Chapter 13. System Center Operations Manager 2007

In this chapter, we'll cover System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 and the role it plays in the Microsoft virtualization infrastructure for managing both physical and virtual systems. The scope of this chapter will be how you can use SCOM 2007 to manage a Microsoft virtualization infrastructure. This is a narrow focus for SCOM 2007 because SCOM is designed to handle all aspects of IT operations. Note that this chapter isn't designed to be an install or design guide for SCOM 2007—several very good guides are available for installing core SCOM 2007 functionality.

SCOM is a feature-rich platform for IT management, with functionality that maps to specific operational areas defined in the Information ...

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