System Center Integration Pack for System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator

The System Center Integration Pack for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 is an add-in for System Center 2012 - Orchestrator. It enables you to connect the Orchestrator server to the server running Microsoft System Center Operations Manager to automate actions in response to alerts that System Center Operations Manager raises. With this integration pack, you can also create workflows that interact with and transfer information to the integration packs for System Center Service Manager, System Center Data Protection Manager, System Center Configuration Manager, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager.

System Requirements

The Operations Manager 2007 R2 Integration Pack requires the following software to be installed and configured before you deploy the integration. For more information about installing and configuring the software for Orchestrator and System Center Operations Manager, see the respective product documentation:

• System Center 2012 - Orchestrator

• System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2

  • Install the System Center Operations Manager console on each computer where a runbook server or Runbook Designer is installed, if that server interacts with System Center Operations Manager.

  • The Orchestrator Integration Library Management Pack is required by the Create Alert object. The Create Alert object installs this management pack automatically in System Center Operations Manager the first time that it is run. To uninstall this integration pack, remove the Orchestrator Integration Library Management Pack from System Center Operations Manager.

Downloading the Integration Pack

For information about how to download this integration pack, see System Center 2012 – Orchestrator 2012 Component Add-ons and Extensions (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=228714). (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=200372).

Registering and Deploying the Integration Pack

After downloading the integration pack file, register the new integration pack with the Orchestrator management server and then deploy it to runbook servers. For more information about installing integration packs, see How To Install an Integration Pack.

To register and deploy the integration pack

1. Copy the Operations_Manager_2007_Integration_Pack.OIP integration pack file to a location of your choice on the runbook server on which Orchestrator is running.

2. Confirm that the file is not set to Read Only because the Read Only setting can prevent unregistering the Integration Pack at a later date.

3. Click Start, point to All Programs, Microsoft System Center 2012, Orchestrator, right-click Deployment Manager, and then click Run as Administrator.

4. In the left pane of the Deployment Manager, expand Management Server, right-click Integration Packs, and then click Register IP with the Management Server. The Integration Pack Registration Wizard opens. Click Next.

5. In the Select Integration Pack or Hotfix dialog box, click Add. Locate and select the Operations_Manager_2007_Integration_Pack.OIP file that you copied in step 1. Click Open.

6. In the Completing the Integration Pack Wizard dialog box, click Finish. The End User Agreement dialog box appears. Click Accept.

   The Log Entries pane displays a confirmation message when the integration pack is successfully registered.

7. In the left pane of Deployment Manager, right-click Integration Packs, and then click Deploy IP to Action Server or Client. Select Operations Manager 2007 R2 Integration Pack, and then click Next.

8. Enter the name of a runbook server or a computer with Runbook Designer installed, on which you want to deploy the integration pack, click Add, and then click Next.

9. In the Installation Options dialog box, select the options that apply to this deployment, and then click Next.

10. To choose a time to deploy the integration pack, select Schedule installation check box, and then select the time and date from the Perform installation list box.

11. Select one of the following:

    1. Stop all running runbooks before installing the integration pack to stop all running runbooks before deploying the integration pack.

    2. Install the Integration Packs without stopping the running Runbooks to install the integration pack without stopping any running runbooks.

12. Click Next.

13. In the Completing Integration Pack Deployment Wizard dialog box, click Finish.

14. When the integration pack is deployed, the Log Entries dialog displays a confirmation message.

Configuring the System Center Operations Manager Connections

A connection establishes a reusable link between Orchestrator and an Operations Manager server. You can create as many connections as you require to specify links to multiple servers running Operations Manager. You can also create multiple connections to the same server to allow for differences in security permissions for different user accounts.

To set up a System Center Operations Manager connection

1. In the Runbook Designer, click the Options menu, and select System Center Operations Manager. The System Center Operations Manager dialog box appears.

2. On the Connections tab, click Add to begin the connection setup. The Connection Entry dialog box appears.

3. In the Name box, type the name or IP address of the server running System Center Operations Manager.

4. In the Domain box, type the domain name of the Operations Manager server, or click the ellipsis button (…) to browse for the domain, select it, and then click Add.

5. In the User name and Password boxes, type the credentials that the Orchestrator server will use to connect to the Operations Manager server.

6. Click Test Connection. When the message "Successfully connected" appears, click OK.

7. Add additional connections if applicable. Click OK to close the configuration dialog box, and then click Finish.

See Also

Concepts

System Center Operations Manager Activities