introduction
sometimes where you might have to add additional monitoring scenarios to an existing management pack , or create monitoring for an application or device that has no management pack.
When you create new monitoring for an application, you are acting as a Management Pack Author.
As an author, you can create additional monitoring scenarios for an application with an existing management pack or create an entirely new management pack for an application that does not have a management pack.
this article we will discuss Authoring MPs
What permissions do I require?
The permissions that you require to perform authoring depend on the method that you are using.
Permissions in Operations Manager are controlled through user roles.
All authoring performed in the Operations console requires access to the Authoring workspace.
To access this workspace, you must have the Author or Administrator user role.
What Authoring tools should use?
Because management packs are implemented in .xml files, >> any XML editor can create and modify the XML code,
however, this is the most complex method. Generally, you can create any monitoring that you require by using much simpler methods in the Operations console.
When using the console, you have to select which management pack file you want to use to store any elements that you create,
but there are few other details about the management pack that you have to consider.
Best Authoring Tools
Operations Console
The Authoring workspace of the Operations console contains templates and wizards that let you create monitoring scenarios that require minimal knowledge of authoring concepts
Management Pack Templates
Distributed Application Designer
Authoring Wizards
Visio Management Pack Designer
The Visio Management Pack Designer (VMPD) is an add-in for Microsoft Visio 2010 that allows you to create a management pack using graphical shapes
SCOM 2007 R2 Authoring Console
The System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Authoring console can be used to create management packs
It is intended for management pack authors with significant knowledge of the structure of management pack elements and lets them create and modify all elements in a management pack.
It is not limited to a specific set of scenarios, although it does require deeper technical knowledge than the Operations console.
Visual Studio Authoring Extensions VSAE
The Visual Studio Authoring Extensions allow you to work with the XML of a management pack in SCOM directly using Microsoft Visual Studio.
It provides the following advantages over using a standard XML editor:
- Provides XML templates and IntelliSense for different management pack elements so that you don’t have to have detailed knowledge of the schema.
- Allows you to create XML fragments containing different management pack elements. The fragments can be copied within the management pack, to another management pack, and combined to build the final management pack.
- Allows multiple authors to work on a single management pack project at the same time.
Conclusion
this article was an overview about authoring MP
next article we will see how to use some of tools above to author MPs
please keep tuned
