Deploying UNIX or Linux Agents
Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 R2, Operations Manager 2007 SP1
System Architecture
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform uses Web Services Management (WS-Man) 1.1, a Web services-based protocol that enables remote computer management over HTTP and HTTPS, including hardware management and policy-based event forwarding. WS-Man enables secure and efficient data transfers by requiring authentication and using HTTPS as the transport. It is required for all communication between Operations Manager 2007 and UNIX or Linux systems.
Important
You should install WS-Man prior to installing Operations Manager 2007 R2. You receive a warning from Operations Manager 2007 R2 if WS-Man is not installed, but you can proceed, and install WS-Man later.
Upgrading Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions to Operations Manager 2007 R2 is not supported in this release. You must uninstall previous versions of Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform. Required package dependencies for each operating system are shown in Appendix A - Cross Platform Operating System Package Dependencies.Install WS-Management (WS-Man) 1.1, available from the Microsoft Download Center (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=103610).
Steps for Monitoring Cross-Platform Computers
The following sections describe how to configure a Run As account for monitoring, import management packs, discover non-Windows servers, install the suitable operating system agents on those servers, deploy monitors, generate reports based on the data collected from the cross-platform systems, and uninstall management packs by using the Operations console.
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Create Run As accounts and profiles to monitor systems. |
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Import the management packs that are used to install monitoring agents on monitored computers. |
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Using the Discovery Wizard to Discover Systems and Deploy Cross Platform Agents |
Use the Discovery Wizard to enable Operations Manager to detect non-Windows-based computers and to install agents that enable monitoring of these computers. |
Install the agents manually when the computers are not detected by the Discovery Wizard. |
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Discover the UNIX- and Linus-based systems by using Operations Manager 2007 R2. |
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Create system monitors to view and troubleshoot alerts, state changes, and other significant issues on non-Windows-based computers. |
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Uninstall management packs and agents by using the Operations console. |
Considerations for Monitoring Solaris Zones
Solaris Zones are supported on Solaris 10 or newer versions. In monitoring a computer with Zones, each Zone is treated like a separate computer. You must install the agent on each computer that you want to monitor. Install the agent on the global zone first, because sparse zones share files with the global zone. If you try to install on a sparse zone first, the installation fails. For more information about troubleshooting, see Operations Manager Incorrectly Reports Shared Resources from a Solaris 1-Based Server in the System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 technical library (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=198081).