Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Server

Before deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 in a production environment, you should establish routine, automated monitoring and error detection strategies for your operating system and applications. Immediately detecting application and system errors increases your chances of resolving errors before the system shuts down. Monitoring can also help alert you of scalability needs. For example, if one or more servers are operating at capacity some or all of the time, you can decide if you need to add more servers or upgrade the hardware of existing servers.
For more information about monitoring, see "Monitoring and status tools" in Windows Server 2003 Help.
You can use the following tools and programs to monitor your Exchange Server 2003 organization:
* Exchange 2003 monitoring tools
* Windows Server 2003 monitoring tools
* Additional monitoring tools
* Monitoring with MOM
* Third-party tools



For more information click on the link below -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa997513.aspx

Management Pack Schema

http://www.authormps.com/dnn/MPSchema/SchemaOverview/tabid/59/Default.aspx

SCOM 2007 Blogs

Jonathan Hambrook Blog
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Ian Blyth Blog - SCOM 2007 Mini videos -
http://ianblythmanagement.wordpress.com/2007/01/26/scom-2007-mini-videos/

Timothy McFadden Blog
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Cameron Fullers Blog
http://cameronfuller.spaces.live.com/

Clive Eastwood Blog
http://blogs.technet.com/cliveeastwood/

Pete's Management Blog
http://it-jedi.net/

Book on SCOM 2007

Mastering System Center Operations Manager 2007

not released yet -
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Jalasoft - SCOM 2007

Easy and Simple Monitoring of Network Performance directly from the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Console.




Xian Network Manager for Operations Manager 2007 is a comprehensive systems management solution set designed to extend the knowledge-based monitoring and management capabilities of Microsoft Operations Manager 2007 to the other critical components of your computing infrastructure. The OpsMgr2007/Xian combination currently allows you to manage all your network devices, Linux/Solaris server and VMWare.

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Windows Powershell

Windows PowerShell is a new command line shell and task-based scripting technology that provides information technology (IT) administrators comprehensive control and automation of system administration tasks, increasing administrator productivity. Windows PowerShell includes numerous system administration utilities, consistent syntax and naming conventions, and improved navigation of common management data such as the registry, certificate store, or Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Windows PowerShell also includes an intuitive scripting language specifically designed for IT administration.

For more information click on to the link below
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/default.mspx