Quest Management Xtensions (QMX) - Operations Manager

• Native Integration into Operations Manager – Maximize your investment in System Center Operations Manager by having the ability to monitor nearly 250 different non-Windows operating systems, applications, networking devices, databases, storage devices, mainframes, power devices, mobile devices, virtual machines and hardware components natively with Quest Management Xtensions - Operations Manager 2007. See the current list.
• Standards-based – Based on the WBEM/CIM standards used in Operations Manager through WMI; rules for non-Windows systems are configured exactly the same way as with Windows systems.
• SSH, RSA Encryption and Public/Private Key Authentication – Secures user ID and password
• Base OS Instrumentation Packs – Monitor non-Windows OS performance data and generate events specific to CPU, memory consumption, swap utilization/activity, storage and network bandwidth from within Operations Manager.
• Remote Management Requiring No Installation on Your Hosts - Flexibility and ease of deployment
• Integrated Automation Command Interface – Add automation commands with a few clicks to maximize resources and ensure uptime
• Integration with Microsoft’s Audit Collection Services (ACS) – Ensure your organization meets compliance and security standards
• Management Pack SDK – Use Windows scripting to further extend the non-Windows monitoring and automation rules. Intimate knowledge of *nix scripting not required.
• Rule Processing – Provides processing of Operations Manager rules for non-Windows systems at the host level, enhancing scalability, reliability and TCO.
• Syslog and Single Line Log File Providers – Each line in syslog or the log file of your choice can be converted into an event to be processed by Operations Manager and/or included in Audit Collection Services (ACS) or InTrust.
• Event Collections – Fully-supported performance data collections appear side by side with Windows-based agent data
• Clone Feature for Instance-Aware Monitoring – Requires only one license per node regardless of number of instances. Use the clone feature to define the same node once for each instance.

System Requirements

• QMX - Operations Manager Product Overview

  In this System Center Alliance demo, Ken Galvin from Quest Software's System Center Team shows you console integration, performance monitoring, alerts and reporting in a small demo lab environment. (Approximately 12 minutes)

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• Amplify Microsoft System Center Operations Manager with QMX

  Learn how System Center Operations Manager with QMX can help you easily manage your heterogeneous environment, increase efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks.

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• Weekly demo: QMX – Operations Manager 2007

  This technical demonstration, delivered via Live Meeting, provides an overview of the Quest extension capabilities for System Center Operations Manager 2007.

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• On-demand webcast: Amplify SCOM 2007 for Heterogeneous Environments

  During this webcast, Don Jones, Co-founder of Concentrated Technology and Microsoft MVP, and Mike Bowe, General Manager - Product Strategy, Quest Software, describe how System Center Operations Manager 2007 with QMX can easily manage your heterogeneous environment—increasing efficiency, reducing costs and mitigating risks.

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