OpsMgr, SCE And MOM Blog : MOM 2005

MOM 2005 SP1 - New/Updated MP's for Windows Server 2008 release/releasing to the MP catalog

CliveEastwood — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:15:44 GMT

With the announcement of MOM 2005 SP1 agent support on Windows Server 2008. The following MP's are in the process of release. A number a already available for download from the MP catalog, others will follow shortly (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/scp/opsmgr05.aspx?SCPProdID=2)

AD Federation Services
AD Rights Management Service
Windows Server 2008 Streaming Media Services
Internet Information Service
Windows Server 2008 Network Load balancing
Windows Server 2008 Failover clustering
Windows Server 2008 Fax Server
Active Directory
Windows Server 2008Terminal Services
Network Policy Server
UNIX Interoperability
Windows Server 2008 AD Certificate Services
DHCP

MOM 2005 Service Pack 1 support on Windows Server 2008-based computers

CliveEastwood — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:55:46 GMT

The support of MOM 2005 Service Pack 1 on Windows Server 2008-based computers is announced. The KB article publication was a little delayed in it's release (out of my control - sorry). The KB article discussing MOM 2005 SP1 Win2k8 support is released under 953140

Details:

MOM 2005 Roles Supported

The only MOM 2005 SP1 role supported on Window Server 2008 is the 32-bit Agent role.

Windows Server 2008 Roles Supported (Details to be published to the TechNet supported configurations for MOM 2005 SP1)

Operating System	Agent-Managed computer (32-bit)	Agent-Managed computer (64-bit)	Agentless Managed Computer
Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Standard x86 Edition, Core role installed	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Standard x64 Edition, Core role installed	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x86 Edition, Core role installed	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition, Core role installed	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x86 Edition, Core role installed	Yes	No	Yes
Windows Server 2008, Datacenter x64 Edition, Core role installed	Yes	No	Yes

Yes = Supported operating system. Setup does not prevent installation.

No = Setup prevents installation or upgrade.

Hotfixes that may be required

There is one potential hotfix required if deploying an agent to a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller computer. Details can be found within http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919154 (The MOM service does not start and event 9014 is logged when you deploy a Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 agent to a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008)

Known Issues

Issue 1: Event log Descriptions for collected Windows Server 2008 Security event logs (Source=Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing) for rules utilizing the Security event log provider return “Unable to find Security source Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing message [nnnn]” in the description.

Workaround 1: None. Event log Descriptions and any collected parameters are otherwise unaffected. Rules using the Security event log provider which may specifically use the ‘From Source’ with parameter Security criterion may need to be duplicated for Windows Server 2008-based computers or have the ‘From Source’ criterion removed to allow successful collection of security events.

Issue 2: A low privilege agent action account is unable to monitor Windows Server 2008-based event logs.

Workaround 2: In addition to the requirement specified for a low privilege action account discussed in the MOM 2005 Security Guide whitepaper, the following additional requirements must be met:

· The low privilege action account also needs to be a member of the ‘Event Log Readers’ local group on Windows Server 2008.

· The Network Service built-in account requires explicit Read privileges on the following registry key of Windows Server 2008-based computers running the MOM agent

o HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Security

Issue 3: Internet Information Server (IIS) log collection does not work on Windows Server 2008-based servers running IIS using the Internet Information server Web server log MOM provider.

Workaround 3: None. W3C logs within IIS7 are in UNICODE format by default and log names preceded with u_ which the MOM Web server log provider is unable to read.

KB919154 - The MOM service does not start and event 9014 is logged when you deploy a Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 agent to a domain controller that is running Windows Server 2008

CliveEastwood — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:55:08 GMT

This KB documents an issue with installing the MOM 2005 agent on a a Windows Server 2008 domain controller and a hotfix available to correct this issue.

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919154

SYMPTOMS

When you deploy a Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 agent to a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, you experience the following symptoms:

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The MOM service does not start.

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The following event is logged in the Application log:

Event Source: Microsoft Operations Manager
Event ID: 9014
Event Cateory: None
Event Type: Error
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName
Description: The Microsoft Operations Manager service (MOMService.exe) terminated due to an unhandled exception. It will attempt to restart itself.

You experience this problem if the Windows Server 2008-based computer where you install the MOM agent is configured as a domain controller.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Released (04.0.0000.0000)

CliveEastwood — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:25:33 GMT

The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 has released http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2e2b747d-1947-474c-91c6-246348871174&DisplayLang=en

Overview

The views, tasks, rules, and knowledge specific to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 that comprise this Management Pack provide the means for MOM users to centrally manage the server application, its component services, and the computers on which they run. The Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Management Pack also collects performance analysis and capacity planning data by tracking application performance and user load.
By managing these Microsoft Dynamics CRM components in MOM, the administrator can respond quickly to critical events and key performance indicators, and take action to prevent service outages, reduce the resolution time for alert conditions, and increase the overall availability and performance of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system.
Feature Bullet Summary:

Monitors the availability and health of the following component services:
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Asynchronous Processing service
- World Wide Web Publishing
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM Deletion service
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM databases
Monitors the availability and health of the following application components and functionality:
- Deletion of deleted records
- Operability of ISV plug-ins
- Web application requests processing, SOAP exceptions, and unexpected failures
Detects brute-force attacks and denial of service attacks.
Monitors the performance metrics of the following components:.
- Web application requests processing
- Database query processing
Monitors the system for configuration-related failures.

