You can use the Operations Manager class libraries to create a connector that allows Operations Manager to communicate with an external system. If the external system runs on a Windows-based computer, using the class libraries is the preferred method for creating the connector.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to create a connector and how to remove a connector by using the Operations Manager class libraries.
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' Creates a new connector by using the Operations Manager ' class libraries. Imports System Imports System.Collections.ObjectModel Imports Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement Imports Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ConnectorFramework Imports System.IO Imports System.Text Imports System.Xml Namespace SDKSamples Class Program Public Overloads Shared Function Main(ByVal args() As String) As Integer Dim mg As ManagementGroup = New ManagementGroup("localhost") Dim omcf As ConnectorFrameworkAdministration = _ mg.GetConnectorFrameworkAdministration() Dim connector As MonitoringConnector = Nothing Dim connectorId As Guid = Guid.NewGuid() ' Create a new connector. Dim myConnectorInfo As ConnectorInfo = New ConnectorInfo() myConnectorInfo.Name = "myConnector" myConnectorInfo.DisplayName = "My Connector" myConnectorInfo.Description = _ "This connector was created using the Operations Manager class libraries." connector = omcf.Setup(myConnectorInfo, connectorId) connector.Initialize() Console.WriteLine("Created " & connector.Name & " with ID: " & connector.Id.ToString()) ' Remove the connector when finished with it. Console.WriteLine("Removing " + connector.Name) connector.Uninitialize() omcf.Cleanup(connector) Console.WriteLine("Connector removed.") End Function End Class End Namespace |
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/// <summary> /// Creates a new connector by using the Operations Manager /// class libraries. /// </summary> using System; using System.Collections.ObjectModel; using Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement; using Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ConnectorFramework; using System.IO; using System.Text; using System.Xml; namespace SDKSamples { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { ManagementGroup mg = new ManagementGroup("localhost"); ConnectorFrameworkAdministration omcf = mg.GetConnectorFrameworkAdministration(); MonitoringConnector connector = null; Guid connectorId = Guid.NewGuid(); // Create a new connector. ConnectorInfo myConnectorInfo = new ConnectorInfo(); myConnectorInfo.Name = "myConnector"; myConnectorInfo.DisplayName = "My Connector"; myConnectorInfo.Description = "This connector was created using the Operations Manager class libraries."; connector = omcf.Setup(myConnectorInfo, connectorId); connector.Initialize(); Console.WriteLine("Created " + connector.Name + " with ID: " + connector.Id); // Remove the connector when finished with it. Console.WriteLine("Removing " + connector.Name); connector.Uninitialize(); omcf.Cleanup(connector); Console.WriteLine("Connector removed."); } } } |
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