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Le catalogue des “Management Pack” de System Center Operations Manager (et plus généralement la gamme system center) vient de subir un lifting.

Il s’agit désormais de Microsoft PinPoint:

Le site est pas mal, mais je regrette le fait qu’il ne soit plus possible d’effectuer un tri par date de publication. C’était en effet plus pratique pour rechercher les changements depuis la dernière visite… (pour ceux n’ayant pas la possibilité d’accéder au “catalog” depuis la console d’administration SCOM.)

Ils sont disponibles dans le catalogue de System Center Operations Manager 2007 : http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/cc539535.aspx

Exchange Server 2003
10/12/2009
(6.0.6702.0)
Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007
The Exchange Server 2003 Management Pack monitors the performance and availability of Exchange Server 2003 systems. It can also issue alerts for possible configuration problems Availability and performance monitoring is done using synthetic transactions. In addition, the Management Pack collects Event Log alerts and provides associated knowledge articles with additional user details, possible causes, and suggested resolutions. The Management Pack discovers and monitors the individual server components and functional areas on an Exchange Server 2003 server.

Exchange Server 2007
10/12/2009
(6.0.6702.0)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
The Exchange Server 2007 Management Pack is designed to monitor Exchange 2007 key health indicators, collect Exchange component-specific performance counters in one central location, and raise alerts for operator intervention as necessary. By detecting, sending alerts, and automatically responding to critical events, this Management Pack helps indicate, correct, and prevent possible service outages or configuration problems, allowing you to proactively manage Exchange servers and identify issues before they become critical. The Management Pack monitors and provides alerts for automatic notification of events indicating service outages, performance degradation, health monitoring, and centralized management.

Operations Manager 2007 R2 Management Pack
10/8/2009
(6.1.7533.0)
Operations Manager 2007 R2 Management Pack
The Operations Manager 2007 R2 Management Pack alerts you to problems with components such as agents, management servers, the Operations Manager database, agents, modules used by workflows and services so that you can continue to monitor the servers and clients that your business depends on. The management pack includes tasks that you can automate to get easy access to common diagnostic tools, such as restarting a health service or reloading an agent configuration.

Windows Server Operating System
9/18/2009
(6.0.6667.0)
Windows Server Operating System Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
The Microsoft Windows Server management packs monitor the performance, health, and availability of Windows Server 2008 R2, 2008, 2003 R2, 2003, and Windows 2000 Server. By detecting, alerting on, and automatically responding to critical events and performance indicators, management packs reduce resolution times for issues and increase the overall availability and performance of your Windows Server operating systems, thereby helping to reduce the total cost of ownership.
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L'une des nouveautés non négligeable de la version SCOM 2007 R2 et sans aucun doute, l'implémentation du téléchargement de Management Pack directement depuis la console d'administration.

Il n'est en effet non seulement plus nécessaire d'aller faire un tour sur le site du catalogue des Managements Packs (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/opsmgr/cc539535.aspx), mais aussi beaucoup plus simple de vérifier les mises à jours disponibles pour les Management Pack déjà installé:

Il y a cependant un "mais" pour ceux qui utilisent un proxy avec authentification: ce n'est pas supporté par la console d'administration SCOM (pas d'invite de saisie des identifiants).

Dans ce cas (ainsi que pour les versions antérieures à la version 2007 R2 de SCOM), il n'y a pas d'autre choix que de passer par le site du catalogue des Managements Pack!

Pour ceux que ça intéresse, j'ai développé un petit script permettant d'extraire rapidement le contenu des managements packs (.msi) sans avoir à les installer. Voir le post "N'installez plus les .msi des Managements Packs"

NB: Si quelqu'un a la solution pour utiliser un proxy avec authentification (sans mémoriser les identifiants, ou modifier le proxy en place), je suis preneur. (Sorte de run as pour l'authentification du proxy.)