This is a quick guide to installing the X Platform Monitoring that was released this week. You can download it from the connect site (connect.microsoft.com). I will update it this blogpost with screenshots when i have them.
- Run the SetupSCX.msi setup file
- A "System Center Operations Manager Cross Platform Extensions" folder will be created
Launch the Operations console - Import the non-Windows Management Packs from the System Center Management Packs folder
- Close the Operations Console
- In the System Center Operations Manager Cross Platform Extensions folder, run the ImportXSLT.cmd file
- Then run the TransformImporter.exe file
- Launch the Operations Console
- To create the appropriate RunAs Accounts, perform the following:
- Go to the Administration Space and right click Run As Accounts
- Select the Create RunAs Account
- Click Next on the Opening page
- On the General Page, enter Privileged User in the Display name box, then click Next
- In the Account page, enter root as the username and the password for the root account
- Follow the same steps to create the Non-Privilege User account
- To associate the appropriate Run As Profiles, perform the following:
- Select the RunAs Profiles, locate and double-click the Unix Privileged Account profile
- Select the Run As Accounts tab and click on the New button
- Select the Privilege User account you created earlier, then click OK
- Locate and double-click the Unix Action Account profile
- Select the Run As Accounts tab and click on the New button
- Select the Non-privileged User account you created earlier, then click OK
- To discover systems perform the following:
- Go to the Monitoring space and locate the Cross Platform Servers node
- Click on Overview and on the details pane, click on the Discover available Unix and Linux computers link
- At the Welcome Screen, click Next
- At the Discovery Method screen, click the Add button
- Type in either the IP address, DNS name or address range of the computers
- Then enter the credentials used to SSH into the system for discovery purposes.
- Leave the SSH port at 22 (ensure that the SSH is configured on the non-Windows Servers), click Next
- Click Add for additional machines
- Once done, click on the Discover button
- Once the machines have been discovered (or not), you will be able to see a list of discovered machines
- Select the machines you want to install agents on (manage) and click next
- The screen will display the Discovery progress
- Click Done once .. Done
You should now be able to see the Health status of your machines. Happy monitoring :)
2 comments:
Hello, I think something was left out in the guide. Like creating a run as profile. As you know, you have to pick a available computer from the list but not type one in yourself. If the UNIX computer you want to monitor is not in the list, how can you successfully create a run as profile?
Is it just me?
hey there :) when creating a Run As Profile, you do not need to select a computer. You only need to specify an account from the list of Run As Accounts created. The Run As Profiles are used primarily for user access into the systems.
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