How to Deploy Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 SP1
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1 is a great tool for watching your servers. To watch Microsoft SQL Server, you need a special tool called a Management Pack. This pack tells SCOM how to check if your databases are healthy. Here is how you can set up the SQL Server Management Pack. What You Need Before You Start
SCOM 2007 SP1: Make sure your monitoring server is running and fully updated.
SQL Server: The databases you want to watch must be supported by the pack.
Admin Rights: You need to be an administrator in SCOM to install new packs.
The Files: Download the SQL Server Management Pack files from Microsoft. Step 1: Download and Extract the Files First, you must get the files onto your SCOM server. Download the MSI file from the official Microsoft website. Run the installer on your management server. Choose a folder to save the extracted files.
Look for files that end in .mp. These are the actual management packs. Step 2: Import the Management Pack into SCOM Now, you need to bring these files into your SCOM system. Open the Operations Console. Click on the Administration button at the bottom left. Right-click the Management Packs folder in the tree view. Select Import Management Packs. Click Add, then choose Add from disk. Go to the folder where you saved the .mp files. Select the SQL Server files and click Open. Click Install to finish the import process. Step 3: Configure Accounts and Permissions SCOM needs permission to look inside your SQL Servers.
Create a Run As Account in SCOM with enough rights to read SQL Server data.
Distribute this account to the computers running SQL Server.
Map this account to the SQL Server Discovery and Monitoring profiles in SCOM. Step 4: Verify the Deployment It takes a little time for SCOM to find your SQL Servers. Click on the Monitoring tab in the Operations Console. Look for the Microsoft SQL Server folder.
Check the views to see if your SQL Servers appear in the list.
Ensure the health state icons turn green or show active alerts.
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