I simply needed some real world examples that pointed out both the advantages and disadvantages of agentless monitoring.
The OpsMgr online documentation is poor, at best, on this particular topic; as is MSDN/Technet. Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Reitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 5:14 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: opsmgr 2007 and agentless monitoring Cameron lists a lot of good points there. We've used agentless in a couple of instances where, as he mentioned, the monitored servers could not accept the agent. Out of curiosity, what spurred your question? Are there scenarios you will be, or are considering, using agentless monitoring? In a centrally managed corporate environment like mine, I've so far seen relatively few instances where it would be applicable or preferred over agent-based monitoring. Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 20 May, 2008 14:39 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: opsmgr 2007 and agentless monitoring I asked on another list and got pointed to the link below. It covers the details quite well and provides links to other informative resources: <http://cameronfuller.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!A231E4EB0417CB76!1044.ent ry?0 aaed4f8> Regards, Michael B. Smith MCSE/Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Steven Peck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:50 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: opsmgr 2007 and agentless monitoring When I asked that question during our POC in January I believe the answer was, lots of stuff will not be available to you if you use WMI. To far removed from POC to be more specific. Also, latency, load, etc.... Steven Peck http://www.blkmtn.org On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Michael B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Other than management server load, is there any reason NOT to use agentless > monitoring? > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > MCSE/Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
