Automating Operations Manager Administration

Updated: January 31, 2012

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Operations Manager

You can use the Operations Manager class libraries to programmatically automate administration tasks. This section provides examples of how to use the System Center 2012 – Operations Manager software development kit (SDK) to perform common administrative tasks.

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For information about using the Operations Manager Command Shell to automate Operations Manager, see the System Center 2012 – Operations Manager online Help.

In This Section

How to Connect an Operations Manager SDK Client to the System Center Data Access Service
Demonstrates how to connect to the System Center Data Access service from a custom SDK client application.


How to Configure Management Group Properties
Demonstrates how to configure global settings that affect all servers in the Management Group.


How to Install, Remove, or Repair an Agent
Demonstrates how to deploy, remove, or repair a System Center Operations Manager 2007 agent.


How to Approve Manual Agent Installations
Demonstrates how to approve pending manual agent installations.


How to Insert Custom Event and Performance Data
Demonstrates how to generate and insert events and performance data.


How to Display Operations Manager Data
Demonstrates how to display information about events and alerts.


How to Resolve Alerts
Demonstrates how to update the properties of Operations Manager alerts.


How to Configure Maintenance Mode for Monitoring Objects
Demonstrates how to manage maintenance mode settings.


How to Display Information About a Monitoring Object
Demonstrates how to gather information from a MonitoringObject object.


How to Display Management Pack Contents
Demonstrates how to display information about a management pack, including the monitoring classes, rules, tasks, and views that are included in the pack's contents.


How to Run a Management Pack Task
Demonstrates how to run tasks that are defined in a management pack.


How to Create State Views, Diagram Views, and View Folders
Demonstrates how to create a specific type of view and a view folder.


How to Delete Views and Folders
Demonstrates how to delete views and folders from a management pack that is not sealed.


How to Create a Group
Demonstrates how to create a group for a collection of objects. The group is added to a management pack.


How to Delete a Group
Demonstrates how to delete a group for a collection of objects.


How to Create a Knowledge Article
Demonstrates how to create a knowledge article for a management pack or an element in a management pack.


How to Automate the Setup of URL Monitoring
Demonstrates how to automate the Setup URL monitoring to use one more agent computers to monitor a website or web-based application.


How to Create an Override
Demonstrates how to create an override that is used to adjust default settings that are defined in a management pack.


How to Get Information About an Override
Demonstrates how to display information about all the overrides for rules, monitors, discoveries, recoveries, and diagnostics.


How to Create a Unit Monitor
Demonstrates how to create a unit monitor that monitors the state of a service.


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