Management Updates

Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Management Pack for MOM 2005

The Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Management Pack provides monitoring functionality for Host Integration Server 2004 computers running on Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003, and is supported for use only with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM). This management pack provides monitoring of key Host Integration Server components, including SNA Connections and TN3270, TN5250, Print, and host transaction resynchronization services.

IMPORTANT: Review the prerequisites section of the Management Pack Guide included with the Management Pack prior to deploying MOM 2005 agents to Host Integration Server 2004 computers. More information available at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=56694

Two New Books for MOM 2005

Chris Fox has written another outstanding book for the tools administrators. The Essential Microsoft Operations Manager (O'Reilly) February 2006 is a comprehensive tutorial gives system administrators a solid foundation for planning, implementing, and administering Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. Learn how to program MOM so it automates burdensome and lengthy diagnostic tasks, making your life as a troubleshooter easier than ever. Features practical, real-world advice from MOM expert Chris Fox. It is currently available. Another book about MOM 2005, SMS 2003 and Microsoft Update written by Tim Kelly, Randy Holloway, and Telmo Sampaio will also be available in February 2006. This book teaches expert and best practice based security and patch management of Microsoft environments, using any of the three covered Microsoft offerings (Microsoft Operations Manager, Systems Management Server, and Windows Update Service). After detailing installation and configuration of each of the products, it goes beyond these basics to show the methods administrators should implement to keep their systems patched, secure, and up-to-date.