Microsoft Operations Manager delivers enterprise-class event & performance management for Windows 2000 based environments of all sizes

Microsoft Operations Manager

Overview

Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 is the latest addition to the set of management solutions offered by Microsoft, providing event and performance management for the Windows 2000 Server family of operating systems and .NET Enterprise Server applications. Read on for an overview of the capabilities and benefits of Microsoft Operations Manager, as well as an explanation of its role in Microsoft’s management strategy and its relationship to other management products from Microsoft.

Benefits

Microsoft Operations Manager 2000:

Delivers comprehensive server and application operations management. It does this by offering:
Comprehensive event management of Windows 2000 Server, Active Directory, Internet Information Services (IIS), .NET Enterprise Servers (including Microsoft Exchange Server and SQL Server), as well as Windows NT Server 4.0, through an enterprise event log that collects and reports on problems and information generated from systems and applications across the corporate network.

Proactive monitoring and alert messaging through distributed capabilities that track and monitor information and escalate issues to pagers, through e-mail, or by other external means. These alerts can also cause actions that repair the original problem. Reporting and trend analysis that can be used to track problems across time and generate detailed reports on the overall health on the managed environment. These reports can be accessed either locally or posted on Web sites for easy access to systems management information.

Domain-specific operations management through detailed management packs for many different Microsoft technologies and products, including Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows 2000 Server, Active Directory, IIS, Terminal Services, Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MDTC), Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Service (DNS), Routing and Remote Access Service, Microsoft Transaction Service (MTS), Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Proxy Server, Systems Management Server, Commerce Server and Host Integration Server. Additional non-Microsoft management packs are available from third parties, such as NetIQ.

Scales up for large enterprises, but is also easy for smaller organizations to use. The sophisticated, load-balancing, multi-tier architecture of Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 enables it to scale to meet the needs of large enterprises. It is designed to manage IT environments with thousands of Windows-based servers and applications. At the same time Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 has features that make it easy for smaller organizations to deploy and use.

Provides an agile solution to meet the changing needs of business. Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 provides business flexibility through a series of sophisticated management rules. The system comes equipped with default rules that allow you to benefit quickly from the product, but you can customize these rules to meet the changing needs of your business. Similarly, you can take immediate advantage of the installed knowledge base and customize it later to suit your company’s specific needs.

Interoperates with other management systems. Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 integrates with other enterprise management systems through its support for management technology standards. Microsoft Operations Manager uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), which is based on the Common Information Model (CIM) supported by the Desktop Management Taskforce (DMTF).