System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 FAQs

andrewdr — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:01:24 GMT

I thought I would share some Q and A now that we have R2 at RTM.

Q: Is the OpsMgr 2007 agent supported on Server 2008 SP2, Win7 client and Server 2008 R2 (Win7 Server)?

Answer: As of November 2008 Server 2008 SP2, Win7 client and Server 2008 R2 (Win7 Server) are supported by OpsMgr 2007 SP1 and R2.

Q: Is the MOM 2005 agent supported on Server 2008 SP2, Win7 client and Server 2008 R2 (Win7 Server)?

Answer: The MOM 2005 agent is supported on Server 2008 SP2. There are no plans to support the MOM 2005 agent on Win7 client or Server 2008 R2.

Q: Will Management Packs work on Server 2008 SP1, Win7 client and Server 2008 R2?

Answer:

For Server 2008 SP2: No management pack updates should be required for support of Server 2008 SP2 – Just install an agent and you’re up and running.

For Win7 client and Server 2008 R2 (Win7 Server): Many management packs require updates to support Win7.

Q: Are there known issues?

Answer:

For Server 2008 SP2, if you are running OpsMgr 2007 R2 then there are no known issues at this time. If you are running OpsMgr 2007 SP1 then the OpsMgr infrastructure still needs to be patched as detailed at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953141. The OS level patches are no longer needed as those fixes are built into Server 2008 SP2.

Operations Manager 2007 R2 hits RTM

andrewdr — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:20:19 GMT

Late yesterday the RTM of Operations Manager 2007 R2 was approved, which immediately initiated the next stage of the process ... getting this latest version of Microsoft's end-to-end monitoring product for IT environments and datacenters out to YOU! Read more in our overview whitepaper, What's New datasheet, or download the trial, and see customer stories and more information on our pages on Microsoft.com and TechNet.

The trial version of Operations Manager 2007 R2 RTM (build 7221) is now available via the Microsoft Download Center. General Availability of the product will be 1st July 2009, at which point new and existing customers will be able to obtain the bits from their respective customer download centers, such as MVLS.

In addition to the updated product documentation, our overview whitepaper, and what's new datasheet, newly released collateral includes a number of new datasheets that include:

Some of you have also have the opportunity to try our new hands on labs at our MMS and TechEd events this year, which cover topics such as installation, introduction, management pack authoring, and more. We're busily upgrading these with the RTM bits, and they will be available for you to use via the TechNet Online virtual labs next month (June).

In addition to downloading the trial (or if you're waiting for the upgrade or full product bits to arrive in your customer portal):

Check out our TechNet Webcast Series on Operations Manager 2007 R2:
Watch our TechNet EDGE Video Blogs (more on their way!):
Learn about v2.0 of the Service Level Dashboard from our Solution Accelerators team, which lets you measure and report application or system performance & availability in near real time across your organization through Microsoft SharePoint. Download the Service Level Dashboard from the System Center Catalog (available shortly).
Check out our new community portal, System Center Central for downloads, discussions with our MVPs, and much, much more!

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