Planning Your MOM Deployment
MOM 2005 provides comprehensive event and performance management, proactive monitoring and alerting, reporting and trend analysis, and system- and application-specific knowledge and tasks, to improve the manageability of Windows-based servers and applications. Your organizations deployment will be influenced by your organizations size, monitoring requirements, and goals.
Microsoft Solutions Framework
You may find it helpful to choose a deployment planning methodology, or framework, to help you through the planning and deployment of MOM. For more information about the Microsoft Solutions Framework, see https://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/msf/default.mspx.
In addition to the MOM-specific planning guidance provided in this guide, consider using the information and job aids included in the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit to assist you in the following activities:
Create a comprehensive project plan.
Design and set up a test lab.
Test applications and resolve application compatibility issues.
Design and implement a pilot project.
You can download the Windows Server 2003 Deployment Kit at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=daf69de7-dd1a-4369-b1c1-5ca32f6a6ae5&DisplayLang=en.
MOM-specific guidance topics included in this section are: