Spark the future.

May 4 – 8, 2015Chicago, IL

Management Pack Authoring for IT ProsRaul Gonzalez – Senior Program ManagerHarold Dyck – President, Silect SoftwareMike Sargent – Senior Developer, Silect Software

BRK3482

Session Objectives And TakeawaysSession Objectives: 1. Identify which tools are available to build OpsMgr Management Packs.2. Identify which scenarios work best for each tool.

Takeaways• I know about the available tools for Management Pack authoring.• I have a general idea of what can MP Author do.• I have a general idea of how MP Studio can help manage the lifecycle of Management

Packs.

Agenda• Alternatives for authoring Management

Packs for OpsMgr• Product Demo• Scenarios for MP Author vs MP Studio• Takeaways and Resources

Management Pack Authoring

MP Author (FREE)

IT ProsNo Coding Required

Visual Studio Authoring Extensions (VSAE)

Developers

MP Studio

Silect Software

Founded in 2003, founding member of Microsoft System Alliance

Specializes in authoring, management and reporting solutions for Operations Manager and Configuration Manager

Microsoft Gold ISV Partner

MP AuthorMP StudioConfigWise CP StudioSCCM Reporter

NEW! HITRUST Compliance Pack

MP Author

A FREE management pack development tool for OpsMgr 2012

Design and develop new MPs for applications

Wizard-driven designer with pre-populated and modifiable settings

Customize existing MPs

Create and configure discoveries, targets, rules and monitors

MP Author SP4 Release (May 12, 2015)

Fixes and performance improvements

Provides an improved overall user experience when authoring MPs

Improved Target and Discovery authoring

More control over discovery process

Improved Management Pack editing

Additional options including renaming elements

Improved Monitor authoring

Better and more informative Alert generation

Demo

Demo ScenariosACME Healthcare Corp.

Create a Management Pack to discover and monitor a critical application

Show the end-to-end workflow of authoring and deploying a Management Pack using MP Author

MP Author (FREE)

Demo ScenariosACME Healthcare Corp.

Create a Management Pack to discover and monitor a critical application

Add new Management Pack components to discover, monitor and view regulatory compliance state

Show the end-to-end workflow of authoring and deploying a Management Pack using MP Author

Demonstrate how MP Author can be used for more complex authoring scenarios and customizationsMP Author

(FREE)MP Author

(FREE)

Demo ScenariosACME Healthcare Corp.

Create a Management Pack to discover and monitor a critical application

Add new Management Pack components to discover, monitor and view regulatory compliance state

Analyze, document and tune a Management Pack prior to deployment

Show the end-to-end workflow of authoring and deploying a Management Pack using MP Author

Demonstrate how MP Author can be used for more complex authoring scenarios and customizations

Show how MP Studio can be used as a best practices framework within a System Center environmentMP Author

(FREE)MP Author

(FREE)MP Studio

Scenario ComparisonMP Author• Create new Management

Packs for common monitoring scenarios

• Management Pack editing• IT Pros, application

owners, OpsMgr operations

• Many new and improved authoring features in SP4

MP Studio• Create new Management

Packs for more advanced monitoring scenarios e.g. granular targeting

• IT Pros, application owners, developers

• Support for development teams

• Management Pack deployment support

• Author overrides for sealed Management Packs

MP Author “by the numbers”

5Releases

MP Author “by the numbers”

5 >250Releases Unique downloads per

month

MP Author “by the numbers”

5 >250 2,600

Releases Unique downloads per month

Organizations

MP Author “by the numbers”

5 >250 2,600

4,500

Unique users Unique downloads per month

Organizations Unique Users

Users Worldwide are Enjoying the Benefits of Silect MP Author

• Awards for the top 3 VMware Management Packs

• Entries judged by panel of experts from across the industry

• Starts May 4 and includes Early-Bird draw June 16

• Share results with the community*• Silect will contribute development resources to

make a “best of the best” VMware MP• Register at

http://www.MPAuthorCommunity.com• Twitter: #mpdevcontest

Management Pack Development Contest

ResourcesVisit Silect Software in booth #210

Where to get the tools?MP Author: www.mpauthor.com (tool, FAQs, documentation)MP Studio: www.silect.com/content/request-trialMP Author Community: www.MPAuthorCommunity.com

ContactsSupport for tool: support@silect.com

In Review: Session Objectives And Takeaways

Session Objectives: 1. Identify which tools are available to build OpsMgr Management Packs2. Identify which scenarios work best for each tool

Takeaways• Non Coders should use MP Author, MP Studio or other tools available for Management

Pack authoring.• Coders should consider MP Author, MP Studio or Visual Studio Authoring Extensions

depending on the needs of the project.• MP Author will not help on MP lifecycle management.

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