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 enlarge | Authors: Kerrie Meyler, Cameron Fuller, John Joyner, Andy Dominey
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 Book Review: System Center Operations Manager 2007 Unleashed May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is REALLY big. And for the beginner to intermediate Operations Manager administrator, that is a good thing. Clearly this is the book by which all other Operations Manager 2007 books should be measured. I'd say this one compares quite favorably to the other option on the market
Unleashed is infrastructure focused, and delivers great process-related info for not only design, planning and implementation, but more common administrative scenarios than one can count - moving databases, changing accounts, tuning your environment - it's all in there. And while I wouldn't expect many to read this book cover to cover, I think you could reference it regularly in your daily life as an Opsgmr admin for a long time and never look at the same page twice.
From a planning perspective, I think the team did a good job overall providing providing some insight into the decision process when mapping out your Opsmgr infrastructure plan. The ACS chapter in particular had excellent guidance for getting ACS running, and then tweaking the ACS reports to your liking.
As a testament to the size of Operations Manager as a product, the authors make copius references to community sources for scripts and information (kudos to the team for recognizing the community effort). But you'll also find quite a bit of that community data on the very handy CD accompanying the book.
And already in the book, I can see many SP1 changes that didn't make this 1st version due to lead time in editing cycles at the publisher, which is totally necessary. To that end, a 2nd edition is probably in the works, which will likely include many new tricks from recent months and some yet to be discovered.
I think there is something for everybody in Operations Manager Unleashed, and I encourage all Operations Manager administrators to keep one on the shelf for a rainy day.
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Exellent publication !! April 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is 1300 pages and I have not read it from cover to cover BUT it is more of a reference book for me. The book came with a lot of anticipation in the field and I feel that the book has met with the expectations. It has examples and details that I would expect of a reference book. If you don't know anything about SCOM 2007, it covers concepts and has a CD with other items such as capacity planning. Screen shots, installation shots, tables, external references, powershell exampls, and blog links. It covers a LOT of material
Great Resource April 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Anyone that uses System Center Operations Manager knows that the documentation is a bit sparse. This book more than makes up for that lack of information. The authors have created a very thorough and complete set of information starting with outlining the reason for SCOM and the underlying architecture. They spend a great deal of time and effort describing how to install and configure the tool. My favorite sections start about half way through when they get into configuring all the rules and monitors to gather data and respond to alerts. The chapter on reporting was also very helpful. They even include a small section on other management packs in the Appendixes, with information on the one that interests me most, SQL Server. The Appendix also has a great walkthrough on step by step configuring and tuning your own management pack.
I can't say this is a must own for anyone using SCOM, but if you've been floundering a bit, as I have, or you're just getting started, this is a fantastic resource to get you on your feet and get your SCOM system up and running.
If you can only buy one SCOM book..... March 24, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
...buy this one. Lots of deep, technical information presented by authors with real-world MOM/SCOM experience. You can't go wrong!
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