Chapter 6. Monitoring and Reporting

Effective administration of Microsoft ISA Server 2004 requires the ability to monitor activities related to ISA Server services, user sessions, triggered alerts, and events. Reporting allows administrators to use of the information that ISA Server captures to help audit the computing environment and to make appropriate business decisions. In this chapter we examine each of ISA Server’s monitoring and reporting capabilities. In addition, Chapter 18, focuses on extending your monitoring reach with the help of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and the ISA Server 2004 Management Pack.

Monitoring Components

ISA Server 2004 provides extensive monitoring above and beyond that found in previous versions of the software, ...

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