Management Pack Authoring for IT Pros - PowerPoint Presentation

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Management Pack Authoring for IT Pros

Raul Gonzalez – Senior Program ManagerHarold Dyck – President, Silect SoftwareMike Sargent – Senior Developer, Silect Software

BRK3482Slide3

Session Objectives And Takeaways

Session Objectives: Identify which tools are available to build OpsMgr

Management Packs.

Identify which scenarios work best for each tool.

Takeaways

I

know about the available

tools for Management Pack authoring.

I

have a general idea of what can MP Author do

.

I have a general idea of how MP Studio can help manage the lifecycle of Management Packs.Slide4

Agenda

Alternatives for authoring Management Packs for OpsMgrProduct Demo

Scenarios for MP Author vs MP Studio

Takeaways and

ResourcesSlide5

Management Pack Authoring

MP Author (FREE)

IT Pros

No Coding Required

Visual

Studio Authoring Extensions (VSAE)

Developers

MP StudioSlide6

Silect Software

Founded in 2003, founding member of Microsoft System Alliance

Specializes in

authoring, management and

reporting solutions for

Operations Manager and Configuration Manager

Microsoft Gold ISV Partner

MP Author

MP Studio

ConfigWise

CP Studio

SCCM ReporterNEW! HITRUST Compliance PackSlide7

MP Author

A

FREE management

pack development tool for

OpsMgr

2012

Design and develop new MPs for

applications

Wizard-driven designer with pre-populated and modifiable settings

Customize existing

MPs Create and configure discoveries, targets, rules and monitors Slide8

MP Author SP4 Release (May 12, 2015)

Fixes and

performance improvements

Provides

an improved overall user experience when authoring MPs

Improved Target and Discovery authoring

More control over discovery process

Improved Management Pack editing

Additional options including renaming elements

Improved Monitor authoring

Better and more informative Alert generationSlide9

DemoSlide10

Demo ScenariosACME Healthcare Corp

.

C

reate a Management Pack to discover and monitor a critical application

Show

the end-to-end workflow of authoring and deploying a Management Pack using MP Author

MP Author (FREE)Slide11

Demo ScenariosACME Healthcare Corp

.

C

reate a Management Pack to discover and monitor a critical application

Add new Management Pack components to discover, monitor and view regulatory compliance state

Show

the end-to-end workflow of authoring and deploying a Management Pack using MP Author

Demonstrate how MP Author can be used for more complex authoring scenarios and customizations

MP Author (FREE)

MP Author (FREE)Slide12

Demo ScenariosACME Healthcare Corp

.

C

reate a Management Pack to discover and monitor a critical application

Add new Management Pack components to discover, monitor and view regulatory compliance state

Analyze,

document and tune a Management Pack prior to deployment

Show

the end-to-end workflow of authoring and deploying a Management Pack using MP Author

Demonstrate how MP Author can be used for more complex authoring scenarios and customizations

Show how MP Studio can be used as

a

best practices

framework

within

a System Center environment

MP Author (FREE)

MP Author (FREE)

MP StudioSlide13

Scenario Comparison

MP AuthorCreate new Management Packs for common monitoring scenariosManagement Pack editing

IT Pros, application owners,

OpsMgr

operations

Many new and improved authoring features in SP4

MP Studio

Create new Management Packs for more advanced monitoring scenarios e.g. granular targeting

IT Pros, application owners,

developers

Support for development teams

Management Pack deployment support

Author overrides for sealed Management PacksSlide14

MP Author “by the numbers”

5

ReleasesSlide15

MP Author “by the numbers”

5

>250

Releases

Unique

downloads per monthSlide16

MP Author “by the numbers”

5

>250

2,600

Releases

Unique

downloads per month

OrganizationsSlide17

MP Author “by the numbers”

5

>250

2,600

4,500

U

nique users

Unique

downloads per month

Organizations

Unique UsersSlide18

Users Worldwide are Enjoying the Benefits of Silect MP AuthorSlide19

Awards for the top 3 VMware Management Packs

Entries judged by panel of experts from across the industryStarts May 4 and includes Early-Bird draw June 16

Share results with the community*

Silect will contribute development resources to make a “best of the best” VMware MP

Register at

http://www.MPAuthorCommunity.com

Twitter: #

mpdevcontest

Management Pack Development ContestSlide20

Resources

Visit Silect Software in booth #210 Where to get the tools?MP Author: www.mpauthor.com (tool, FAQs, documentation)MP Studio:

www.silect.com/content/request-trial

MP Author Community:

www.MPAuthorCommunity.com

Contacts

Support for tool:

support@silect.com

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In Review: Session Objectives And Takeaways

Session Objectives: Identify which tools are available to build OpsMgr Management Packs

Identify which scenarios work best for each tool

Takeaways

Non Coders

should use MP

Author, MP Studio

or other tools available for Management Pack authoring.

Coders

should consider MP Author, MP Studio or Visual Studio Authoring Extensions depending on the needs of the project.MP Author will not help on MP lifecycle management. Slide22

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