Management pack assessment

Operations Manager includes support for Linux and Unix workloads and operating systems. See the following sections for detailed information. Updates and Recommendations feature in Operations Manager 2019 also supports a new capability called Machine Details, which provides the computer details (name and operating system) on which a selected workload is running.

If there are management packs in the catalog that are designed to monitor those workloads, they'll be displayed on the Updates and Recommendations screen. You'll also find a list of any updates that are available for management packs that are installed in your management group.

When a new workload is deployed in your IT infrastructure that was never monitored by Operations Manager, it will be detected and highlighted under the Updates and Recommendations node. The management packs required to monitor that workload will be presented with a status of Not Installed. If the necessary management pack files for a particular workload aren't installed, for example, the library management pack file is installed but not the corresponding discovery and monitoring management pack files, the Updates and Recommendations feature will list that workload with a status of Partially Installed.

Operations Manager Updates and Recommendation feature includes support for application servers running on Linux and Unix operating systems.

This feature includes the following capabilities:

Option	Description
Get MP	Installs the management packs for the selected workload
Get All MPs	Installs the management packs for all of the workloads displayed
View Guide	Downloads the management pack guide from the web browser, for the selected workload, to your computer
View DLC Page	Open from the web browser, the page on the Microsoft Download Center, to download the management pack file
Machine Details (applicable only for Operations Manager 2019)	Highlights the machine name and operating system for the selected workload.
More information	Highlights all impacted agent-managed systems and management pack details of selected workload (depending on the status of the workload)

Note

In order to use the options highlighted in the table above, the computer you are running the Operations console from requires an Internet connection and your firewall needs to allow access to the following URL - https://www.microsoft.com/mpdownload/ManagementPackCatalogWebService.asmx?

Importing a Management Pack using Get MP

The following procedure describes how to use the Get MP option to download a management pack for a selected workload.

1. Sign in to the computer with an account that's a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role.

2. In the Operations console, select Administration.

3. Select Updates and Recommendations under Management Packs.

   Note

   When accessing the Updates and Recommendations view, you may receive the following message, "An error occurred while displaying the Updates and Recommendations View. This might be because the database query has encountered an issue or the online catalog is down." This can be caused by having a duplicate management pack with the same name. To help troubleshoot the issue, run the following command in the Operations Manager Shell and review the output file to identify the duplicate MP: Get-SCManagementPack | Sort -property Name | Format-Table Name,Version,Sealed -AutoSize | Out-File "c:\temp\mplist_name.txt"

4. If a management pack is recommended for either an update or a new installation, select it and select Get MP from the Actions pane.

5. The Connecting to Management Pack Catalog Web Service window appears and after it successfully connects and synchronizes, the Import Management Packs wizard opens.

6. On the Select Management Packs page, in the list of management packs will be the management packs identified in the Import Type column with the value of Not installed if missing but applicable, or Update available if the management pack file isn't the most recent version.

   The management pack language matches the default language of the currently installed management pack files. You can choose to import in another language by selecting the option Languages, and in the Select Languages dialog, select the appropriate language and select OK. The Select Management Packs page will update the list of management pack files that include the selected languages.

7. On the Select Management Packs page, the management packs that you selected for import are listed. An icon next to each management pack in the list indicates the status of the selection as follows:

   • A green check mark indicates that the management pack can be imported. When all management packs in the list display this icon, select Install.

   • A yellow information icon indicates that the management pack is dependent on one or more management packs that aren't in the Import list but are available in the catalog. To add the management pack dependencies to the Import list, select Resolve in the Status column. When the Dependency Warning dialog appears, select Resolve.

   • A red error icon indicates that the management pack is dependent on one or more management packs that aren't in the Import list and aren't available in the catalog. To view the missing management packs, select Error in the Status column. To remove the management pack with the error from the Import list, right-click the management pack, and select Remove.

     Note

     When you select Install, any management packs in the Install list that display the Information or Error icon aren't imported.

8. The Import Management Packs page appears and shows the progress for each management pack. Each management pack is downloaded to a temporary directory, imported to Operations Manager, and then deleted from the temporary directory. If there's a problem at any stage of the import process, select the management pack in the list to view the status details. Select Close.

Importing a management pack using Get All MPs

The following procedure describes how to use the Get All MPs option to download management pack for a selected workload.

1. Sign in to the computer with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role.

2. In the Operations console, select Administration.

3. Select Updates and Recommendations under Management Packs.

4. If there are multiple management packs recommended for either an update or a new installation, you can download and import all of them by selecting Get All MPs from the Actions pane.

5. The Connecting to Management Pack Catalog Web Service window appears, and after it successfully connects and synchronizes, the Import Management Packs wizard opens.

6. On the Select Management Packs page, in the list of management packs will be the management packs identified in the Import Type column with the value of Not installed if missing but applicable, or Update available if the management pack file isn't the most recent version.

7. On the Select Management Packs page, the management packs that you selected for import are listed. An icon next to each management pack in the list indicates the status of the selection, as follows:

   • A green check mark indicates that the management pack can be imported. When all management packs in the list display this icon, select Install.

   • A yellow information icon indicates that the management pack is dependent on one or more management packs that aren't in the Import list but are available in the catalog. To add the management pack dependencies to the Import list, select Resolve in the Status column. When the Dependency Warning dialog appears, select Resolve.

   • A red error icon indicates that the management pack is dependent on one or more management packs that aren't in the Import list and aren't available in the catalog. To view the missing management packs, select Error in the Status column. To remove the management pack with the error from the Import list, right-click the management pack, and select Remove.

     Note

     When you select Install, any management packs in the Install list that display the Information or Error icon aren't imported.

8. The Import Management Packs page appears and shows the progress for each management pack. Each management pack is downloaded to a temporary directory, imported to Operations Manager, and then deleted from the temporary directory. If there's a problem at any stage of the import process, select the management pack in the list to view the status details. Select Close.

Supported workloads

The following list includes the workloads that are supported by this feature.

• BizTalk 2006, 2009, 2010, server 2013 and 2013 R2
• Branch Cache 2016
• CRM 2011, 2013 and 2015
• Defender Technical Preview
• Distributed Transaction Coordinator 2012 R2 and 2016
• Dynamics AX 2009, 2012 and Retail 2012 R3
• Essentials Technical Preview
• Exchange Server 2013
• Host Integration Server 2010 and 2013
• NAV 2013 and 2013 R2
• Office SharePoint Foundation 2010
• SharePoint 2010 Products, Foundation Server 2013 and Server 2013
• SMA 2012 R2
• SPF 2012 R2
• SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2012, 2012 Analysis Services, 2012 Replication, 2012 Reporting Services (Native Mode), 2014, 2014 Analysis Services, 2014 Replication, 2014 Reporting Services (Native Mode), 2016, 2016 Analysis Services, 2016 Replication and 2016 Reporting Services (Native Mode)
• System Center 2012 App Controller, Configuration Manager and Orchestrator
• Windows Server Backup, Service Manager 2012 and TFS 2013

Next steps

• To understand the approach to managing the lifecycle of management packs deployed in your management group, see Management pack lifecycle.

• To understand what reports are available to help you explore the operational data and configuration information in your management group, review the Operations Manager Reports library.

• To create reports for your operational needs, follow the How to create reports in Operations Manager.