{"id":561,"date":"2013-07-22T16:02:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T20:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rajdude.com\/blog\/?p=561"},"modified":"2013-08-01T12:09:06","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T16:09:06","slug":"quickly-start-using-scom-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rajdude.com\/blog\/quickly-start-using-scom-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitor a website using SCOM 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you just installed SCOM<\/a>? Now you are excited to put it to use. One of the first things\u00a0I wanted to do is to monitor a website. Here I will describe how you can do it quickly.<\/p>\n

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First some references:<\/p>\n

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  1. Here<\/a> is the official operations guide.<\/li>\n
  2. Here<\/a> is a very useful post I followed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here is how I actually did it:<\/p>\n

    Step 1: Deploy an agent<\/h2>\n
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    1. Open the console and click on \u201cMonitoring\u201d on the left side (should have been already there).<\/li>\n
    2. Click the link Configure computers and devices<\/strong>\u2026<\/li>\n
    3. On the Discovery Type<\/strong> page, click Windows computers<\/strong> and click next<\/li>\n
    4. Select Advanced discovery<\/strong><\/li>\n
    5. Select Servers Only <\/strong>and click next<\/li>\n
    6. Select Browse for,<\/strong> and Click Browse button. Search for and select some servers to start with. Click Next.<\/li>\n
    7. Type a domain account which has local admin rights. We have a service account for this purpose.<\/li>\n
    8. Click Discover and it shows you the server name with a checkbox next to it.<\/li>\n
    9. Check the checkbox and allow it to install the agent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Refer to http:\/\/technet.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh230731.aspx<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n

      Step 2: Import Management Packs:<\/h2>\n

      Follow the instructions in this document<\/a>. I chose to install these management packs, to start with:<\/p>\n