Characteristics of an Optimized MOM System

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Overall MOM performance is affected by many variables, and the impact of each variable varies from organization to organization. For example, networks are a common element in most organizations, but the extent of networking, network capacity and network reliability differs in every organization.

In general, an optimized MOM system has the following characteristics:

  • The operational database size remains below 15 GB.

  • Only the Management Packs that are needed are installed, and only the rules that are required are enabled.

  • The volume of events and alerts that are generated does not overload the Management Server or the MOM database.

  • The volume of operational data from managed computers is evenly distributed among Management Servers (in management groups that have more than one MOM server).

  • Communication between MOM components is efficient and consistent, and alert latency remains below 2 minutes, during normal operations.

  • Database re-indexing and grooming jobs complete successfully, and in a timely manner.

  • The data transformation services (DTS) job that is run against the operational database completes successfully.

  • Ongoing operations management tasks, such as computer and attribute discovery, agent installs/uninstalls, and configuration changes complete successfully and do not overload the Management Servers for an extended period of time.

  • Resource utilization on all the servers, including the managed computers, stays within acceptable ranges during normal operations.