The
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 (Office Project Server 2007) Management
Pack monitors the health of Office Project Server 2007 on computers that are
running Office Project Server 2007 to improve the availability, performance,
and security of your Office Project Server deployment.
This
readme describes how to install the Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack
in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. For more information
about the Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack and how to use it, see the
2005 Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack Guide at
Before You Import the Office
Project Server 2007 Management Pack
Before
you import the Office Project Server 2007 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 Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack, your
installation of the Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack will fail. |
S upported Applications
The
Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack monitors computers that are running Microsoft
Office Project Server 2007 to function optimally, your computers must meet the
following requirements:
• Each system running Office Project Server 2007 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 Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack files from
The contents of the Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack are
as follows:
File Name |
Description |
Microsoft.Office.ProjectServer.2007.mp |
Required for discovering and monitoring Office Project Server
2007 servers. |
After you download the Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack,
import it into System Center Operations Manager 2007.
To import the Office
Project Server 2007 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.Office.ProjectServer.2007 (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 Office Project Server 2007 Management Pack, it begins to
discover and monitor computers without additional configuration. You can,
however, configure the Office Project Server 2007 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 Office
Project Server 2007 Management Pack only, on the toolbar, click Scope,
and then under Target, select the check boxes for the Office Project
Server 2007 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 Office
Project Server 2007 Management Pack only, on the toolbar, click Scope,
and then under Target, select the check boxes for the Office
Project Server 2007 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 Office Project
Server 2007 Management Pack Guide at