The following tables help you locate the appropriate information for the task that you want to perform.
- Planning and Deployment
Tasks
- Using the
Operations Manager Consoles
- Monitoring
Tasks
- Managing the Environment
- Reporting
Tasks
- Authoring
Tasks
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Planning and Deployment Tasks
Task | Topic |
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Learn about supported configuration requirements. |
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Map requirements to an Operations Manager design. |
Mapping Requirements to a Design in the Deployment Guide. |
Install Operations Manager on a single server. |
Walkthrough: Single Server Installation in the Deployment Guide. |
Install the first management server in a distributed environment. |
How to Install the First Management Server in a Management Group in the Deployment Guide. |
Install additional management servers. |
How to Install Additional Management Servers in the Deployment Guide. |
Install the Operations console. |
How to Install the Operations Console in the Deployment Guide. |
Install the web console. |
How to Install the Web Console in the Deployment Guide. |
Install the Reporting server. |
How to Install the Reporting Server in the Deployment Guide. |
Install the gateway server. |
Deploying a Gateway Server in the Deployment Guide. |
Deploy Audit Collection Services (ACS) and ACS Reporting. |
Deploying ACS and ACS Reporting in the Deployment Guide. |
Upgrade hardware and software to meet system requirements for upgrade. |
Upgrading Hardware and Software to Meet System Requirements in the Deployment Guide. |
Upgrade a single-server management group that has a supported configuration. |
Checklist: Single-Server Management Group (With Supported Configuration) Upgrade in the Deployment Guide. |
Upgrade a distributed management group that has a supported configuration. |
Checklist: Distributed Management Group (With Supported Configuration) Upgrade in the Deployment Guide. |
Upgrade a single-server management group that does not have a supported configuration. |
Checklist: Single-Server Management Group (With Unsupported Configuration) Upgrade in the Deployment Guide. |
Upgrade a distributed management group that does not have a supported configuration. |
Checklist: Distributed Management Group (With Unsupported Configuration) Upgrade in the Deployment Guide. |
Using the Operations Manager Consoles
Task | Topic |
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Use the Operations console. |
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Open the web console. |
How to Connect to the Web Console in the Operations Guide. |
Create or customize views. |
Creating Views in Operations Manager in the Operations Guide. |
Install the Operations console. |
How to Install the Operations Console in the Deployment Guide. |
Set up a web console server. |
How to Install the Web Console in the Deployment Guide. |
Set up the SharePoint dashboard viewer. |
Using SharePoint to View Operations Manager Data in the Operations Guide. |
Monitoring Tasks
Task | Document |
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View, investigate, and close alerts. |
Managing Alerts in the Operations Guide. |
Open and use Health Explorer. |
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Use overrides to customize rules and monitors |
Tuning Monitoring by Using Targeting and Overrides in the Operations Guide. |
Place objects in maintenance mode. |
How to Suspend Monitoring Temporarily by Using Maintenance Mode in the Operations Guide. |
Reset health for a monitor. |
How to Reset or Recalculate Health in the Operations Guide. |
Import, tune, and remove monitoring packs. |
Using System Center Monitoring Packs in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor networks. |
Monitoring Networks by Using Operations Manager in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor clustered computers. |
Monitoring Clusters by Using Operations Manager in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor computers in a virtual environment. |
Monitoring Virtual Environments by Using Operations Manager in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor ASP.NET applications. |
Monitoring ASP.NET Applications in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor service level objectives. |
Monitoring Service Level Objectives in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor client computers. |
Client Monitoring Using Agentless Exception Monitoring in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor UNIX computers and Linux computers. |
Monitoring UNIX and Linux Computers in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor without installing agents. |
Agentless Monitoring in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor computers in domains without a trust relationship. |
Monitoring Across Untrusted Boundaries in the Operations Guide. |
Monitor multiple management groups in the same Operations console. |
Connecting Management Groups in the Operations Guide. |
Consolidate security events. |
Collecting Security Events Using Audit Collection Service in the Operations Guide. |
Managing the Environment
Task | Document |
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Back up and restore an Operations Manager environment. |
Backing Up an Operations Manager Environment in the Deployment Guide. |
Make changes to the Operations Manager infrastructure, such as moving databases. |
Making Changes to the Infrastructure in the Deployment Guide. |
Create and manage groups. |
Creating and Managing Groups in the Operations Guide. |
Associate Run As accounts and Run As profiles. |
Managing Run As Accounts and Profiles in the Operations Guide. |
Install, configure, and remove agents. |
Managing Discovery and Agents in the Operations Guide. |
Manage subscriptions to alert notifications. |
Subscribing to Alert Notifications in the Operations Guide. |
Manage access to data and actions. |
Managing Access in the Operations Guide. |
Reporting Tasks
Task | Document |
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Run and schedule standard reports from the Operations Manager library. |
Using Reports in Operations Manager in the Operations Guide. |
Authoring Tasks
Task | Document |
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Monitor a Windows service. |
Windows Service Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor a Windows process. |
Windows Process Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor a database. |
OLE DB Data Source Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor an application accessed over TCP. |
TCP Port Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor a web application. |
Web Application Transaction Monitoring Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor a UNIX or Linux service. |
Unix/Linux Service Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor a UNIX or Linux log file. |
Unix/Linux Log File Template in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor a Windows performance counter |
Windows Performance in the Authoring Guide. |
Collect a Windows performance counter. |
Windows Performance in the Authoring Guide |
Monitor for a Windows Event. |
Windows Events in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor for an entry in a log file. |
Text Logs in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor for a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) event. |
WMI Events in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor for a Syslog event. |
Syslog Events in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor for an Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap. |
SNMP Traps in the Authoring Guide. |
Monitor with a script. |
Script Monitors and Rules in the Authoring Guide. |
Aggregate multiple monitors into a single health measurement. |
Aggregate Monitors in the Authoring Guide. |
Create a dependency between two different classes. |
Dependency Monitors in the Authoring Guide. |
Create a distributed application. |
Dependency Monitors in the Authoring Guide. |
Create a task. |
Tasks in the Authoring Guide. |
Add an attribute to an existing class. |
Attributes in the Authoring Guide. |