055BED-9585-4C1C-BF51-58BB3DA779E0&displaylang=en.

or a you can view a copy online at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/mom/maintain/operate/mgmtpack/ad/admptech/default.asp

An Overview of Monitoring Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server with Microsoft Operations Manager 2000

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The Exchange 2000 Server component of Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Application Management Pack version 1.0 is designed to aid you in achieving the highest possible server availability. A key feature of Application Management Pack is that you can monitor all of your servers running Exchange from a single console or Web page:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/exchange/exchange2000/maintain/monitor/e2kwmom.asp
 

Download Microsoft Presentations

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 Microsoft runs loads of different events across the US which is fine if you live there and have got time to attend them. So imagine being able to find and download copies of the presentations used at these events for free? Well your wish has been answered. Simply use the link below, type in your keywords (such as SMS or MOM), and hit the Submit button:

http://www.microsoft.com/usa/presentations/ms.asp

Get Notified of Changes to Microsoft Management Products

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 Microsoft has released a new signup service on their Management website to help you stay current on new changes to their Management products such as MOM and SMS as they make them.  You can signup at:

http://www.microsoft.com/management/notifyme/default.mspx

Installation Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The following is a link to the downloadable Installation Guide:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/techinfo/productdoc/installg.asp

Management Pack Module Configuration Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The following is a link to a downloadable copy of the MOM Management Pack Module Configuration Guide:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/techinfo/productdoc/mgmtpmcg.asp

Microsoft MOM Support WebCasts

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 An often overlooked source of information, the MOM WebCasts provide a wealth of useful information... [Go to article]
 

Microsoft Release Management Community Pages

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
These pages provide a consolidated list of available community resources: newsgroup, webcasts, 3rd-party websites (including us), user groups, and community resources for related Microsoft products. Customers (and you too!) should now have an easier time locating and using Management Community support resources. Check them out... [Go to article]
 

Microsoft Seminar On-Line

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
Microsoft have several MOM-related Seminars on their website at http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/default.mspx

Here's a list of the MOM-related one's... [Go to article]
 

MOM 2000 SP1 Conceptual Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The Microsoft® Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Conceptual Guide provides high-level, overview information about Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 (MOM) SP1. This conceptual guide describes MOM architecture, MOM components and the three supported topologies for MOM deployment. In addition, a section is included that discusses the elements of a Management Pack module, how these modules work, and the tasks involved in using a Management Pack Module. And finally, this guide provides information about the predefined Management Pack Modules that Microsoft releases to work with MOM.  You can download this from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2A301297-A206-453B-A2DF-998E47737363&displaylang=en

MOM 2000 SP1 Deployment Checklists

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 This document provides deployment checklists that you can use to deploy MOM Service Pack 1 (SP1). These are the same checklists that appear in the MOM SP1 Deployment Guide.

These checklists are intended for those who are already familiar with the installation of MOM and who want to have an overview of the deployment steps. If you are new to MOM, you should follow the step-by-step instructions that are located in the MOM SP1 Deployment Guide.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/mom/deploy/dpcklist.asp
 

MOMANSWERS.com

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 For those of you that may not be aware, our good friend Mike Betts (who is a Microsoft Most Valued Professional (MVP)), runs his own MOM-related website chock full of hints, tips, downloads and a lot more over at:

http://www.momanswers.com/

Operations Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 You can download a Microsoft Word version of the Operations Guide from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=556A7746-75DF-4ACD-8CDE-26CB12148161&displaylang=en

or a you can view a copy online at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/mom/maintain/operate/opsguide2/default.asp

Overview of Microsoft Operations Manager 2004

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 Want to know what’s coming in the next release of MOM known as MOM 2004?

Then check out the Overview of Microsoft Operations Manager 2004 at:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/evaluation/future/mom2004.asp

Product Help

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 If you want to download all of the MOM Product Help then here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/downloads/helpfiles/default.asp

Product Help Online

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 If you either don't want to download the Product Help documentation or if you need to access it and it's not to hand here's a link to the online version:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/techinfo/productdoc/en/default.asp

Resource Kit

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The MOM Resource Kit includes three valuable tools to help you get the most out of MOM:

  • EventSim which replays Windows 2000 Event Logs back into Event Logs at different rates to test the event rules in Management Packs
  • RunMOMScript allows you to test scripts as though MOM was actually running them to ensure they work as planned
  • Server Status Monitor (SSM) enables you to check that a small group of servers are either up or down

You can can download the Resource Kit from:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/downloads/reskit/default.asp

Service Monitoring and Control Using Microsoft Operations Manager

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 This service offering includes the operations guide for Microsoft Operations Manager 2000, delivery guidance for doing MOM projects, best practices information, a resource kit, sales pack, and test planning materials:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=73c382ba-3d3b-4ccf-a320-aa1aae0c301d&DisplayLang=en

Software Development Kit

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The new updated version of the Software Development it (SDK2) is now available which includes samples and documentation for SP1 tools to help those wishing to automate and extend MOM, and samples to help you create your own Management Packs.  The SP1 tools covered include:

  • MOM WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) Provider which allows programs to access MOM data and functions
  • SQL Server Views that allow you to access the data collected by Management Packs
  • Custom User Interface Views which allow the MOM console to be extenuated

You can can download the Software Development Kit from:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/downloads/sdk/default.asp

SP1 Deployment Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 You can download the SP1 version of the MOM Deployment Guide from:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f71b1430-e9f1-421b-9c5c-6c476b0e1b2b&DisplayLang=en

or view it online at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/mom/deploy/depguide/default.asp

User Guide

Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP SMS]
 The following is a link to the downloadable User Guide:

http://www.microsoft.com/mom/techinfo/productdoc/userg.asp
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