Deploying the Microsoft Web Sites and Services Management Pack

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Prerequisites
Installing BITS Server Extensions
Deployment Options
Installing the Server Configuration Components
Installing the Web Sites and Services MP Configuration Wizard
Installing the Web Sites and Services Agent Configuration Components
Deploying the Web Sites and Services MP Using the Command Line

Prerequisites

The components of the Web Sites and Services MP have the following requirements.

Server Configuration Component

  • Microsoft Operation Manager 2005 Management Server.

  • IIS, running the BITS server extensions. The Windows® Server 2003 setup includes the BITS server extensions. If you are using Windows 2000 Server, you must download BITS Version 1.5.

  • If you plan to install and use the Web Sites and Services MP reports, the Microsoft Operation Manager 2005 Reporting Server is required.

MP Configuration Wizard

  • Microsoft Operation Manager 2005 User Interfaces.

Agent Configuration Component

  • A Microsoft Operation Manager 2005 agent-managed computer.

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1. If you plan to monitor sites that use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 is recommended, since it corrects issues related to requests sent using SSL.

  • The Agent Configuration component is required on all computers that send requests created by the Web Sites and Services MP.

  • The Web Sites and Services MP is an add-on to MOM 2005. Before continuing to the installation procedures for the Web Sites and Services MP prerequisites and components, you must deploy MOM 2005 on your network. For information about deploying MOM, see the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Deployment Guide.

  • Upgrading from a pre-release version of the Web Sites and Services MP is not supported. Request Sequence data files created with a pre-release version are not automatically updated.

Installing BITS Server Extensions

The BITS server extensions are required for transferring rule information between the MP Configuration Wizard application and the Server Configuration Components. The BITS server extensions must be installed on the MOM 2005 Management Server.

To install the BITS Server Extensions on Windows 2000 Server

  • The BITS Version 1.5 (Server Component) is available from the Microsoft Download Center. Run the setup program and follow the instructions to install the BITS server component.

To install the BITS Server Extensions on Windows 2003 Server

  1. Open Add or Remove Programs from Control Panel.

  2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components. Click Application Server, click Details, click Internet Information Services (IIS), and then click Details again.

  3. Select Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) Server Extensions, and then click OK. Windows will install BITS, as well as any dependent services that are not already installed, such as IIS.

Deployment Options

The procedures in the following sections for deploying the Server Configuration Components, MP Configuration Wizard, and Agent Configuration Components are based on a complex deployment scenario, where each component is installed on a separate computer. For this reason, each procedure repeats the steps for running the .msi file and choosing a component to install. If you are performing a less complex deployment, some of these steps are not necessary.

The following table shows the types of computers that each component of the Web Sites and Services MP can be installed on.

Table 1  Deployment Options

Component

Management Server

MOM Agent

Other Computers

Server Configuration Component

Yes

No

No

Agent Configuration Component

Yes

Yes

No

MP Configuration Wizard

Yes

Yes

Yes

If you are installing all of the components on a single Management Server, you can run the MOMWssMP.msi file once and accept all of the default settings. In some cases, the configuration steps mentioned in the following sections might still be necessary after you install the Web Sites and Services MP components on one computer.

Installing the Server Configuration Components

BITS server extensions must be installed on the Management Server before you can install the Server Configuration Components.

To install the Server Configuration Components on a MOM 2005 Management Server

  1. Run the MOMWssMP.msi file on the MOM Management Server.

  2. Choose the Custom Setup option.

  3. From the list of components, disable the WSS Agent Configuration and WSS MP Client by selecting each component and clicking This component will not be available. Click Next, and then click Install. The setup program will install only the WSS MP Server Configuration.

Configuring the Web Sites and Services MP Computer Groups

By default, all rules and rule groups created by the Web Sites and Services MP are associated with the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Active Agents computer group.

All computers with the Web Sites and Services MP agent components installed will automatically be discovered and added to the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Available Agents computer group, but you must manually add these computers to the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Active Agents computer group.

All computers with the Web Sites and Services MP agent components installed require the rules in the Common Processing Rules rule group. For more information about the rules in this group, see Management Pack Rules, in the “Reference” section of this guide.

Configuring the Web Sites and Services MP Rules

In most cases, the rules installed with the Web Sites and Services MP do not require configuration. If you receive warning 25401 during setup, it is because the default port used by the Web Sites and Services MP for downloading files through BITS is already in use. You can proceed with the setup, but after completing the setup, you must manually reconfigure the URL in the Web Sites and Services MP. The same procedure must be followed if you are using SSL to secure the BITS virtual directory after installing the Web Sites and Services MP.

To configure the protocol or port used by the Web Sites and Services MP Web site

  1. After installing the server components, open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and browse to the Microsoft Web Sites and Services MP (Stopped) Web site. Right-click the Web site and select Properties.

  2. Modify the TCP Port value to use a port that is not already in use. If you are using SSL, edit the SSL Port value. Click OK.

  3. To start the Web site with the new settings, right-click the Web site name and select Start.

To configure the protocol or port used to download the Request Sequence data files

  1. Open the MOM Administrator console. Find the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Web Sites and Services MP rule group and expand the Common Processing Rules subgroup.

