This book is your most complete source for in-depth information about Microsoft Operations Manager 2005!   Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Unleashed provides a comprehensive guide to Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. MOM is a tool that helps implement operations management, but it is not a piece of software that you can simply install and instantly have working.   This book provides reference material that will guide you through the steps to design, deploy, and configure MOM within your environment. You learn how to tune your MOM environment and tackle common challenges, such as managing your Microsoft operating systems, directory services, messaging platforms, and databases. Inside you will find comprehensive information on how to develop your own reports and management packs for your MOM environment as well as practical real-world examples, based on hands-on MOM experience.   ·         Plan your MOM deployment ·         Architect MOM for performance, redundancy, and security ·         Install or upgrade to MOM 2005 ·         Back up important MOM components ·         Implement, troubleshoot, deploy, and manage management packs ·         Work with rules and tune them ·         Manage different aspects of your environment, including the Windows operating system, directory services, Exchange email, and SQL Server ·         Extend MOM using connectors and third-party management packs ·         Develop management packs, reports, and scripts ·         Prepare for the next version of Operations Manager   CD–ROM includes   ·         Microsoft’s MOM 2005 Resource Kit and MOM 2005 Sizer ·         MOM Agent Monitor ·         Management packs and scripts written or customized for this book ·         Live Links—more than 100 (clickable) hypertext links and references to materials and sites related to Operations Manager     Contents About the Authors   xxi Acknowledgments   xxiii Introduction  1 Part I              Operations Management Overview and Concepts Chapter 1        Operations Management Basics   7 Chapter 2        What’s New   41 Chapter 3        How Does It Work?   57 Part II             Planning and Installation Chapter 4        Planning Your MOM Deployment   99 Chapter 5        Planning Complex Configurations   151 Chapter 6        Installing MOM 2005   173 Chapter 7        Upgrading to MOM 2005   211 Part III            Deploying MOM Chapter 8        Post-Installation Tasks   237 Chapter 9        Installing and Configuring Agents   267 Chapter 10      Complex and High Performance Configurations   297 Chapter 11      Securing MOM   329 Part IV            Administering MOM Chapter 12      Backup and Recovery   365 Chapter 13      Administering Management Packs   395 Chapter 14      Monitoring with MOM   423 Part V             Managing with MOM Chapter 15      Managing the Operating System   487 Chapter 16      Managing Directory Services   527 Chapter 17      Managing Microsoft Messaging   565 Chapter 18      Database Management   595 Part VI            Moving Beyond MOM 2005 Chapter 19      Interoperability   625 Chapter 20      Developing Management Packs   661 Chapter 21      Using and Developing Reports   719 Chapter 22      Using and Developing Scripts   777 Chapter 23      Touring Operations Manager 2007   825 Part VII          Appendixes Appendix A    MOM Internals   865 Appendix B    Registry Settings   887 Appendix C    Performance Counters   895 Appendix D    Database Views   901 Appendix E     Reference URLs   907 Appendix F     On the CD   917 Index     919