The
Microsoft Forefront for SharePoint (Forefront SharePoint) Management Pack
monitors the health of Forefront SharePoint on computers that are running Forefront
for SharePoint 10.1 (with Service Pack 1) to improve the availability,
performance, and security of your Forefront deployment.
This
readme describes how to install the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack in
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. For more information
about the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack and how to use it, see the 2005
Microsoft Forefront for SharePoint Management Pack Guide at
Before You Import the
Forefront SharePoint Management Pack
Before
you import the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack, you must install the
updated Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Backward Compatibility
Management Pack, 6.0.5000.12. You can download the Backward Compatibility
Management Pack at
Note |
If you do not install the
updated Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Backward Compatibility
Management Pack before you install the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack,
your installation of the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack will fail. |
S upported Applications
The
Forefront SharePoint Management Pack monitors computers that are running
Microsoft Forefront Server Security for SharePoint 10.0 to function optimally,
your computers must meet the following requirements:
• Each Forefront SharePoint server must be managed by System Center
Operations Manager 2007.
Note |
You can run only one
localized version of a converted Management Pack at a time. To use a version
of the Management Pack for a different language, uninstall the Management
Pack, and then install the version of the Management Pack for the language
that you want. |
Download
the latest Forefront SharePoint Management Pack files from
The contents of the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack are as
follows:
File Name |
Description |
Microsoft.ForeFront.SharePoint.mp |
Required for discovering and monitoring Forefront SharePoint
servers. |
After you download the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack, import
it into System Center Operations Manager 2007.
To import the Forefront
SharePoint Management Pack
1.
In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Administration.
2.
In the navigation pane, expand Administration.
3.
Right-click Management Packs, click Import Management
Packs, select Microsoft.ForeFront.SharePoint (Converted), and then click Open.
4.
Follow the instructions in the wizard.
For more information, see "How to Import Management
Packs in Operations Manager 2007" in System Center Operations Manager 2007
Help.
Optional Configuration
After
you import the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack, it begins to discover and
monitor computers without additional configuration. You can, however, configure
the Forefront SharePoint Management Pack for your environment and your
preferences. For example, some of the monitors or rules are disabled by
default, and you can turn them on if you want to. Or, if the
performance-measuring rules that are enabled by default degrade performance on
your servers with slow WAN links, you can turn them off.
To enable a monitor
1.
In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Authoring.
2.
In the navigation pane, expand Management Pack Objects, and
then click Monitors.
3.
In the Monitors list, expand the target that you want until
the monitor appears.
4.
Right-click the monitor that you want, point to Overrides,
point to Override the Monitor, and then click For all objects of
type: <type of object>.
5.
Under Override-controlled parameters, in the Override
column, select the Enabled check box.
6.
In the Override Setting column, in the drop-down menu,
click True, and then click OK.
To enable a
rule
1.
In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Authoring.
2.
In the navigation pane, expand Management Pack Objects, and
then click Rules.
Note |
To show rules for the
Forefront SharePoint Management Pack only, on the toolbar, click Scope,
and then under Target, select the check boxes for the Forefront
SharePoint components. |
3.
Under Rules, right-click the rule that you want to turn on,
point to Overrides, point to Override the Rule, and then click For
all objects of type: <type of object>.
4.
Under Override-controlled parameters, in the Override
column, select the Enabled check box.
5.
In the Override Setting column, in the drop-down menu,
click True, and then click OK.
To disable a
rule
1.
In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Authoring.
2.
In the navigation pane, expand Management Pack Objects, and
then click Rules.
Note |
To show rules for the Forefront
SharePoint Management Pack only, on the toolbar, click Scope, and then
under Target, select the check boxes for the Forefront
SharePoint components. |
3.
Under Rules, right-click the rule that you want to turn
off, point to Overrides, point to Disable the Rule, and then
click For all objects of type: <type of object>.
For more information about the optional configurations
for different monitoring scenarios, see the 2005 Microsoft Forefront for
SharePoint Management Pack Guide at