Installing a New Management Pack

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Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007

You can install the System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 (DPM) Management Pack from the Administration pane in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007.

Before you can install the management pack, you must download and install the update described in KB949779.

Downloading and Installing KB949779

To download the update described in KB949779, go to. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=148228
You need to install this update only on DPM servers; it is not required to be installed on protected computers or on the Operations Manager server.

Downloading the DPM 2007 Management Pack

For the latest version of the DPM 2007 Management Pack, see https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82105.

Importing a Management Pack

Use the following procedure to import the DPM 2007 Management Pack into Operations Manager 2007.

To import a management pack

  1. Log on to the computer with an account that is a member of the Operations Manager Administrators role for the Operations Manager 2007 Management Group.

  2. In the Operations Console, click Administration.

    Note

    When you run the Operations Console on a computer that is not a Management Server, the Connect To Server dialog box displays. In the Server name text box, type the name of the Operations Manager 2007 Management Server that you want the Operations Console to connect to.

  3. In the Actions pane, click Import Management Packs, browse to the location of the management pack, and then click Open.

    Note

    The DPM 2007 Management Pack filename is Microsoft.Windows.SystemCenterDPM.mp.

  4. In the Import Management Packs dialog box, which displays the Management Packs that you selected, click Add or Remove to edit the list of management packs to be imported. When the list is complete, click Import.

  5. After the import process is complete, and the dialog box displays an icon next to each management pack indicating success or failure of the importation, click Close.

The Management Packs pane of the Operations Console lists all imported management packs.

Considerations for Deploying the Operations Manager Agent

You must install the Operations Manager agent on all servers that you want to monitor.