The defined schema file for Operations Manager 2007 management packs is MPSchema.xsd. The .mp files are sealed management packs, and management pack files with the .xml extension are not. To learn more about sealed management packs, see Management Pack Formats.

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The AKM file format used by Operations Manager 2005 is not an accepted management pack file format in Operations Manager 2007. However,Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 AKM management packs can be converted to Operations Manager 2007 management packs. For more information about converting Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 management packs, see Management Pack Conversion.

Management Pack Libraries and Dependencies

The default settings and thresholds contained in a management pack reflect the author's definition of a healthy state for the application, service, or hardware device that you are monitoring. These settings provide a starting point for administrators, who can then make customizations using overrides or by creating additional management pack elements such as rules and monitors.

Sealed management pack files are formatted so that you cannot make changes to them. This means that any customizations you create are not saved to the original management pack. Instead, customizations are saved, by default, to the Default Management Pack.

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As a best practice, you should create a separate management pack for each sealed management pack you want to customize, rather than saving your customized settings to the Default Management Pack. For more information, see Default Management Pack.

By default, when a management pack is imported, the monitoring settings contained within the management pack are applied to all managed computers within the management group. If you customize the settings of a management pack, you can apply these customizations to other management groups. To do this, you must first export the customized settings to a management pack file (as described in How to Export Management Pack Customizations). This management pack is dependent on the original vendor's management pack and can be imported only to management groups that have the original vendor's management pack.

The settings imported from a management pack file are saved to the Operations Manager database and can be accessed through the Operations console. When you no longer need these settings, you can delete the management pack file and all associated settings in Operations Manager 2007 by using the Delete action for that management pack.

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