System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed

Chapter 23. Developing Management Packs and Reports

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Developing Management Packs

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Developing Reports

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Creating a Sample Management Pack

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Bringing It All Together

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The previous chapter discussed various methods available to extend the functionality of Operations Manager 2007 (OpsMgr) through interoperability with various technologies. In this chapter, we will discuss another way you can extend OpsMgr—by creating your own management packs and reports. As an early warning, this chapter gets pretty deep into the details of how to create management packs and reports, including several sections that dissect eXtensible ...