Guide for System Center Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server

Applies To: Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server

This guide was written based on version 1.0.0.116 of the Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server.

Guide History

Release Date Changes

October 2013

Original release of this guide

Supported Configurations

This management pack requires System Center 2012 - Operations Manager SP1 or System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager. A dedicated Operations Manager management group is not required.

The following table details the supported configurations for the Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack:

Configuration Support

Network load balanced servers

Yes

Agentless monitoring

Not supported/not tested

Virtual environment

Supported/tested

Operations Manager Operations console

Yes

See the Windows Azure Pack installation requirements (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=324579) in the Windows Azure Pack library for more information.

Management Pack Scope

This management pack supports as many Windows Azure Pack components as necessary, provided that each instance is installed in different servers. For example, the management pack does not support two or more Admin Sites or Tenant Sites on the same server.

Prerequisites

The following requirements must be met to run this management pack:

To monitor Windows Azure Pack you must use System Center 2012 - Operations Manager SP1 or System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager and the Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server. To install and run Windows Azure Pack, meet the requirements listed in Windows Azure Pack installation requirements (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=324579).

Mandatory Configuration

  1. Install System Center 2012 - Operations Manager SP1 or System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager.

  2. Download the Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server.

  3. Use Operations Manager to import the management pack.

Files in this Management Pack

The Management Pack for Windows Azure Pack for Windows Server includes the following files:

  • Microsoft.WindowsAzurePack.mp