  2. Click Event Rules, then right-click the Download Request Sequence data file rule and select Properties. Click the Responses tab.

  3. Select the response named Download from HTTP:// servername :1273 and click Edit. In the Use other virtual directory box, change the port number portion of the URL (1273) to the same port number you configured IIS to use. If you are configuring the rule to use SSL, change the protocol part of the URL from HTTP to HTTPS. Click OK to save your changes.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Right-click Management Packs and then select Commit Configuration Changes to deploy the updated rule.

Installing the Web Sites and Services MP Reports

Most of the components of the Web Sites and Services Management Pack are automatically installed as part of the server configuration components. If you plan to use the MOM 2005 Reporting Server with the data collected by the Web Sites and Services MP, then you must install the Web Sites and Services MP reports separately.

To install the Web Sites and Services MP reports

  1. Open the MOM Administrator console and browse to Management Packs. Right-click Management Packs and select Import/Export Management Packs.

  2. Click Next, select Import Management Packs and/or reports and then click Next.

  3. On the Select a Folder and Choose Import Type page, click Browse.

  4. Navigate to the folder where the MomWssMPReports.xml file is located, and then click OK.

  5. Select the Import reports only option and click Next.

  6. On the Select Reports page, select MomWssMPReports.xml, and then click Next.

  7. To complete and close the wizard, click Finish.

  8. The reports will begin to display results only after the Web Sites and Services MP rules have collected data, and a Data Transformation Services (DTS) job has transferred that data from the MOM Operations database to the MOM Reporting database. By default, the Task Scheduler runs the DTS job at 1:00 a.m. every day.

Installing the Web Sites and Services MP Configuration Wizard

The MOM 2005 user interfaces must be installed on the computer before you install the Web Sites and Services MP Configuration Wizard.

To install the Web Sites and Services MP Configuration Wizard on a computer

  1. Run the MOMWssMP.msi file on the computer.

  2. Choose the Custom Setup option.

  3. From the list of components, disable the WSS Agent Configuration and WSS MP Server Configuration by selecting each component and clicking This component will not be available. Click Next, and then click Install. The setup program will install only the WSS MP Client.

  4. A shortcut to the Web Sites and Services MP Configuration Wizard application is created in the Start menu, in the Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 folder.

Installing the Web Sites and Services Agent Configuration Components

To install the Web Sites and Services Agent Configuration Components on an agent-managed computer (including a Management Server)

  1. Run the MOMWssMP.msi file on the agent-managed computer.

  2. Choose the Custom Setup option.

  3. From the list of components, disable the WSS MP Server Configuration and WSS MP Client by selecting each component and clicking This component will not be available. Click Next, and then click Install. The setup program will install only the WSS Agent Configuration.

  4. You must install the Agent Configuration Components on each agent-managed computer that will send requests. Agent-managed computers with the Agent Configuration Components will automatically become members of the MOM 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Available Agents computer group after computer discovery occurs. You must manually add computers from the MOM 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Available Agents computer group to the MOM 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Active Agents computer group. The Web Sites and Services MP rules are deployed only to the members of the MOM 2005 Web Sites and Services MP Active Agents computer group.

  5. You can force computer discovery to run immediately after you install the Agent Configuration Components if you don’t want to wait for the regularly-scheduled discovery task to run.

To manually locate computers with the Web Sites and Services Agent Configuration Components installed

  1. Open the MOM Administrator console.

  2. Click Administration and then double-click Computers. Right-click Computer Discovery Rules and then click Run Computer Discovery Now.

Deploying the Web Sites and Services MP Using the Command Line

You can use the command line to deploy the Web Sites and Services MP components. This section details the syntax and parameters for the MomWssMP.msi Microsoft Installer file.

To automate the deployment of the Web Sites and Services MP, you can run the .msi file from a command line or batch file. The installation must run as an account with local administrator rights.

Installing the MP Using the Command Line

Table 2  Parameters for MomWssMP.msi

Parameter

Value

Description

Addlocal

All — Installs all components. This is the default value.

WssMPServerConfig — Installs the server configuration component.

WssMPClient — Installs the MP configuration wizard.

WssMPAgentConfig — Installs the Agent Configuration Component.

The Web Sites and Services MP component you want to install on the local computer. Separate multiple components with commas. This parameter is optional.

Installdir

Specify a valid folder path. The default value is %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Web Sites and Services MP.

The destination folder for installing the component. This parameter is optional.

Note that the parameter names are case sensitive.

Removing the MP using the command line

The .msi file does not support parameters when removing the Web Sites and Services MP. All Web Sites and Services MP components on the computer are removed.

Example Command Line Syntax

To install the Agent Configuration Component in the default folder, use:

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This command is shown on multiple lines for better readability; enter them as a single line .

Msiexec.exe /I MomWssMp.msi /qn Addlocal
=”WssMPAgentConfig” Installdir=””

To remove all Web Sites and Services MP components, use:

Msiexec.exe /X MomWssMp.msi /qn