WMS04: Monitoring and Managing All Critical

Infrastructure

Dan Stolts “ITProGuru”Microsoft Corporation ITProGuru@microsoft.com http://Blogs.technet.com/danstolts or

http://ITProGuru.com Twitter.com/ITProGuru

Monitoring and Managing All Critical Infrastructure3:15 pm – 4:15pmJoin the ITProGuru (Dan Stolts) in this session to learn how to “Monitor” (and even manage) your critical Infrastructure with the Management Packs for System Center Operations Manager. We will take a peek at the installation process, then dive into the system and the management packs that help you easily monitor all critical infrastructure. Whether you have SharePoint, SQL Server, Exchange, File Servers, AD or any other key infrastructure, you will find a management pack you simply plug in to start monitoring and managing. The monitoring capabilities do not stop at Microsoft products. We will take a peek at monitoring Linux and any number of other 3rd party products. You will learn how to keep ALL critical infrastructure humming. You will learn how to change from a reactionary mode to a proactive mode when it comes to your infrastructure. You will leave this session with a deeper understanding of what these powerful management packs can deliver.

• Presence● http://blogs.technet.com/DanStolts

• http://ITProGuru.com • http://DanStolts.com

● Twitter.com/ITProGuru or @ITProGuru • 3 years at Microsoft

● IT Evangelist based in MA● Online Content Development● Live Event Delivery● User Group / Community Lead

• Prior 20+ Years…● Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc

• Hosting and Consulting● Community Volunteer

• Skill Profile MCT, MCITP, MCSE, TS…● Windows infrastructure● Virtualization solutions● Systems Management and Security

Dan Stolts “IT Pro Guru”

More Jobs President - Boston User Groups (www.BostonUserGroups.org)Founder - North East Leaders (www.neleaders.com) Founder - Virtualization Group Boston (www.VirtG.com)Board Member - Boston Area Windows Server User Group - www.WindowsBoston.comPresident - Bay State Integrated Technology, Inc. www.BayStateTechnology.com

Agenda• Introduction

● System Center Operations Manger● Monitoring Critical Systems

• Management Packs and Monitoring● What’s Inside – Consolidated MP● Deliverables● Lots of Demo’s● Service Level Dashboard

• Q&A• Resources

Configuration Management

(Physical & Virtual)

End-To-End Monitoring

Server Compliance

Data Protection &

Recovery

Microsoft System Center:Supporting Unified Management

Single infrastructure for end to end management lowers deployment costSingle user environment lowers training and operational costsSingle knowledge and rules engine accelerates ROI and improves processes Simple, cost effective, and flexible licensing eases procurement process

The Basics…What is SCOM?System Center Operations Manager• Systems Monitoring Solution• Current version 2007 R2• Visibility Into Your Systems

● Health, Availability, Performance, Configuration ● Alerts, Knowledge, Reporting

• Monitor Service Level Agreements• Complete Monitoring Solution

● Windows Server, Desktop, Workloads● Linux/Unix, Applications, Services, More…

• Extensible through “Management Packs”

System Center Architecture

WFE (Web Front End)

Servers

Ops ConsoleAdmin Console

Ops MgrServer

ApplicationServers

DatabaseServers

InfrastructureServers

Monitoring SharePoint, Exchange, Etc • Mission Critical!!!!• Monitoring facilitates health and availability

of this system• Complex service oriented system• Monitoring sources

● Windows event log● Windows services● Object model calls to ping the service● Performance counters● SPHA rules (SP Health Analyzer)● Much More!!!

Consolidate Management Pack

SharePoint Foundation

Services

SharePoint Server

Project Server Search Server Office Web Apps

Access Service

Load Balancer Service

Business Data Connectivity

Claims Auth

Excel Calculation Services

Managed Metadata

Performance Point

Secured Store

Search Service

User Profile Service

Visio Graphics

Usage ServiceForm Services Word Automation

Management Pack Deliverables

• SharePoint Foundation MP• SharePoint Foundation MP Guide• Microsoft SharePoint Server MP• Microsoft SharePoint Server MP Guide• SharePoint MP config file

• Localization:● All Ops Mgr supported languages

Management Packs and Monitoring

Demo

SharePoint Diagram View• Physical and Logical Topology with Drill Down• Export as Picture• Edit with Visio• Publish to Visio Services in SharePoint 2010

Service Level Dashboard• Runs in SharePoint• How are you doing against Service Level Goals• Almost real time• Filter to slice and dice the data

Recap

• Monitoring● Enhanced depth and breadth● Integrated monitoring

• Knowledge Articles● Rapid resolution

• Consolidated Management Packs● Search Server ● Project Server● Office Web Apps● All Shared Services

Call to Action

• Download and Install Operations Manager 2007 R2 Evaluation

• Download newest versions of the management packs

• Start Monitoring SharePoint and Other Critical Infrastructure components● Increase reliability of systems● Decrease time to resolution● Be proactive!!!

Q&A

Resources…• System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 (TechNet)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb310604.aspx

• Operations Manager 2007 R2 Quick Start Guidehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb418758.aspx

• Solutions for Optimizing SharePointhttp://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/en/us/optimizing-sharepoint.aspx

• Management Pack Downloadshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb975149.aspx

• Service Level Dashboard for System Center Operations Managerhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540485.aspx

• Operations Manager 2007 R2 Supported Configurationshttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428.aspx

• Using a Firewall with Operations Manager 2007 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc540431.aspx

Dan Stolts “ITProGuru” Sessions

• 10:00 am WMS03: 10 Hot Topics Every IT Admin Needs to Know about Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

• 11:15 am WMS02: Direct Access Always Connected: Death of the VPN

• 3:15 pm WMS04: Monitoring and Managing All Critical Infrastructure

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WMS04: Monitoring and Managing All Critical Infrastructure