The Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Top 20 Must-Have Customizations

1. Required Slide SESSION CODE: MGT315 The Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Top 20 Must-Have Customizations Rory McCaw Principal Consultant, OpsMgr MVP Infront Consulting Group

2. Agenda • Review and explore the most common customizations we see and implement at customers in their OpsMgr deployments • 20 customizations | 75 minutes = few slides, lots of demo • Additional notes and information on customizations posted to: http://www.systemcentercentral.com/blogs/rorymccaw

3. OpsMgr Customizations – Basics • Alert tuning – starts with knowing your environment …PowerShell • Custom Tasks • MPViewer, Bing! • Automated MPBackup • CYA Rules • Basic / Specific Security Monitoring Rules • Privilege group changes • Automated Server documentation (SYDI) • Scheduled Maintenance Mode • Maintenance Mode web site

4. OpsMgr Customizations - Maintenance • Savision LiveMaps • Logged on user discovery • File Version Discovery • Mobile device notification and response with AlarmPoint • SNMP MP for custom discovery • ireasoning MIB Browser • WScript 5.4 version MP • Monitoring and alerting on changes to the Default MP • Infront MP Update

5. OpsMgr Customizations - Maintenance • sn.exe • Unit Monitors during business hours • Resolved Alerts view • SCCM Dashboard for SCOM • DB / DW Grooming • WMI Rebuild

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7. On To The Demos Rory McCawPrincipal Consultant, OpsMgr MVPInfront Consulting Group DEMO

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