Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform and Interop Solutions

Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions and Interop Betas now available The Cross Platform Extensions Beta extends the monitoring and management capabilities of System Center Operations Manager 2007 to non-Microsoft platforms, including HP-UX®, Sun Solaris™, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®, and Novell SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server environments. Beta refresh now available, including the ability to install the beta on 64-bit Operations Manager 2007 servers, support for the Gateway Role, and monitoring support for IBM AIX 5L® 5.3, Technology Level 6, SP5 (PowerPC) servers. Operations Manager 2007 Interop Connectors Beta for HP and IBM Tivoli® allow Operations Manager 2007 to interoperate and share information with different enterprise management systems and helpdesks. Evaluate the Cross Platform & Interop Betas today

Prerequisites

Both the Cross Platform Extensions and Interop Beta Connectors require that you have Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.  Find out more about Operations Manager 2007 SP1 and download the evaluation or upgrade.

Getting Started

• Quick Start Guide for Cross Platform Extensions
  

  This Quick Start Guide contains the release notes, system requirements, and installation and configuration information for the System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions beta refresh.  Guidelines on how to use the solution are also included.

Product Overview

• White Paper: Managing Your Unix/Linux Systems with Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions
  

  This paper discusses how Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions can help data centers and large IT organizations:

  • More easily identify and resolve issues in a cross-platform environment
  • Manage both Microsoft and non-Microsoft environments as simply and efficiently as possible
  • Improve service levels and visibility across Microsoft, Unix, and Linux platforms

• Datasheet: System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions
  Overview of the Cross Platform Extensions solution; including benefits, features, and minimum requirements.

Cross Platform Community

• Cross Platform Team Blog
  

  Team blog for System Center Cross Platform and Interoperability, Microsoft’s manageability solution for non-Windows platforms and management system interoperability.