Deploying MOM 2005 Management Packs

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This chapter describes the best practices for deploying Management Packs.

Document Revisions

The following table summarizes the revisions that have been made to this document.

Revisions, May 2005

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Importing and Exporting Management Packs

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Exporting Management Packs

Added information about exporting report definitions.

In This Chapter

Before You Begin

Before you start importing Management Packs, review the key concepts of Microsoft® Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and your deployment design and planning documents. Areas to review include:

  • The MOM 2005 release notes to identify any changes that could affect planning for a new deployment.

  • The Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Security Guide. This guide has more information about the agent Action Account and privileges needed to run the Management Packs.

  • The appropriate Management Pack Guide. This guide has detailed information about the Management Pack.

Note

You do not need to refer to the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Supported Configurations data sheet ** on the MOM 2005 CD is not necessary for importing Management Packs.