Category: Managament Packs

Windows Server Print Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 updated

A new version 6.0.7004.0 of the MP for Print Servers I released. The new MP introduces support for Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 Print server. According to the download page the MP is supported in SCOM 2007 R2 only but I guess there is no reason to be working for SCOM 2012 also. Full changes to this MP:

Print Server Library:

– Disabled and set visible to false for dashboard and performance views.

Print Server 2003:

– Fixed rule for collecting “jobs spooling”

Print Server 2008:

– Added support for monitoring the Print Server Role on Windows Server 2008 R2.

Print Server 2012:

– Added support for monitoring the Print Server Role on Windows Server 2012.

The new version you can download from here.

Review of the MP from Kevin Holman you can read here.

Lync Server 2013 Monitoring Management Pack

Microsoft has released a management pack for Lync Server 2013. The new management pack is compatible with SCOM 2007 R2 and SCOM 2012. The MP can coexist with the MP for Lync Server 2010. There is guidance how to configure that coexistence. This new management pack introduces some additional features compared to the previous version for Lync Server 2010. Now you can assign computers to be watcher nodes. What is watcher node:

Watcher nodes are computers that periodically run Lync Server synthetic transactions. Synthetic transactions are Windows PowerShell cmdlets that verify that key user scenarios, such as the ability to sign in or to exchange instant messages, are working as expected.

The new mp, the installation files for watcher nodes and the guide you can find here.

Remember to read the guide first.

Lync Server 2010 Monitoring Management Pack updated

New version 4.0.7577.203 of the MP for Lync Server 2010. There are not so many changes:

  • Added functionality to support co-existence of management packs during migration from Lync Server 2010 to Lync Server 2013. For more information, see Coexistence with Lync Server 2013 Management Packs.
  • Fixed an issue that caused alerts from non-Windows computers that were not used by Lync.

 

You can download the MP and its guide from here.

In addition to this new version I’ve spotted this new knowledge base article:

Description of the cumulative update for Lync Server 2010 Monitoring Management Pack: December 2012

Remember to read the guide before importing as it is 43 pages long and contains vital information for configuring the management pack.

Dell MP Suite, version 5.0.1. Part IV: The Verdict by Marnix Wolf

The final chapter of the review for Dell MP Suite. You can read it here.

Windows Server 2012 Essentials Management Pack

Another Management Pack from SCOM 2012 is released. This time if for the not so popular Windows Server 2012 Essentials. I was surprised that Microsoft is releasing such management pack but I guess there are companies that will need it. Download it from here.

Remember to read the guide.