Chapter 7 - Tools
Important: The tools listed in this chapter are located in a variety of places. Testing for these tools is limited. Before using these tools in your production environment, test these tools in a test environment. Use these tools at your own risk. Microsoft is not responsible for damage that might result from using these tools.
This is part of the Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Service Pack 1 Management Pack Development Guide.
This chapter describes the tools that you can use when developing, testing, and deploying Microsoft® Operations Manager 2000 (MOM) Service Pack 1 Management Pack modules. This chapter provides a brief description of each tool and information about where you can find them.
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Development and Test Tools
Development and Test Tools
Table 7.1 lists the tools that are available to use while developing, testing, and deploying your Management Pack modules. Detailed information about using these tools is provided later in this chapter.
Table 7.1 Management Pack Development and Test Tools
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Tool
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Description
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Location
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Eventcreate.exe
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This tool creates a custom event in a specified event log.
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This tool is installed with Windows® 2000.
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EventSim.exe
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This tool replays standard Windows 2000 event logs back into Windows 2000 event logs at different rates to test the event rules in MOM Management Packs.
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This tool is included in the MOM Resource Kit at
http://www.microsoft.com/mom/ downloads/reskit/default.asp
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ImportDLL.exe
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The ImportDLL tool is used to create new rules based on the message contained in a specific event message DLL.
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This tool is installed with MOM SP1.
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ManagementModuleUtil.exe
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This tool exports and imports Management Packs from the command line. This command-line tool can be useful in scripts or batch files that automate exporting Management Packs from a master configuration group and in importing Management Packs into a zone configuration group.
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This tool is installed during MOM setup to the following directory on the DCAM: \Program Files\Microsoft Operations Manager 2000\OnePoint.
This tool is also installed in the same directory on all agent computers during agent installation. More information about this tool is included in the MOM SDK at
http://www.microsoft.com/mom/ downloads/sdk/default.asp.
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MOM Software Development Kit (SDK)
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The MOM SDK is located at
http://www.microsoft.com/mom/ downloads/sdk/default.asp
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MOM Trace Log
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This tool tests for faulty performance counters.
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This tool is enabled using the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Mission Critical Software
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LogEvent.exe
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This command-line tool logs events in the application log of a remote computer. You can incorporate this tool into scripts and batch files to test your MOM environment. You can also use the absence of an automatically generated event on a remote agent to alert administrators to a possible problem.
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The Event Logging tool is included in the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit. For more information about how to use this tool, see the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Tools Help. For more information about the Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/ techinfo/reskit/default.asp.
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RunMOMScript.exe
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This command-line program tests and troubleshoots MOM script syntax and logic errors before they are deployed into production.
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This tool is included in the Microsoft Operations Manager 2000 Resource Kit at
http://www.microsoft.com/mom/ downloads/reskit/default.asp.
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Script Debugger
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This tool debugs scripts that are running on either the MOM DCAM or an agent computer.
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This tool is installed with Visual Studio® .NET
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