Windows DHCP Management Pack Readme (for Windows 2000 Server)

Si applica a: Operations Manager 2007

The Microsoft Windows Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Management Pack monitors the health of DHCP on computers that are running the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system to improve the availability, performance, and security of your Windows environment.

This readme describes how to install the Windows 2000 Server DHCP Management Pack in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. For more information about the Windows 2000 Server DHCP Management Pack and how to use it, see the 2005 Windows Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Management Pack Guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89240.

Before You Import the DHCP Management Pack

Before you import the Windows 2000 Server DHCP Management Pack, you must install the updated Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 Backward Compatibility Management Pack, 6.0.5000.1. You can download the Backward Compatibility Management Pack at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89473.

Supported Applications

The Windows 2000 Server DHCP Management Pack monitors computers that are running Windows 2000 Server. For the Windows 2000 Server DHCP Management Pack to function optimally, your computers must meet the following requirements:

Each DHCP server must be managed by System Center Operations Manager 2007.

Security Considerations

The Windows 2000 Server DHCP Management Pack is not using DHCP Action Account; it is using Default Action Account.  You will need to use an admin Action Account as the Default Action Account for DHCP 2000 agents.

For more information, see the 2005 Windows Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Management Pack Guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89240.

How to Import the DHCP Management Pack

To monitor Windows 2000 Server DHCP, you must first download the Windows Server DHCP Management Pack from the Management Pack Catalog, located at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82105. By default, the installer places the Windows Server DHCP Management Pack in its own folder in the following directory: C:\Program Files\System Center Management Packs.

The Windows Server DHCP Management Pack download includes management packs for the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008

• Windows Server 2003

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

The content in this readme applies to the Windows Server DHCP Management Pack for Windows 2000 Server.

The Windows Server DHCP Management Pack includes the following files:

After you download the Windows Server DHCP Management Pack, import it into System Center Operations Manager 2007.

To import the DHCP Management Pack

1. In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Administration.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Administration.

3. Right-click Management Packs, click Import Management Packs, select Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.2000.mp and then click Open.

4. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

For instructions about importing a management pack, see How to Import a Management Pack in Operations Manager 2007 (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=98348).

Optional Configuration

After you import the DHCP Management Pack, it begins to discover and monitor computers without additional configuration. You can, however, configure the DHCP Management Pack for your environment and your preferences. For example, some of the monitors or rules are disabled by default, and you can turn them on if you want to. Or, if the performance-measuring rules that are enabled by default degrade performance on your servers with slow WAN links, you can turn them off.

To enable a monitor

1. In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Authoring.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Management Pack Objects, and then click Monitors.

3. In the Monitors list, expand the target that you want until the monitor appears.

4. Right-click the monitor that you want, point to Overrides, point to Override the Monitor, and then click For all objects of type: <type of object>.

5. Under Override-controlled parameters, in the Override column, select the Enabled check box.

6. In the Override Setting column, in the drop-down menu, click True, and then click OK.

To enable a rule

1. In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Authoring.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Management Pack Objects, and then click Rules.

   Nota

   To show rules for the DHCP Management Pack only, on the toolbar, click Scope, and then under Target, select the check boxes for the DHCP components.

3. Under Rules, right-click the rule that you want to turn on, point to Overrides, point to Override the Rule, and then click For all objects of type: <type of object>.

4. Under Override-controlled parameters, in the Override column, select the Enabled check box.

5. In the Override Setting column, in the drop-down menu, click True, and then click OK.

To disable a rule

1. In the Operations Console, on the Go menu, click Authoring.

2. In the navigation pane, expand Management Pack Objects, and then click Rules.

   Nota

   To show rules for the DHCP Management Pack only, on the toolbar, click Scope, and then under Target, select the check boxes for the DHCP components.

3. Under Rules, right-click the rule that you want to turn off, point to Overrides, point to Disable the Rule, and then click For all objects of type: <type of object>.

For more information about the optional configurations for different monitoring scenarios, see the 2005 Windows Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Management Pack Guide at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89240.