Creating Management PacksCreating a management pack is a very easy process, as outlined here:
The first step in creating a MOM management pack is to enable authoring mode in the Administrator Console. Author Mode enables user interface features that allow you to create and edit vendor-specific knowledge. In addition, it also enables advanced properties for rules and other read-only or disabled items. To enable authoring mode launch the Administrator Console, right-click on Rule Groups, and select Enable Authoring mode (see Figure 11-2). Once you have enabled authoring mode, you can begin to create your custom rules and other management pack components. Chapter 6 contains more information on creating rules and their associated components. Once you have your MOM components created, launch the Management Pack Import/Export Wizard. While you may have used the Management Pack Import/Export Wizard several times already in the course of this book, you have not yet been exposed to the export capabilities for management packs. To export your custom rules and their associated MOM components to a new management pack follow these steps:
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