Upgrading from evaluation version of System Center Operations Manager 2007 to the full product version

You can upgrade the 180-day evaluation version of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to the full product version. To do this, you do not have to upgrade individual files.

This upgrade operation requires that you use a Microsoft Select CD image that is available as part of the Microsoft volume licensing agreement.

The Select CD image includes a Licensing Wizard to update the license.

To upgrade the 180-day evaluation version of Operations Manager 2007 to the full product version, follow these steps:

• Download the Select CD image for Operations Manager 2007. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site: https://licensing.microsoft.com
• Extract the Select CD image.
• Locate the following folder in the location where you extracted the Select CD image:\SupportTools\system_architectureNote The system_architecture placeholder represents the architecture of the computer that you are using.

For example, this placeholder should be i386 on an x86-based computer.

• Run the LicenseWizard.msi file, and then follow the instructions in the Licensing Wizard.
  Microsoft KB 937826

Operations Manager 2007 Performance and Scalability

The official tool for performance and scalability planning will be System Center Capacity Planner (SCCP).
SCCP combines the best practices presented in this document along with performance modeling and simulation to build detailed sizing guidance specific to your environment

you can use this document which describes performance and scalability guidelines to consider when planning a Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 deployment.

Operations Manager 2007 Performance and Scalability White Paper
http://download.microsoft.com/download/d/3/6/d3633fa3-ce15-4071-be51-5e036a36f965/OM2007_PerfScal.doc

Understanding Audit collection server Database table “Dtconfig Table”

Dtconfig Table contain an important setting to configure ACS collector and database, I will list all this setting and the default values and how to work with this table.

Convert timestamps to local time
Use this value to use the local time to stamp the collected event
1 = use local time
0= use UTC time

Database schema version
This is the schema version value, it is now equal 6

Perform index maintenance
Use this value to configure the Database to perform index maintenance
1= the option is enabled.
0= the option is disabled.

Table switch offset in seconds since midnight UTC
Use this value to configure when the ACS will use another table to store the collected events since midnight UTC
The value 82800 = 82800/ 60*60 = 23 UTC
This value 82800 = 2:00 AM Egypt daylight time.
The table will be changed at 2:00 AM but we did not configure the interval until now.

Table switch interval in seconds
Use this value to configure the interval between every table
The value 86400 = 24 hours, so the table will be switched every day “24 hours” at 2:00 AM Egypt daylight time.

Number of partitions
Use this value to configure how many tables will be available in the Database to store the security events.
The value 15 = the ACS will store the security in 14 table and other will be running.
This value must be configure with the registry key below
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AdtServer\Parameters
EventRetentionPeriod “This vale was configured in hours”

Example:
For Number of partitions = 15 and Table switch interval in seconds = 86400 the EventRetentionPeriod will equal to 14 *24 = 336 in decimal.

For Number of partitions = 31 and Table switch interval in seconds = 86400 the EventRetentionPeriod will equal to 30 *24 = 720 in decimal.

How the OpsMgr 2007 Agent Deployment affect the managed system

source: Operations Manager blogger by Kerrie Meyler and Cameron Fuller

During installationof the SCOM agent the following ranges of impacts on the system:

Processor: 29-37% increase during installation
Disk: 18-19 additional pages per second
Disk: 154 MB data (%programfiles%\System Center Operations Manager 2007)Network: 11 MB data sent to the system during installation
Memory: 22 MB less available memory

After the installation was complete
Processor: 3-4%
Disk: 0.5 additonal pages per second
Disk: 156 MB data (%programfiles%\System Center Operations Manager 2007)
Network: .5-.6 MB/min additional traffic
Memory: 11 MB less available memory

for more details about the Test check the link below:
http://ops-mgr.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!3D3B8489FCAA9B51!158.entry

Configuring Audit Collection Services !

After Installing and Configuring Audit Collection Services, I found some special setting will help the OpsMgr administrator to control ACS service Behavior , my installation document of ACS was updated with this items:

• CONTROLLING ACS QUEUE
• ACS COLLECTOR REGISTRY SETTING
• ACS ADMINISTRATION
• AUDIT COLLECTION SERVICES NOTES

You can download the full docuemnt from the following link

http://tarek.ismail.googlepages.com/InstallingandConfiguringAuditCollect.pdf

or contact me @ tarek_877@hotmail.com to get a copy

Have a Nice Day with System Center Operation manager 2007

Egypt With System Center Operations Manager 2007

Today, i have finished the installtion and Configuration of System Center Operations manager in Suez Cement Group

the Operations manager server monitor more than 30 Servers.

