This book is the most complete source for in-depth information about Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007! System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed is a comprehensive guide to System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007. You learn how to overcome challenges such as setting the ACS, establishing client monitoring, using and creating synthetic transactions and distributed applications, and develop management and reporting package. Size your OpsMgr databases Architect for redundancy and performance Install or migrate to OpsMgr 2007 OpsMgr Secure Back up OpsMgr components Understand how to monitor and work rules Manage different aspects, including ACS, client monitoring, synthetic transactions and distributed applications Develop package Extend OpsMgr management and reporting CD-ROM includes: Database sizing spreadsheet utility, package management, and the reports of Microsoft's best practices for rule and monitor targeting and PowerShell Cheat Sheet Live Link -? More than 200 hypertext links and references to materials, connectors, sites, and newsgroups related to OpsMgr Content Introduction 1 Part I Operations Management Overview and Concepts 1 Management Basic Operations 11 2 What? 63 S New 3 Looking Inside OpsMgr 1997 Part II Planning and Installation 4 Operations Manager Deployment Planning your 137 5 Planning Complex Configurations 203 6 Installing Operations Manager 2007 233 7 Migrating to Operations Manager 2007 277 Part III Moving Toward Application-Centered Management 8 Configuring and Using Operations Manager 2007 303 9 Installing and Configuring Agents 369 10 Complex Configurations 425 11 Securing Operations Manager 2007 471 Part IV Operator Operations Manager 2007 12 Backup and Recovery 539 13 593 Operator Package Management 14 Monitoring with Operations Manager 647 Part V Service-Oriented Monitoring 15 Monitoring Audit Collection Services 739 16 Client Monitoring 797 17 Monitoring Network Devices 845 18 Using Synthetic Transactions 903 19 Managing a Distributed Environment 949 Part VI Beyond Operations Manager 20 Automatically Adapting Your Environment 1005 21 Reading for the Service: Remote Operations Manager 1047 22 Interoperability 1095 23 Developing Management Packs and Reports 1141 Part VII Appendix A OpsMgr by Example: Configuring and Tuning Management Packs 1229 B Performance Counters 1261 C Registry Settings 1271 D Active Directory and Exchange 2003 Management Pack Parameters 1295 E Reference URLs 1305 F In 1323 CD 1329 Index