Professional MOM 2005, SMS 2003, and Microsoft Update

• Table of Contents
• Back Cover
• Professional MOM 2005, SMS 2003, and Microsoft Update
• Introduction
  • What This Book Covers
  • How This Book Is Structured
  • What You Need to Use This Book
  • Errata
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• Chapter 1: The Basics of Operations Management
  • Systems Management on the Microsoft Platform
  • Moving Toward the Future: Dynamic Systems Initiative
  • Management Strategies
  • Summary
• Chapter 2: MOM, SMS, and WSUS—How They Fit Together
  • MOM: A Solution for Operations Management
  • SMS: A Software Deployment and Management Solution
  • WSUS: Update Services for Decentralized Environments
  • MOM, SMS, and WSUS: Better Together
  • Summary
• Chapter 3: Installing Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
  • Planning
  • Summary
• Chapter 4: Installation of SMS
  • Planning Your Installation
  • Security Mode
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Installation Prerequisites
  • Installing SMS — Step by Step
  • Summary
• Chapter 5: Installing and Configuring Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services
  • Why Microsoft Update?
  • Installing Microsoft Update
  • Why Windows Server Update Services?
  • Summary
• Chapter 6: MOM Configuration and Administration
  • Administrator Console
  • Operator Console
  • Web Console
  • Reporting Console
  • Tuning Alerts
  • Using the ATSA
  • Tuning Rules in the Administrator Console
  • Summary
• Chapter 7: MOM and SMS Agents
  • MOM Agents: An Overview
  • Configuration and Deployment of MOM Agents
  • Understanding SMS Agents
  • Summary
• Chapter 8: Management Packs and Components
  • Getting Started with Management Packs
  • Putting It All Together
  • Summary
• Chapter 9: Management Pack Drilldown for Windows Server
  • Windows Servers Base Operating System Management Pack
  • DNS Management Pack
  • Active Directory Management Pack
  • IIS Management Pack
  • Microsoft Server Clusters Management Pack
  • Summary
• Chapter 10: More on Management Packs
  • MBSA Management Pack
  • Exchange Server Management Pack
  • SQL Server 2000 Management Pack
  • Microsoft Management Pack Notifier
  • Summary
• Chapter 11: Third-Party Management Packs and Product Connectors
  • Common Third-Party Management Packs
  • Common Third-Party Product Connectors
  • HP Network Node Manager 1.0 Product Connector for MOM
  • HP Openview 1.0 Product Connector for MOM
  • Tivoli TEC 1.1 Product Connector for MOM
  • MOM 2005 Management Pack Developer's Guide
  • Creating Management Packs
  • MOM 2005 SDK
  • Creating MOM Responses with Script and Managed Code
  • Creating MOM Applications
  • Creating MOM Product Connectors
  • Summary
• Chapter 12: Using SMS and MOM to Manage Security and Patching
  • SMS Solutions for Security and Patch Management
  • Phases of Software Update Management
  • The Benefits of Software Update Management
  • MOM and Security Management: How Does It Fit?
  • Summary
• Chapter 13: Monitoring
  • Defining Alerts, Events, and Tasks
  • Working with Alerts, Events, Performance Graphs, and Tasks in the Operator Console(s)
  • Summary
• Chapter 14: Securing Your MOM, SMS, WSUS, and WU Installation
  • Configuring MOM Security
  • Configuring SMS Security
  • SMS Accounts
  • SMS Security Enhancements
  • Configuring WSUS Security
  • Configuring WU Security
  • Summary
• Chapter 15: Reporting
  • SMS Reporting
  • MOM Reporting
  • Summary
• Chapter 16: System Center and the Dynamic Systems Initiative
  • System Center Today
  • The Dynamic Systems Initiative
  • The Roadmap for System Center Products
  • Summary
• Appendix A: MOM Management Packs and Utilities
• Index
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