I think this the First Installtion of SCOM 2007 In Egypt

Who do it Before Me in EGYPT?

Installing and Configuring Audit Collection Services

Audit Collection Services (ACS) collect local Security event log records generated by audit policy and store them in a centralized database.
Audit Collection Services (ACS) consolidates individual Security logs into a centrally managed database.
Only a user who has the right to access the ACS database can run queries and create reports on the collected data.
Audit Collection Services (ACS) consists of three components:
ACS forwarders
ACS collector
ACS database
Audit Collection Services (ACS) requires mutual authentication between the ACS collector and each ACS forwarder.
All Data between ACS forwarders and the ACS collector are encrypted.
Data is not encrypted between the ACS collector and the ACS database.
You can encrypt all communication between ACS collector and the ACS database using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS).
ACS Forwarders send all security event log to ACS Collector using inbound TCP port 51909 “open this port in case of you have firewall”.
A local Security log of any server can be accessed by the local administrator, but cannot access ACS database by default.
You can assign a group with permissions to access the audit database to views and queries the ACS database.
Local administrator cannot change Configuration of ACS forwarder, all changes must be come from ACS collector.
ACS forwarder closes the inbound TCP port used by ACS collector after authentication so only outgoing communication is allowed.
ACS collector must terminate and reestablish a communication channel to make any configuration changes to an ACS forwarder.

To Installing and Configuring Audit Collection Services you can download the full docuemnt from the following link
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4Q12VWYH
or contact me @ Tarek_877@hotmail.com to get a copy

Install and configure System Center Operation Manager 2007

• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 can monitor end-to-end information technology services.
• Operations Manager 2007 can monitor large environments and organizations, and use Microsoft application and operating system knowledge to resolve operational problems.
• Operations Manager 2007 provides one consolidated Operations Console.
• Operations Manager 2007 Reporting feature has been enhanced and focuses on customer scenarios, performance, and usability.
• Operations Manager 2007 Client Monitoring feature used to monitor operating systems and applications for errors and participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
• Operations Manager 2007 Client Monitoring feature consist of the following components “Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) - Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) - Management Packs for Windows-based workstation operating systems and applications”.
• Operations Manager 2007 is integrated with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) which will allow assigning agent-managed computers to Management Groups.
• Active Directory integration will allow Manual agent deployment using MOMAgent.msi to computers to get its Management Group information from Active Directory automatically.
• Operations Manager 2007 Role-based security limit users privileges to have access to various aspects of Operations Manager 2007.
• Delegation of Operations Manager 2007 roles, such as Operator, utilizing AD DS user accounts and security groups.
• Operations Manager 2007 integration with Active Directory provide Authentication and authorization for Operations Manager 2007 Management Groups using AD DS.
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 contain many server role which can be installed on one server or distributed on multiple servers, some of this roles support Microsoft cluster and other did not support.
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 contain the following server roles:

1. Operational database
2. Audit Collection Services (ACS) database
3. Reporting Data Warehouse database
4. Reporting database
5. Root Management Server
6. Management Server
7. Administrator console
8. Audit Collection Services (ACS) collector
9. Gateway Server
10. Web Console server
11. Agent

To Install Microsoft System Center Operations manager you can download the full docuemnt from the following link
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=01E5XIT0
or contact me @ tarek_877@hotmail.com to get a copy

Migrate from MOM 2005 to System Center Operations Manager 2007

• Operations Manager 2007 supports a side-by-side migration model.
• Operations Manager 2007 can be deployed along side your MOM 2005 implementation to provide dual monitoring.
• All Operations Manager 2007 components can run on side-by-side on the same systems as MOM 2005.
• You can migrate any MOM 2005 Management Packs and any custom Management Packs you have created to Operations Manager 2007 using the Migration Wizard.
• The Migration Wizard converts MOM 2005 AKM-format to the new Operations Manager 2007 XML-format.

Microsoft Egypt - System Center Operations Manager 2007

Welcome Welcome System Center !

Today 14/05/2007 is the first day in Microsoft Egypt For the new product System Center Operations Manager 2007
System Center Operations Manager 2007 is end-to-end service management solution