Release History

6/5/2008 - Initial Release, version 04.0.0000.0000.

MP Update: Windows Key Management Service MP for MOM 2005

CliveEastwood — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:09:14 GMT

The Key Management Service MP for MOM 2005 has been updated (1.1 to 1.2). This now includes KMS support for Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f500d97b-8648-49b8-af7c-c65a47e83256&DisplayLang=en

A note on Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 support for Windows Server 2008

CliveEastwood — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:37:14 GMT

Bottom line = SP1 does not yet provide support for any role running on Windows Server 2008. Read on . . .

The Supported Configurations Guide included with SP1 RTM (ProductDocumentation folder) states the following:

Windows Server 2008 Operating System

Detailed support for The Windows Server 2008 operating system will be published 90 days after the release of Windows Server 2008. This document will be updated on the System Center Operations Manager TechCenter Web site at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=90676.

For additional information on Opsmgr07 Role support as well as MOM 2005 support see http://blogs.technet.com/momteam/archive/2008/01/09/support-plans-for-opsmgr-2007-sce-and-mom-2005-running-on-windows-server-2008.aspx

Also applied to SCE SP1

New KB:947687 - Event IDs 21245 and 21300 are generated after you install Microsoft Operations Manager Web Sites and Services Management Pack for MOM 2005

CliveEastwood — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:00:11 GMT

Newly published MOM 2005 KB article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947687

New KB:947678 - How to extract an SQL statement from a Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 report

CliveEastwood — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:58:52 GMT

Newly published MOM 2005 KB article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947678

New KB:947679 - Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 reports run slowly or never finish

CliveEastwood — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:57:26 GMT

Newly published MOM 2005 KB - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947679

System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Management Packs released for MOM 2005 and Operations Manager 2007

CliveEastwood — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:08:27 GMT

Management Packs for System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 are now available for download.

DPM MP for MOM 2005 (Version 02.0.4407.0000) = http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b55e4072-01c4-42d9-8cf6-050b631f6d50&DisplayLang=en

DPM MP for OpsMgr07 (Version 1.0.0.1) = http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fe7b09bd-cef0-4b96-9ffd-910e6be7fcea&DisplayLang=en

Virtual Machine Manager Management Pack Guides are now available as individual downloads

CliveEastwood — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:08:20 GMT

The VMM 2007 MP Guides for MOM 2005 and Opsmgr2007 are now available as individual downloads

MOM 2005 MP Guide = http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d44ce2e8-056b-4af0-b05f-8eeda5301288&DisplayLang=en

OpsMgr07 MP Guide = http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b89be314-6924-4d83-9550-13c3c153ccf8&DisplayLang=en

Both Management packs are available for download and are listed in the MP Catalog http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/scp/opsmgr07.aspx

Forefront Security for Exchange Server (With Service Pack 1) 10.1 Management Pack for MOM 2005

CliveEastwood — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:32:00 GMT

Following the release of Forefront for Exchange Server with Service Pack 1 (download here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2ceb14d4-404b-4d8f-8a21-ebfc71b2e82b&DisplayLang=en) a new management pack for monitoring this is available for download here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1b4e7d52-c550-4dd7-a11f-2c4029b93451&DisplayLang=en

The equivalent MP for Opsmgr07 will be releasing shortly.

New MP:Office Communications Server 2007 Quality of Experience Monitoring Server Management Pack for MOM 2005 (3.0.6366.0)

CliveEastwood — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:35:11 GMT

The Office Communications Server 2007 QoE Monitoring Server Management Pack for MOM 2005 monitors the audio and video quality for Office Communications Server 2007 Server Enterprise Voice deployment. Alerts are fired when audio and video quality degrades based on network degradation such as delay and packet loss.

Available for download via http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5dc8a545-3360-4997-bd37-08ee4d7083ff&DisplayLang=en

The System Center Management Pack Catalog gets a revamp

CliveEastwood — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:29:39 GMT

https://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/scp/catalog.aspx

Release Date and Version will now be displayed and the option to provide feedback on the MP

Office Communication Server 2007 Management Pack for MOM 2005 (Version 3.0.6362.4)

CliveEastwood — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:31:00 GMT

The Office Communication Server 2007 for MOM 2005 has been released http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d04a9eb0-1f67-4535-b865-843621a1b16e&DisplayLang=en

Overview

The Office Communications Server 2007 Management Pack for MOM 2005 monitors the health of computers running Office Communications Server 2007 on Windows Server 2003 and alerts IT administrators about critical health conditions that indicate degraded performance.
The management pack monitors and provides alerts for:
• Automatic notification of events indicating service outages
• Performance degradation
• Health monitoring
• Centralized management
Feature Bullet Summary
The management pack monitors and provides alerts for:
• Automatic notification of events indicating service outages
• Performance degradation
• Health monitoring
• Centralized management
Management Pack Release History:
10/22/2007 - Initial Release - version 1.0