Chapter 2. Unix/Linux Management: Cross Platform Extensions

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Supported Platforms and Requirements

• Preparing to Discover Unix/Linux Computers

• Discovering and Monitoring Unix/Linux Computers

• Integrating Unix/Linux Computers in OpsMgr

• BridgeWays Management Packs

• Novell SUSE Management Pack

• Management Pack Templates

• Connectors

Cross Platform Extensions, also referred to as CrossPlat (or X-Plat), is perhaps the most highly touted and anticipated feature of Operations Manager 2007 Release 2 (R2). First announced at the Microsoft Management Summit in 2008 with the fanfare of flying pigs, CrossPlat enables you to monitor Unix platforms using the Operations Manager (OpsMgr) console and tools. This chapter looks at how ...

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