1. Introducing Operations Management and MOM 2005

   1. Chapter 1 Introduction to MOM 2005

      1. Using MOM 2005
      2. Basic MOM Structure
      3. The Life of a MOM 2005 Alert
      4. MOM 2005 Components
      5. Additional Components
      6. Summary

   2. Chapter 2 Designing, Planning, and Implementing MOM 2005

      1. Requirement Gathering
      2. Design Decisions
      3. Pre-Installation Configuration Decisions
      4. Testing and Piloting
      5. Implementation
      6. Installation Specifics
      7. Summary

2. Managing and Using MOM on a Daily Basis

   1. Chapter 3 Managing Agents

      1. Agent Functions
      2. Preparing to Deploy Agents
      3. Deploying and Managing Agents in a Trusted LAN
      4. Deploying and Managing Agents Across a Firewall and a Slow WAN Link
      5. Deploying and Managing Agents Into an Untrusted Environment
      6. Deploying and Managing Agents from Multiple Management Groups
      7. Troubleshooting
      8. Tools
      9. Summary

   2. Chapter 4 Administering Management Packs

      1. Management Pack Life Cycle
      2. Importing Management Packs into Preproduction
      3. Transfer the Management Pack to Production
      4. Creating Simple Management Packs
      5. Summary

   3. Chapter 5 Administering Global Settings

      1. Alerts
      2. Connections
      3. Maintenance
      4. Summary

   4. Chapter 6 Operator Console

      1. Console Scopes
      2. Creating a Custom Console Scope
      3. Creating a Custom Computer Group
      4. Creating the Console Scope
      5. Using the Console
      6. Building a Filter in the Operator Console
      7. Views
      8. Customizing the Operator Console
      9. Summary

   5. Chapter 7 MOM 2005 Database Fundamentals

      1. SQL Server Enterprise Manager
      2. Data Transformation Service
      3. MOM 2005 Reporting Databases
      4. Summary

   6. Chapter 8 MOM 2005 Reporting

      1. Installation
      2. Administering MOM 2005 Reporting
      3. Summary

3. MOM 2005 Enterprise Integration

   1. Chapter 9 Connecting MOM 2005

      1. Partitioning
      2. Connecting MOM to MOM
      3. Summary

   2. Chapter 10 Extending Monitoring

      1. Understanding SNMP
      2. Windows and MOM Implementation of SNMP
      3. Configuring Windows and MOM for SNMP
      4. Syslog
      5. Summary

1. About the Author

2. Colophon

The animal on the cover of Essential Microsoft Operations Manager is a beaver. The beaver (castor canadensis) is found in North America except in northernmost Canada and the warmer southern parts of the United States. The largest rodent in North America, it is characterized bydark brown fur, long incisors, and small ears and eyes. It can measure four feet in length and weigh between 40 to 100 pounds in adulthood. Its most noticeable feature is its long, flat tail that it uses both like a rudder for swimming and for balance when standing on its hind legs.

Beavers are industrious builders and spend a great deal of time constructing dams and lodges. Dams are dome shaped and measure as high as 10 feet. Their purpose is to raise the surrounding water level two to three feet so the beavers can build a lodge. Lodges typically have two underwater entrances and the water must be deep enough so that the entrances will not be blocked by ice.

Beaver pelts were once highly prized by North American settlers and it was the beaver trade that drove the exploration of the continent. Pelts were traded as currency and were considered fashionable for top hats and as the trim for royal robes. The beaver pelt trade nearly drove the animals to extinction in the 1800s and it is estimated that only 5 percent of the original beaver population exists today.

Humans see beavers as both a blessing and a curse. The dams that beavers create can help purify water by breaking down pesticides. However, dams can also flood roads and farmlands. Beavers are tenacious and difficult to outsmart but environmentalists are learning ways to prevent beaver damage by creating structures that utilize the beaver's natural building tendencies rather than deterring them.